PUBLICATION EXCLUSIVE: Middle-age man experiences unilateral sudden-onset vision loss

A 44-year-old man with no significant medical or ocular history was referred by an outside optometrist to Ophthalmic Consultants of Boston for sudden-onset painless decreased vision of the right eye that began 4 days before presentation. At that time, the patient was also experiencing fevers, fatigue, 3 weeks of painless sores on the roof of his mouth, and spots on his palms and soles. His primary care physician obtained blood work, including CBC, ESR, BMP, HIV, Lyme, rheumatoid factor, RPR, ANCA and ANA, which were all negative except for an (Read more...)

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