Young man presents with new distortion

A 19-year-old man presented to the New England Eye Center’s retina service with new distortion and a scotoma in the left eye.
The patient first noticed changes in his vision 1 day before presentation. He denied any flashes of light, floaters, pain, light sensitivity or diplopia. He was otherwise feeling well with no recent viral illness. His review of systems was negative.
He had an otherwise unremarkable medical, surgical and ocular history and was not taking any medications.
The patient’s best corrected visual acuity was 20/20 in the right eye (Read more...)

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