The construction worker presents for uveitis and cataract, and his medical history provides clues to his other recent symptoms. Can you put it all together for the correct diagnosis? Medscape Ophthalmology
Tag: Case Challenge
Case Challenge: Slowly Growing Eyelid Mass
This woman’s sharp-eyed children have noticed that the ‘bump’ near their mom’s eye is getting bigger. Medscape Dermatology
Ptosis and Diplopia in a 74-Year-Old With History of Stroke
Five years after her initial hospitalization, a patient returns with ptosis and diplopia. Are these a sign that another stroke has occurred, or is a different diagnosis called for? Medscape Ophthalmology
Decreased Vision on Routine Eye Exam
An 80-year-old woman presents for a routine eye exam 2 years after undergoing cataract extraction and intraocular lens implantation. What is the cause of her decreased vision? Medscape Optometry
The Child With Abnormal Head Movements
What is the cause of this 9-month-old girl’s abnormal head and eye movements? Medscape Ophthalmology
A Chance Finding of Pigmented Retinal Spots
A 6-year-old boy presents with lesions of the retinal pigment epithelium in one eye. Is this a benign finding or does it suggest a more serious disease? Medscape Ophthalmology
A Baseball Takes a Bad Hop and a LASIK Is Undone
When surgery restores the LASIK flap to its proper position, a 42-year-old patient continues to complain of poor vision and other symptoms in his right eye. What’s causing these persistent problems? Medscape Ophthalmology
A 38-Year-Old Woman With Anisocoria
A 38-year-old woman presents with anisocoria. What is its most likely cause? Medscape Ophthalmology
A 6-Year-Old Girl’s Eye Is Partially Swollen Shut
A patient reports with orbital edema, ecchymosis, and pain when moving her eye, but limited secondary symptoms. Will CT analysis provide the answer to her diagnosis? Medscape Ophthalmology
A Seemingly Healthy Girl With a Vesicular Rash
An emergency department clinician diagnosed poison ivy. What do you think has caused this rash? Medscape Ophthalmology
A Young Man With Visual Field Defects
A 28-year-old man who is experiencing reduced vision in his left eye is found to have optic disc edema. What is the most likely diagnosis? Medscape Ophthalmology
Bungee Cord Trauma to the Eye
What did an elastic cord injury do to this man’s eye? Medscape Ophthalmology
The Girl With Roving Eyes
This little girl has more going on than meets the eye. Medscape Ophthalmology
Patient Returns to Hospital With Continuing Vision Loss
Originally diagnosed with and treated for optic neuritis, a woman returns nearly a week later when her symptoms worsen. What’s causing the return of her vision impairment? Medscape Optometry
Young Girl With Blurry Vision in One Eye and Continued Fever
After more than a week of experiencing fever and pain, an 11-year-old girl develops blurriness in one eye. The family history doesn’t seem to suggest an answer. Do you have one? Medscape Ophthalmology
Filamentary Keratitis as a Presenting Sign
A woman treated for filamentary keratitis returns with worsening symptoms. There is more than meets the eye. Medscape Optometry
What’s Causing This Man’s Prolonged Diplopia?
After 2 weeks of stable binocular diplopia accompanied by flu-like symptoms, a 52-year-old man seeks a diagnosis. Can you provide one? Medscape Ophthalmology
Why Is This Woman Seeing Spots?
Are this woman’s spots related to her systemic lupus erythematosus? Or is something else going on? Medscape Ophthalmology
Decreased Ocular Motility After Facial Trauma
What has caused this child’s impairment after taking a kick to the eye region? And is his vomiting related? Medscape Ophthalmology
Gradual Loss of Vision and Chorioretinal Scarring
What is the cause of this man’s loss of vision and eye exam findings? Medscape Ophthalmology