by Events@optometricedu.com | Jul 24, 2024 | Case Challenge
A 46-year-old woman presents for new onset vision loss in her right eye for the past month. She has no pain or diplopia and feels that her vision has been stable since. Her medical history is unremarkable and felt that she might have had COVID one week before vision...
by Innereactive | Mar 2, 2021 | Case Challenge
Left ptosis and miosis Neck incision following parathyroid surgery A 73-year-old woman presented urgently with a sudden left ptosis. She noticed it immediately after undergoing parathyroid surgery to remove 3 adenomas the day before. At first, she and her family...
by Innereactive | Feb 25, 2020 | Case Challenge
An 82 year old man presented complaining of a moderately painful left eye of approximately 2-week duration. He was both diabetic and hypertensive. He was 20/25 OD and bare light perception OS. His intraocular pressure (IOP) was 23 mm Hg OD and 62 mm Hg OS. His left...
by Innereactive | Nov 12, 2019 | Case Challenge
A case of very high pressure A 21-year-old woman was referred for assessment of elevated intraocular pressure (IOP). She did not recall the IOP level, nor did she bring any referral form from her previous doctor. She presented in no acute distress and had no ocular...
by Innereactive | Sep 11, 2019 | Case Challenge
A 37-year-old woman presented for a glaucoma evaluation and ongoing care. She had previously been diagnosed with glaucoma approximately 3 years earlier and was using bimatoprost 0.01% OU QHS. She had not had any care for the past year. Her visual acuity was 20/20 in...
by Innereactive | Jul 2, 2019 | Case Challenge
A 57 year old asymptomatic woman was referred for a glaucoma evaluation due to elevated intraocular pressure (IOP). Her visual acuity was 20/20 in each eye and pupils were normal without afferent defect. Her IOP was 25 mm Hg OD and 24 mm Hg OS. Her optic nerves were...
