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Here you’ll find interesting cases of eye conditions along with news and developments in the ophthalmology world.

Cases are presented as an initial image with history and examination. Health practitioners are encouraged to deduce the condition, before further investigations, diagnosis and management are presented.

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A small white lesion is visible just inferior to the left fovea.

Case 47

Filed in: Case of the Month | Retina  Author: Simon Nothling

A 42-year-old female presented with a 2-week history of a “blurry spot” in her left vision.

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Tags: blurred vision, cotton wool spot, paracentral acute middle maculopathy, oral contraceptive pill

Colour fundus photograph of the right eye shows pallor superior to the fovea extending temporally from the optic disc.

Case 35

Filed in: Case of the Month | Retina  Author: Simon Nothling

A 67-year-old male was referred with a 1 day history of painless inferior scotoma in his right vision.

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Tags: scotoma, retinal pallor, branch retinal artery occlusion, cilioretinal artery occlusion

Colour fundus photographs showing bilateral multiple cream coloured deep retinal placoid lesions. The right fovea is involved.

Case 29

Filed in: Case of the Month | Retina  Author: Simon Nothling

A 24-year-old female engineer presented with a 1 week history of bilateral blurred vision with paracentral scotomas and occasional flashes.

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Tags: blurred vision, scotoma, flashes, acute posterior multiple placoid pigment epitheliopathy

Bilateral optic disc swelling with blurring of the disc margins and retinal nerve fibre layer haemorrhages.

Case 23

Filed in: Case of the Month | Retina  Author: Simon Nothling

A 37-year old lady was referred from an optometrist with a two-week history of mild frontal headache and transient loss of vision.

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Tags: swollen optic disc, raised intracranial pressure, space occupying lesion, idiopathic intracranial hypertension, reduced vision

Colour fundus photograph of the left eye shows multiple deep retinal white dots at the left macula with a slightly abnormal foveal reflex. The right fundus is normal.

Case 17

Filed in: Case of the Month | Retina  Author: Simon Nothling

A 29-year-old woman was referred with blurred vision and flashes in her left eye.

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Tags: blurred vision, flashes, acute multifocal placoid pigment epitheliopathy, multiple evanescent white dot syndrome

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