Clinical Cases in Uveitis

Toxocariasis

History of Present Illness It is the beginning of the school year for first graders. An eye examination is required, and a 6-year-old girl has best corrected visual acuity (VA) 20/20 right eye (OD) and 20/80 left eye (OS). She…

Severe, Atypical Toxoplasmosis

History of Present Illness (HPI) A 64-year-old man presents complaining of decreased vision in his right eye (OD). He is positive for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and has a history of cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis, left eye (OS), complicated by recurrent…

Toxoplasmosis

History of Present Illness A 27-year-old woman with no significant past ocular history or medical history complains of new floaters in the left eye (OS) for 3 days. She states her vision is also blurred in this eye. She has…

Progressive Outer Retinal Necrosis (PORN)

History of Present Illness (HPI) A 24-year-old jazz musician noticed poor vision, both eyes (OU), about 3 months ago. He has not been feeling well recently, but attributed that to his odd hours of work and little sleep. He has…

Acute Retinal Necrosis (ARN)

History of Present Illness A 38-year-old black Haitian male presented with worsening vision and floaters in his right eye (OD) for the past 2 weeks. The day before symptoms started, the patient felt a foreign body sensation while cutting lumber.…

Endogenous Endophthalmitis

History of Present Illness The coronary care unit has consulted ophthalmology regarding a 46-year-old male inpatient who complains of decreased vision in his right eye (OD). He has had a protracted course in the hospital. He presented 2 weeks ago…

Exudative Retinal Detachment

History of Present Illness (HPI) A 42-year-old man with no significant past ocular or medical history complains of progressively decreased vision in his right eye (OD) over the last 1 to 2 months. He says he can only see a…

Tuberculous Uveitis

History of Present Illness A 25-year-old man noticed the vision in his left eye (OS) became blurry 2 weeks ago and is associated with a productive cough. His appetite has been poor recently, and he has lost 20 pounds in…

Syphilitic Uveitis and Outer Retinopathy

History of Present Illness A 28-year-old Caucasian man with complains of mild redness, floaters, photophobia, and blurred vision in both eyes (OU) that began 2 weeks ago. He previously had excellent visual acuity (VA) with a mild myopic correction. He…