Clinical Cases in Uveitis

Pars Planitis

History of Present Illness A 15-year-old healthy boy with no past medical history presents for the first time to the eye clinic complaining of blurred vision in his left eye (OS). He noticed some change about a month ago and…

Toxic Anterior Segment Syndrome

History of Present Illness (HPI) A 70-year-old woman presents for her postoperative day 1 appointment after cataract surgery right eye (OD). She underwent an uncomplicated phacoemulsification with implantation of a one-piece intraocular lens into the capsular bag. She complains of…

Iris Mass and Panuveitis in a Child

History of Present Illness A 4-year-old healthy male with no past medical history presents to the eye clinic complaining of redness of the right eye (OD) for 2 weeks. He had been placed on topical prednisolone four times a day…

Ebola Uveitis

History of Present Illness A 28-year-old female in Monrovia, Liberia, presents with blurry vision in both eyes (OU). She has a past medical history of Ebola virus disease (EVD) diagnosed 6 months before her initial presentation. Vision loss in the…

Necrotizing Scleritis

History of Present Illness A 54-year-old Caucasian female with long-standing rheumatoid arthritis complains of severe right eye (OD) pain and redness for 1 week. The symptoms respond minimally to ibuprofen. She has had similar pain in both of her eyes…

Refractory Scleritis in an Older Woman

History of Present Illness (HPI) A 68-year-old woman with a history of non–insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus type 2, rheumatoid arthritis, and scleritis left eye (OS) complains of increasing pain and redness in her OS. Her scleritis has been difficult to control…

Episcleritis

History of Present Illness A 39-year-old woman with no past medical history presents for the first time to the eye clinic complaining of redness and irritation in the left eye (OS) for 3 days. It is just in the left-hand…

Bilateral Pigment Dispersion

History of Present Illness (HPI) A 35-year-old healthy woman with no significant past medical or ocular history is referred to the uveitis clinic by an outside ophthalmologist for “bilateral acute anterior uveitis.” She reports that her symptoms started a little…

Postoperative Uveitis

History of Present Illness (HPI) A 63-year-old woman underwent cataract surgery in the left eye (OS) about 3 months ago. The case was reportedly uncomplicated, and a one-piece intraocular lens (IOL) was placed in the capsular bag. Since then, she…