Save as PDFA Christmas tree cataract is a rare, unique form of lens opacity. It typically appears as a group of several highly refractile colorful opacities that resemble ornaments decorating a Christmas tree, giving rise to its descriptive name. They are usually asymptomatic and discovered on routine examination. This case describes a patient with a Christmas tree cataract in the right eye.
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Save as PDFA 41 y.o. Black female with HIV presented with intermittently blurred “fuzzy” vision in both eyes, peripheral numbness, nausea, and headaches…
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Save as PDFPost-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder rarely affects the central nervous system although it can have visually significant consequences depending on the location of intracranial involvement.
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Save as PDFImagine this: you are in your office scrolling through your unread emails and an email catches your eye with the subject line “kale consumption…
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Save as PDFThis case demonstrates the potential difficulty in separating anterior from posterior scleritis, along with the importance of uncovering whether an episode of scleritis is infectious or non-infectious in origin.
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Save as PDFLab testing, when directed by the retinopathy appearance and patient demographics, can serve as an helpful method of uncovering systemic disease…
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Save as PDFFluid around the optic disc can come from a variety of sources. Clinical exam and accurate interpretation of ancillary studies, such as OCT or FA are…
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Save as PDFAs the Journal of Medical Optometry grows, I’m struck by the desire of so many of us to publish our work for the benefit of our peers. There is no shortage of submissions for publication; there is a demand by medical optometrists to have a space to call our own. I think we all benefit from this. The author benefits from being motivated to dig deeper into a case, into a disease. The reader benefits by being able to take away a better understanding of a condition they could easily see in their chair tomorrow. And, of course, the patient benefits when the field increases its shared knowledge.
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Save as PDFUveitis can pose a clinical challenge due to the vast array of differential diagnoses. However, optometrists are well-positioned to decipher the nuances…
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Save as PDFA 57-year-old white female presented with a complaint of intermittent binocular horizontal diplopia with dull ache behind her left eye, described as dull…
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Save as PDFThe most common systemic cause of optic neuritis continues to be multiple sclerosis.1 However, within the past decade other less common causes have been identified, such as neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder and myelin oligodendrocyte antibody-associated disease. Previously, patients presenting with these conditions were likely grouped into having multiple sclerosis. Today, thankfully, advancements in laboratory testing and increased knowledge of the central nervous system have allowed them to be identified as distinct nosological entities. Identifying the cause of optic neuritis has many important implications, namely the ability to give an accurate prognosis, both visually and systemically.
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