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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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Interesting Cases

Colour photograph demonstrating an area of elevation in the right far temporal retina, with a fine white speckled appearance surrounding this as well as in the left inferotemporal periphery.

Case 32

02 Jun 2016 Filed in: Case of the Month | Retina Author: Adrian Fung

A 43-year-old female was referred with a possible right retinal detachment.

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Colour photograph demonstrating a well demarcated circular area of left macular elevation together with retinal haemorrhages.

Case 31

02 May 2016 Filed in: Case of the Month | Retina Author: Michael Chilov

A 20-year-old man was referred with a central scotoma in his left eye.

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Colour fundus photograph of the right eye shows a raised white lesion in the supero-temporal periphery covered with fine vessels. There is a feeder arteriole and a dilated venous draining vessel.

Case 30

02 Apr 2016 Filed in: Case of the Month | Retina Author: Dov Hersh

A 33-year-old female was referred with a right supero-temporal retinal lesion.

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

Case 29

02 Mar 2016 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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Colour fundus photography of the left macula. There is a whitish discolouration to the surface of the retina and an avoid appearance to the fovea.

Case 28

02 Feb 2016 Filed in: Case of the Month | Retina Author: James Leong

A 60-year-old female was referred with an incidental finding at her left macula.

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Anterior segment photograph demonstrating a central circular posterior capsule tear (arrowheads) and an inferotemporal linear posterior capsule tear (arrows).

Case 27

02 Jan 2016 Filed in: Case of the Month | Retina Author: Raj Chalasani

A 72-year-old male was referred with reduced vision in his right eye following cataract surgery.

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A yellowish-white preretinal lesion is present just inferotemporal to the left optic disc. It is mulberry shaped and has fine surface vessels.

Case 26

02 Dec 2015 Filed in: Case of the Month | Retina Author: Adrian Fung

A 91-year old lady was referred by another ophthalmologist with a mass in her left eye.

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Colour photograph of the right fundus at presentation demonstrates retinal pallor with a cherry red spot at the macula. The cup disc ratio is enlarged.

Figure 1. Colour photograph of the right fundus at presentation demonstrates retinal pallor with a cherry red spot at the macula. The cup disc ratio is enlarged.