Most recent by Kavita Bhavsar, MD
Gradual loss of vision associated with bilateral anterior stromal opacities
A 53-year-old man presented to our eye clinic with complaints of painless gradual vision loss in both eyes over the past 5 years. He had a history of hard contact lens wear and dry eyes. The patient had no other significant medical history but admitted there was a family history of a “corneal problem” in his mother, son and cousins.
Unilateral pain, photophobia and blurry vision in a pediatric patient
A 5-year-old girl presented to our eye clinic with complaints of pain, photophobia and blurry vision in her right eye for 2 weeks. She was being treated with erythromycin ophthalmic ointment four times a day in the right eye. The patient had no other significant medical or ocular history.
Unilateral pain, photophobia and blurry vision in a contact lens wearer
A 32-year-old man with a history of soft contact lens wear presented to the New England Eye Center with complaints of decreased vision in the right eye associated with severe pain, photophobia and tearing for 1 month. He was being treated with prednisolone acetate 1% and sodium chloride 5% ointment every 4 hours after completing a 3-day course of ciprofloxacin ophthalmic drops four times a day in the right eye. He had worn soft contact lenses for 10 years and admitted to more than 16 hours of daily wear but denied overnight wear. He reported using tap water to rinse the case and contact lenses, and he occasionally wore the lenses in the hot tub.
Subacute loss of vision, diplopia and headache in a pediatric patient
A 10-year-old boy was referred to the New England Eye Center because of severe bifrontal headache associated with blurry vision, vomiting and horizontal double vision for 2 weeks. The patient was currently being treated with doxycycline 100 mg by mouth twice a day, which was started 2 weeks prior to presentation for a tick bite noted on his genitalia. The patient had no other significant medical or ocular history.
Man presents with unilateral loss of vision and headaches
A 58-year-old man presented to our eye clinic with a complaint of slowly progressive loss of vision in the left eye for 1 week, associated with bitemporal headaches. He denied any fevers, jaw claudication, myalgias, weight loss, fatigue or decreased appetite.
Glaucoma patient presents with eye pain, blurred vision
A 62-year-old Chinese woman presented to our clinic with a 1-day history of right eye pain, redness and blurry vision. She also described a bilateral frontal headache as well as dizziness.