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Sudden, painless vision loss
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These photos of an 85-year-old patient who presented with sudden, painless loss of vision in the right eye that began about 24 hours prior were chosen as the winner of this month’s “Ocular Photography Challenge.” Jeff Varanelli, OD, FAAO, of Warren, Mich., said the patient’s visual acuity was counting fingers in the right eye and 20/20 in the left eye. The anterior segment was unremarkable.
Dilated fundus evaluation showed a large, submacular bleed with serous retinal detachment. The patient underwent a pars plana vitrectomy, subretinal tissue plasminogen activator, as well as a bevacizumab injection. The photo was taken with a Zeiss Visucam-NM. The OCT was captured with a Zeiss Cirrus OCT.
As this month’s winner, Dr. Varanelli will receive a pair of YF series binoculars, provided by Kowa.
Submissions for the contest can be emailed to nhemphill@slackinc.com. They are judged anonymously by a panel of Primary Care Optometry News Editorial Board members. Please provide a photo of at least 300 dpi, a 100-word description of the case including what imaging system was used and the name of your home town. Photos may not have been previously published. You will be asked to grant permission to SLACK Inc. to publish your photo.
Contestants are permitted to win once a year. Kowa provides the prizes, including one annual grand prize awarded to the winner chosen from among each round’s winners. Delivery of prizes may take up to 120 days.
