Alsulaiman, Hamad M. Elkhamary, Sahar M. Alrajeh, Mohammed Al-Alsheikh, Osama Al-Ghadeer, Huda
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American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports
Purpose Invasive Fungal Sinusitis (IFS) is a potentially life-threatening condition that can progress rapidly to the orbit and the brain, especially if it goes on undetected for a long period. We report a case of a 28-year-old pregnant woman in her second trimester with sino-orbital A spergillosis and subsequent brain involvement who tragically dev...
Jumroendararasame, Chaisiri Panyakorn, Somboon Othong, Rittirak Jumroendararasame, Auraya Srimanan, Worapot Tipparut, Kun
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American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports
Purpose The first reported case of bilateral transient visual field defect, experienced by an ophthalmologist, which developed shortly after COVID-19 vaccination (CoronaVac, Sinovac Biotech Ltd., Beijing, China) and confirmed by computerized automated perimetry. Observation The patient is a 42-year-old Thai ophthalmologist. He developed blurred vis...
Drüke, Daniela Pleyer, Uwe Hoerauf, Hans Feltgen, Nicolas Bemme, Sebastian
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American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports
Purpose To describe a case of acute macular neuroretinopathy (AMN) in a 23-year-old Caucasian female after a COVID-19 vaccination (Vaxzevira). Observations Our patient perceived visual symptoms in both eyes one day after COVID-19 vaccination. Hyporeflective petalloid shaped perifoveal lesions appeared in infrared reflectance (IR) imaging, and Spect...
Tenewitz, Jake E. Girard, Andrew A. Cartwright, Mont J.
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American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports
Purpose We describe a patient who developed a central retinal vein oculsion following a diving hawk attack to her posterior cranium. Observations A 50-year-old female presented with decreased visual acuity and color perception in the left eye following a diving hawk attack to her right-posterior parietal cranium. Medical history was significant for...
Nayman, Taylor Hébert, Mélanie Ospina, Luis H.
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American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports
Purpose Androgens given for gender affirmation have been implicated in the pathophysiology of idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) in transgender patients. 10 cases of transgender adults with IIH have been published but this association has not been described in younger patients. Herein we describe the first case of IIH in an adolescent trans...
Vaphiades, Michael S. Lai, Kevin E. Kline, Lanning B. Grondines, Brendan Riser, Emily
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American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports
Purpose To report a patient with chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis (CRMO) complicated by optic neuropathy and central retinal artery occlusion (CRAO). Observations CRMO is a noninfectious, inflammatory bone disorder. It is thought to be an autoimmune condition related to an imbalance of pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines. Retinal vasculi...
Kinoshita, Shinsuke Sugita, Seiichiro Yoshida, Akihiro
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American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports
Purpose We report our findings of a patient with a definitive diagnosis of familial lecithin-cholesterol acyltransferase deficiency (FLD), whose corneal thickness was measured using swept-source optical coherence tomography (OCT) and who underwent an ophthalmologic therapeutic intervention. Observations The patient was a 78-year-old Japanese man di...
Tabandeh, Homayoun
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American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports
Purpose To report on the imaging of internal limiting membrane (ILM) flap following macular hole (MH) surgery. Observations Three eyes of 3 patients with baseline Snellen visual acuities (VAs) of 20/250, 20/30, and 20/100 underwent superior wide-base internal limiting membrane flap transposition (SWIFT) for MH. Indocyanine green (ICG) was used for ...
Yu, Caroline Y. Correa, Tatiana Simmons, Brittany A. Hansen, Marlan R. Shriver, Erin M.
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American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports
Purpose To report a case series of subjective and objective hearing function changes associated with teprotumumab treatment for thyroid eye disease. Observations A 74-year-old female with a history of Graves' disease with thyroid eye disease was treated with teprotumumab. She had a history of bilateral tinnitus and noticed a subjective improvement ...
Ng, Caleb C. Suresh, Sandip Rosenbaum, James T. McDonald, H. Richard Cunningham, Emmett T. Jr.
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American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports
Purpose To report a series of patients with occlusive retinal vasculitis associated with systemic sclerosis (SSc) and elevated antiphospholipid antibody titers. Method Case series. Main outcome measures included clinical and fluorescein angiographic findings at presentation and over time. Observations Case 1 - A 61-year-old woman initially diagnose...
