Aleksandra Rachitskaya, MD, FASRS, reviews a case of a 70-year-old woman with a history of hypertension and type-2 diabetes who presented with changes to the macula. On dilated exam, small macular drusen was observed in both eyes. Dr. Rachitskaya discusses the additional questions she would consider to better understand the patient’s risk factors for age-rel ... Show More
Sep 21
Case Review: Blepharitis Management
Sila Bal, MD, MPH, invites Caroline Watson, MD, to review a case of blepharitis in a 64-year-old woman who presented with chronic burning, tearing, irritation, and fluctuating, blurry vision in both eyes. Visual acuity is 20/25 OU, and examination showed an unstable tear film, de ... Show More
28m 50s
Aug 25
Case Review: Central Serous Chorioretinopathy
Ogul Uner, MD, invites Rehan M. Hussain, MD, to review a case of central serous chorioretinopathy (CSCR) in a 36-year-old man who presented with blurred central vision and distortion in his right eye with no associated pain or photophobia. The patient reported recent personal str ... Show More
28m 32s
Jul 21
Case Review: Lens-Induced Glaucoma
Ogul Uner, MD, invites Arsham Sheybani, MD, to review a case of lens-induced glaucoma in an 82-year-old woman who presents with pain, redness, and blurry vision in her left eye. Visual acuity is hand motion, IOP is 48 mm Hg, and an examination revealed a deep anterior chamber wit ... Show More
27m 35s
Aug 2025
Common Medications and Diabetic Macular Edema
Dr. Drew Carey interviews medical student Jawad Muayad and Dr. Sami S. Dahr on the impact of systemic medications, including glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists, fenofibrates, thiazolidinediones, and calcium channel blockers, on the risk of developing diabetic macular edema ... Show More
18m 26s
Mar 2021
Randomized Trial of Anti-VEGF to Prevent Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy (PDR) and Diabetic Macular Edema (DME)
Interview with Raj K Maturi, MD, and Jennifer K Sun, MD, authors of Effect of Intravitreous Anti–Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor vs Sham Treatment for Prevention of Vision-Threatening Complications of Diabetic Retinopathy: The Protocol W Randomized Clinical Trial and with Howa ... Show More
18m 29s
May 2021
#16: 75 Year-Old Woman with Fatigue and Poor Balance
A 75-year-old woman with diabetes presents with fatigue, pallor, poor balance, and a complaint of a "pins and needles" sensation of her hands and feet. On initial laboratory testing, you determine that she has a macrocytic anemia. How can you distinguish between alcoholism and fo ... Show More
16m 59s