Clinical Cases in Medical Retina

Dr. Lim is Professor of Ophthalmology and Director of the Retina Service at University of Illinois, Eye and Ear Infirmary in Chicago. She is the Marion H. Schenk Esq., Chair in Ophthalmology for Research in the Aging Eye. She currently serves as the Secretary of the Retina Society, Secretary of the Chicago Ophthalmology Society, Associate Deputy Editor of JAMA Ophthalmology, Chairperson of the Nominating Committee for the Macula Society and is on the ASRS Board. She is on the Editorial Board of Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science (IOVS). She is the AAO Councilor for the Retina Society. She has been the Director of the Retina Subspecialty Day, Retina Subcommittee Chairperson of the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) Annual Meeting Planning Committee, the President of WIO, President of CAOS, Chair of Women in Retina, Chairperson of Retina Society Credentialing Committee, Chairperson of the Macula Society Research and Education Committee.

• SECTION 1 Hereditary Macular Conditions1. Yellow Macular Spots in a Child2. Long-standing Photophobia, Reduced Visual Acuity, Myopia, and Dyschromatopsia in a Young Adult Male Patient3. Bilateral Progressive Severe Loss of Vision and Obesity4. Bilateral Peripheral Retinal and Macular Schisis in a Young Boy5. Congenital Blindness and Retinopathy in a Young Girl6. Progressive Nyctalopia and Tunnel Vision in a Young Man7. Rapid Progression of Vision Loss in a Child With Pigmentary Retinopathy8. Unilateral Tractional Retinal Detachment in a 6-Month-Old Female Infant With Erythematous Skin Lesions9. Bilateral Peripheral Pigmentary Changes in a Woman10. I Was Never Good at Ghosts in the Graveyard11. Bilateral Perifoveal Degeneration in a Woman12. Autosomal Dominant Radial DrusenSECTION 2 Degenerative/Deficiency13. Bilateral Asymptomatic Pigmentary Retinopathy14. Unilateral Macular Schisis With Blurred Vision in a Woman15. Acute Vision Loss in an Elderly Patient Associated With Unilateral Intraretinal Blot Hemorrhage in the Macula16. Bilateral Macular and Peripheral Drusen in a Young Man17. Long-Standing Macular Scars18. Bilateral Presentation of Bull’s Eye Maculopathy19. Late-Onset Nyctalopia and Widespread Geographical Atrophy20. Bilateral Gradual Visual Decline With Subtle Parafoveal Graying and Refractile Foci21. Transient Peripheral White Retinal Lesions22. Bilateral Atypical Drusen and Slow Dark Adaptation in a Woman23. Bilateral Diffuse Macular and Peripheral Yellow spotsSECTION 3 Inflammatory/Autoimmune Macular Diseases24. Night Blindness in a Man With a Normal Fundus Examination25. Hypopyon Uveitis26. Treatment-Resistant Bilateral Neurosensory Macular Detachment27. Malignant Photopsias28. Unilateral Paracentral Scotoma and Photopsia in a Young Woman With Myopia29. Persistent Bilateral Flashes With Vitreous Cell and Haze30. Sudden-Onset Bilateral Scotomas With Punched-Out, Pigmented Lesions31. Bilateral Munir-Focal Serous Retinal Detachments32. Bilateral Multifocal Placoid Lesions in a Young Woman33. Bilateral Progressive Vision Loss in an Otherwise Healthy Man34. Flashes and Floaters With a Well-Demarcated Peripapillary Lesion of the Right Eye35. Acute Vision Loss in a Pregnant Woman Associated With Bilateral Serous Retinal DetachmentSECTION 4 Infectious Macular Diseases36. Unilateral Vision Loss in a 45-Year-Old Woman37. Unilateral Painless Vision Loss With Retinal Detachment38. Unilateral Vitreous Cell and Chorioretinal Lesions in an Asymptomatic Woman39. Bilateral Chorioretinal Scars and Pigment Mottling in a Newborn40. Unilateral Floaters and Vitreous CellsSECTION 5 Retinovascular41. Bilateral Retinal Hemorrhages in a Young Man42. Multiple Branch Retinal Artery Occlusions in a Woman43. Unilateral Disc Edema in an Elderly Woman44. Peripheral Transient Fluctuating Retinal Lesion45. Acute Vision Loss With Peripapillary Cotton Wool Spots46. Unilateral Leukocoria47. Sudden-Onset Unilateral Vision Loss in a Young Patient With a “Cherry-Red Spot”48. Takayasu Arteritis: Bilateral Progressive Loss of Vision With Aneurysmal Dilatation49. Perifoveal Retinal Whitening and Scotomas in a Sickle Cell PatientSECTION 6 Idiopathic Macular Conditions50. A Hypopigmented Lesion in a Baby’s Eye51. Unilateral Painless Vision Loss After a Viral Illness52. Bilateral Presentation of Macular Schisis in a Woman53. Bilateral Vitelliform Detachments in a Woman54. Hypopigmented Subretinal Lesion in an Elderly Man55. Jello-like Circles in My VisionSECTION 7 Toxic/Secondary56. Bilateral Maculopathy in a Middle-Aged Woman With Interstitial Cystitis57. Bilateral Chronic Photopsias in a Woman58. Bilateral Serous Retinal Detachments in a Man With Metastatic Melanoma59. Bilateral Blurred Vision and Eye Redness With Bacillary and Serous Retinal Detachments60. Bilateral Decreased Vision in a Middle-Aged Man With Optical Coherence Tomography Findings of Foveal Ellipsoid Disruption61. Bilateral Central Scotoma With Macular Pigmentary Changes in a Young ManSECTION 8 Neoplastic/Infiltrative62. Unilateral Exudative Retinal Detachment in an Elderly Woman63. Perifoveal Calcified Lesion in Young Girl Patient64. Bilateral Vitreous Floaters65. Familial Dense Vitreous Floaters in a Man66. Asymptomatic Bilateral Retinal White Spots67. Unilateral Decreased Vision Associated With a Peripheral Mass in a Young Male Patient68. Peripheral Proliferative Retinal Lesion69. Bilateral Severe Vision Loss in a Middle-Aged Woman With Constitutional Symptoms70. Diffuse Choroidal Thickness in a Patient With Migraine Headaches71. Vascularized, Pigmented Macular Lesion72. Unilateral Macular Lesion in a Young Man73. A Young Boy Who Failed Routine School Screening With Unilateral Decreased Vision and an Irregular Reddish Macular Lesion74. Unilateral Loss of Vision With a Vascular Retinal Lesion

"...an excellent resource for ophthalmic registrars and experienced ophthalmologists alike.... A reference list is also provided for each case, which is a great resource and the cherry on the top for a budding retinal enthusiast such as me! The textbook utilises multiple imaging techniques such as optical coherence tomography angiography, fundus fluorescein angiography and fundus autofluorescence. It is an excellent illustration of how to approach retinal presentations and guides the reader through engaging examples.... There is also a corresponding e-book, which can easily be accessed through a mobile device,... [and] the images in the e-book adapt well, with many colour photos appearing brighter and more detailed.... The format delivers on the authors’ objective of recreating a conference-like retinal case resource, which is incredibly engaging and functions as an adjunct to support clinical reasoning." - Dr. Dineo Mpe (research fellow at Auckland University and Eye Institute), New Zealand Optics, February 2025“The didactic case-based teaching style utilised is highly effective and provides an outstanding resource for developing and refining clinical reasoning.” - Dr. Dineo Mpe (research fellow at Auckland University and Eye Institute), New Zealand Optics"...serves as an easy-to-digest review and update of ocular anatomy and physiology for clinicians, researchers, and students. The book is organized by function... [which] allows for seamless integration of basic science information with clinical knowledge in a way that enhances and refreshes foundational information.... The purpose of this book is to enhance understanding of structure and functional relationships within the eye and ocular adnexa.... [It] provides a unique approach to understanding ocular anatomy and physiology... [and] breaks down broad topics...to smaller segments in a straightforward manner, allowing visualization of the relationship and significance of the structure to the function.... This book is a great resource to refresh or supplement knowledge on a wide range of ocular elements." ©Doody's Book Review Service, 2025, Rachel Grant, OD (Southern College of Optometry)"...serves as an easy-to-digest review and update of ocular anatomy and physiology for clinicians, researchers, and students. The book is organized by function... [which] allows for seamless integration of basic science information with clinical knowledge in a way that enhances and refreshes foundational information.... The purpose of this book is to enhance understanding of structure and functional relationships within the eye and ocular adnexa.... [It] provides a unique approach to understanding ocular anatomy and physiology... [and] breaks down broad topics...to smaller segments in a straightforward manner, allowing visualization of the relationship and significance of the structure to the function.... This book is a great resource to refresh or supplement knowledge on a wide range of ocular elements." ©Doody's Book Review Service, 2025, Rachel Grant, OD (Southern College of Optometry), Doody’s Score: 95 - 4 Stars!