Photoessay archive for August 2021

Photo showing haptic-like transillumination defect of the nasal iris.

Iris chafing from displaced single-piece acrylic IOL

4 August 2021 | | Ophthalmology, Cataract and Refractive, Imaging

A 74-year-old man had persistent 3+ cell one month following left eye cataract extraction, complicated by anterior capsular rent and zonular dialysis at 7 o’clock, with single-piece acrylic intraocular lens implantation (IOL) in the capsular bag. Figure 1: Haptic-like transillumination...

OCT colour coding showing retinal thinning in the inferior aspect of the retina giving a corresponding superior visual field defect.

Microcatheter in the vertebral artery as a cause of branched retinal artery occlusion?

4 August 2021 | | Ophthalmology, Retina / Uvea / Vitreous, Imaging

A 19-year-old male presented to eye casualty with a seven-day history of a ‘blurred patch’ in the left eye. The patient denied any other visual symptoms including flashes or floaters and there had been no change in visual symptoms in...