JAMA Ophthalmology

Epicapsular Stars in an Asymptomatic Patient

This case report discusses a diagnosis of epicapsular stars during a routine ophthalmologic examination in an asymptomatic female patient aged 14 years.

Rapidly Growing Eyelid Lesion in a 73-Year-Old Man

A man aged 73 years presented with a 5-day history of a fast-growing right eyebrow nodule with raised borders and central ulceration. There was no discomfort, and the patient denied vision changes. The lesion was refractory to treatment with erythromycin,…

Bilateral Retinal Vascular Tortuosity and Hemorrhages

A 28-year-old man presented with decreased visual acuity in his right eye for the past 2 weeks. Examination revealed dilated and tortuous veins, Roth spots, and white intraretinal agglomerates. What would you do next?

Immunotherapy for a Choroidal Pigmented Lesion

A 51-year-old male with a a history of BRAF V600 E mutation-positive, superficial spreading-type cutaneous melanoma on the chest with metastasis to a sentinel lymph node had a 4-week history of redness and swelling of the right temporal bulbar conjunctiva…

Episodic Upper Eyelid Edema in an African American Patient

An African American patient in their 60s with a history of monoclonal gammopathy of unknown significance presents to the oculoplastic service for intermittent, bilateral upper eyelid swelling and pain for 2 years. Examination reveals hyperpigmented, spongy eyelid edema with redundant…

Filamentous RPE Hyperplasia in Combined Hamartoma of the Retina and RPE

This case report describes a diagnosis of combined hamartoma of the retina and retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) with filamentous RPE hyperplasia in a female child with a history of amblyopia, myopia, and exotropia of the affected eye.