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Clinical Cases
100

The part of the eye primarily damaged by glaucoma causing vision loss.

Optic Nerve

100

Halima’s Birthday

3/21/25

100

This Little Debbie dessert is named after an African equine known for their white and black stripes

Zebra Cakes

100

ARMD

Age-related Macular Degeneration

100

3 weeks intermittent discomfort, pressure, irritation OU. 2+ MGD OU.

Blepharitis

200

The most common type of glaucoma.

POAG

200

Brand of donuts Dr. Yusuf hates

Dunkin’ Donuts

200

This French dessert has a custard base and a burnt caramelised top

Crème Brûlée

200

VH

Vitreous Hemorrhage

200

2 weeks unilateral flashes and floaters. 3 days of progressive VL in that eye with curtain fall.

Retinal Detachement

300

The class of medication for latanoprost.

Prostaglandin Analogue

300

Suburb of Atlanta Dr. Yusuf currently lives in

Norcross/Lilburn

300

Hemoglobin A1c greater than this percentage is diagnostic of diabetes

6.5% or greater

300

RAPD

Relative Afferent Pupillary Defect

300

60M. Poorly controlled diabetes. High IOP OU. NVI on exam.

Neovascular glaucoma

400

4 Risk factors for open angle glaucoma.

IOP, age, race (AA, Hispanic), steroid, family history, prior ocular surgery, myopia, Thin CCT

400

Where Dr. Yusuf went to college (undergrad)

Texas A&M (Gig’ em!)

400

Famous layered coffee Italian dessert has its origin in the city of Treviso

Tiramisu

400

AACG

Acute Angle Closure Glaucoma

400

87M, acute blurry vision OD. CME OD with PEDs OU on Mac Oct. Last Hgb A1c 5.0.

Wet AMD

500

Example of a brand of glaucoma drainage implant used as a tube shunt.

Ahmed, ClearPath, Baerveldt 

500
The number of siblings Dr. Yusuf has

Dos

500

A simple Italian dessert made by "drowning" a scoop of vanilla gelato or ice cream with a shot of hot espresso

Affogato

500

RPE

Retinal Pigment Epithelium

500

A patient with dark skin complexion has patchy pigmentation of their conjunctiva. Most likely diagnosis? Most dangerous diagnosis to consider in someone of light complexion?

CAM

Melanoma

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