Table of Cases

Thomas F. Mauger, OD, MD

Case 1

A 5 year-old female patient is brought to the clinic by her mother because the patient’s mother noted that her daughter often looks as if she has crossed eyes, especially when she is reading.

Case 2

38 year-old African-American female, diagnosed 15 years ago with sarcoidosis, presents with 6 months of progressive blurriness, greater in the left eye.

Case 3

74 year-old white female presents to your clinic for evaluation of her left cataract. Patient complains of increasingly blurry vision in the left eye for the last several months and now cannot drive after dark due to the glare from oncoming headlights.

Case 4

61 year-old female presents for evaluation of progressive blurriness over the past few months; greater in the right eye

Case 5

A compliant 68 year-old African-American executive arrives for his 3 week post-operative examination following phacoemulsification and intraocular lens implant into the posterior capsular bag in the right eye. The patient reports discomfort in the eye with an aching headache which acetaminophen cannot relieve.

Case 6

68 year-old male with no significant past ocular history except cataracts OU presents to clinic for post-op day #1 visit after uneventful phacoemulsification with intraocular lens placement in the right eye. The patient states that he was comfortable after the procedure and that he slept well. He denies any discomfort.

Case 7

A 60 year-old male presents to your office, status: post-cataract surgery with phacoemulsification OU 3 months ago. Intraocular lenses were not placed. He asks about options to correct his vision.

Case 8

A 58 year-old female presents to the clinic as a referral from optometry for cataract extraction. The patient states that she is having    significant difficulty with blurred vision and glare, and that she is limiting her activities as a result. She was told that she has cataracts that are causing her symptoms, and that cataract extraction will likely improve those symptoms and may eliminate the need for glasses altogether. She states that if she didn’t need glasses anymore, she would be the “happiest woman in the world”.

Case 9

A 42 year-old male complains of increasing difficulty seeing his computer at work and reading the newspaper each morning.

Case 10

A 79 year-old African-American male with past medical history significant for non-compliance with his hypertension therapy is undergoing extracapsular cataract extraction. After uncomplicated delivery of the nucleus, the patient reports pain radiating from the brow to the top of his head. You are concerned, because his pre-operative retrobulbar block had produced excellent akinesia.

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