Ophthalmology Cases & Quizzes

• Fast Five Quiz: Shingles Although usually a self-limited rash with pain, shingles can be far more serious. Do you know key aspects, including proper approaches for diagnosis and treatment? Test yourself with this quick quiz.
  Medscape, December 11, 2019
• A 23-Year-Old With Blindness After a Fall She Can't Remember A 23-year-old woman is brought to the emergency department after an apparent fall she cannot remember. She also reports blindness in her left eye and lower-extremity weakness. What's the diagnosis?
  Medscape, November 27, 2019
• A 44-Year-Old With a Headache, Photophobia, and Phonophobia A 44-year-old woman presents with an insidious headache along her left occipital region. She also reports photophobia, phonophobia, and lightheadedness. What's the diagnosis?
  Medscape, November 13, 2019
• Fast Five Quiz: Caffeine Facts vs Fiction Numerous claims are made about the health detriments or possible benefits of caffeine. Are you able to separate facts about caffeine consumption from fiction? Test your knowledge with this short quiz.
  Medscape, September 04, 2019
• A 65-Year-Old Man With Diplopia and a Drooping Eyelid A 65-year-old man presents with severe, right-sided retro-orbital pain; diplopia (without visual loss); tingling on the upper half of the right side of the face; and drooping of the right eyelid.
  Medscape, August 21, 2019
• A 3-Year-Old Girl Whose Eyes Appear Misaligned A child whose eyes appear misaligned when she is not looking straight ahead is evaluated in your clinic. What is your diagnosis?
  Medscape Ophthalmology, July 26, 2019
• Fast Five Quiz: Pathogenesis and Presentation of Rosacea How much do you know about the pathophysiology and presentation of rosacea? Test your knowledge with this short quiz.
  Medscape, July 24, 2019
• A 14-Year-Old Boy With Painful Periorbital Edema A 14-year-old boy presents with painful periorbital edema and erythema in his right eye. What is the most likely cause?
  Medscape Ophthalmology, July 10, 2019
• A 50-Year-Old Man With Optic Disc Edema A 50-year-old man was noted to have optic disc edema and visual field defects in each eye. What is the most likely cause?
  Medscape Ophthalmology, June 25, 2019
• Fast Five Quiz: Myopia Clinician knowledge of the risk factors associated with myopia is essential to reduce its prevalence and morbidity. Can you help prevent myopia? Test your knowledge with this short quiz.
  Medscape, June 24, 2019
• Fast Five Quiz: Hyperopia Can you describe the types, anatomic changes, symptoms, and treatment of hyperopia? Test your knowledge with this short quiz.
  Medscape, June 24, 2019
• Fast Five Quiz: Psoriasis Psoriasis is commonly found on the elbows, knees, scalp, lumbosacral areas, intergluteal clefts, and glans penis. Joints are affected in as many as 30% of patients. Test yourself with our short quiz.
  Medscape, June 13, 2019
• Fast Five Quiz: Ocular Rosacea How much do you know about the presentation and management of ocular rosacea? Test your knowledge with this short quiz.
  Medscape, June 04, 2019
• A 39-Year-Old Man's Contact Lens Exam Reveals Abnormalities A temporal visual field defect is noted in each eye. It's up to you to find out the most likely cause.
  Medscape Ophthalmology, May 20, 2019
• A 1-Week-Old Baby With Bilateral Cataracts With decreased red reflex and a family history of cataracts, this newborn is in need of a diagnosis. Can you provide it?
  Medscape Ophthalmology, March 22, 2019
• Fast Five Quiz: Waldenström Macroglobulinemia Diagnosis Can you recognize presenting exam findings, diagnostic features, and treatment options for this disorder? Test your knowledge with this short quiz.
  Medscape, March 13, 2019
• A 76-Year-Old Man With an Eyelid Lesion A 76-year-old man with a past medical history of multiple cutaneous basal cell carcinomas presents with a lesion on his right lateral lower eyelid.
  Medscape, July 17, 2017
• Fast Five Quiz: Bell Palsy Essentials Are you familiar with key aspects of Bell palsy, including best practices for diagnosis and treatment? Refresh and test your knowledge with this short quiz.
  Medscape, February 06, 2019
• Fast Five Quiz: Vitamins From supplementation use to conditions associated with deficiencies, are you familiar with key aspects and best practices associated with vitamins? Test your knowledge with this short quiz.
  Medscape, January 30, 2019
• A 2-Year-Old-Boy With an Alarming Facial Rash A 2-year-old boy presents with fever and malaise that started 4 days earlier. What's the diagnosis?
  Medscape, January 22, 2019