30 year old with red eyes

HPI

30 yo Vietnamese female presented to cornea clinic for evaluation of red eyes. She was having some eye redness and clouding of her vision recurrently over the past 4 years when she was in Vietnam. She had some “laser” procedure done at that time and then had been advised to use PredForte as needed which the patient did until she ran out 5 days prior to presentation. Current flare started two weeks ago. Patient does not speak English well.

 
She states she has only been symptomatic in her right eye, although both do get red. She has never used PredForte in her left eye. She denies using any oral prednisone or other immunosuppressant medication, also denies periocular injections of medications.
 
She denies any family history of uveitis
 
No current systemic medications or reported drug allergies
Currently lives in Pittsburgh with her boyfriend and is employed doing nails. 
 

ROS

Patient does complain of whitening her hair around the crown recently and has been dying that area, however denies any skin rash or vitiligo, denies any tinnitus.   
Denies TB exposure, although patient is not really sure what TB is.  Denies oral ulcerations.
Denies other systemic complaints including dizziness, tinnitus, meningismus, palpitations, shortness of breath, diarrhea, nausea, dysuria, claudication.
Base Ophthalmology Exam
 
 
Visual Acuity
 
Right
Left
 
Dist sc
20/30
20/20
 
Dist ph sc
20/25
 
 
Method:  Snellen - Linear
 
Tonometry
 
Right
Left
 
Pressure
14
16
 
Method:  Tonopen
 
Time:  4:04 PM
 
Pupils
 
Dark
Light
React
APD
 
 
Right
3
3
n
n
 
 
Left
3
3
n
n
 
 
 
 
 
 
Main Ophthalmology Exam
 
External Exam
 
Right
Left
 
External
Normal
Normal
 
Slit Lamp Exam
 
Right
Left
 
Lids/Lashes
Normal
Normal
 
Conjunctiva/Sclera
3+ Injection
1+ Injection
 
Cornea
2+ Keratic precipitates (granulomatous)
Trace Keratic precipitates
 
Anterior Chamber
3+ Cell /3+flare
Trace flare
 
Iris
Secluded pupil, peripheral atrophy (laser gonioplasty?), PI patent
Secluded pupil, peripheral atrophy (laser gonioplasty?), PI patent
 
Lens
Nuclear Sclerosis
Nuclear Sclerosis
 
Vitreous
limited view without obvious cell
limited view no cell
 
Fundus Exam
 
Right
Left
 
Disc
Peripapillary atrophy 360 degrees C/D 0.1
Peripapillary atrophy 360 degrees C/D 0.1
 
Macula
chorioretinal punched out lesions tracking along vessels and throughout periphery but sparing macula
chorioretinal punched out lesions tracking along vessels and throughout periphery but sparing macula symmetrical to contralateral eye
 
Vessels
no active sheathing
no active sheathing
 
Periphery
limited by secluded pupil
multiple punched out lesions with pigmentary chagnes, no active infiltrates; blonde fundus
limited by secluded pupil
mutliple punched out lesions with pigmentary changes, no active infiltrates; blond fundus
 

Laboratory/Radiographic Evaluation:

Chest XRay - Normal

CBC, Basic Metabolic Panel WNL

RPR, Lyme ELISA Negative

ANA <1/80; ESR 8

HLA-DR4 Positive -- HLA DRB1*04, HLA-DRB1*12

HLA-B27 Negative

ACE, ANCA Pending

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