Pupil Pod

See one. Do one. Teach one. A case-based podcast hosted by Sila Bal, MD, MPH, featuring all stages of the journey through ophthalmology, from first year residents to the leading experts. Learning by sharing.

Pupil Pod is a education podcast hosted by Eyetube, with 54 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Eyetube hosts Pupil Pod, a education show with 54 episodes published.

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  Case Review: Blepharitis Management

  Sep 21, 202629 min

  Sila Bal, MD, MPH, invites Caroline Watson, MD, to review a case of blepharitis in a 64-year-old woman who presented with chronic burning, tearing, irritation, and fluctuating, blurry vision in both eyes. Visual acuity is 20/25 OU, and examination showed an unstable tear film, debris at the lash base, mild lid-margin telangiectasia, capped meibomian glands, collarettes, and trace inferior punctate epithelial erosions. Dr. Watson shares her advice for managing blepharitis and ocular surface disease. She breaks down how to define blepharitis, how its symptoms can overlap with other dry eye conditions, what to ask patients to determine their symptoms’ underlying causes, and how to approach treatment.

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  Case Review: Central Serous Chorioretinopathy

  Aug 25, 202629 min

  Ogul Uner, MD, invites Rehan M. Hussain, MD, to review a case of central serous chorioretinopathy (CSCR) in a 36-year-old man who presented with blurred central vision and distortion in his right eye with no associated pain or photophobia. The patient reported recent personal stress and use of intranasal fluticasone. OCT revealed serous retinal detachment with clear subretinal fluid and retinal pigment epithelium irregularity. Dr. Hussain describes the typical presentation of CSCR and reviews its major risk factors, which include high stress and steroid use. He also discusses acute versus chronic CSCR, where it fits in the pachychoroid spectrum of diseases, and how he would approach imaging and treatment.

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  Case Review: Lens-Induced Glaucoma

  Jul 21, 202628 min

  Ogul Uner, MD, invites Arsham Sheybani, MD, to review a case of lens-induced glaucoma in an 82-year-old woman who presents with pain, redness, and blurry vision in her left eye. Visual acuity is hand motion, IOP is 48 mm Hg, and an examination revealed a deep anterior chamber with 3+ cells and white particles and a dense, hypermature cataract. Gonioscopy showed an open angle and intact lens capsule. Dr. Sheybani shares his thoughts on the case and describes the presentations of secondary angle-closure and open-angle glaucomas, including phacomorphic, phacoantigenic, and phacolytic glaucomas. He covers differentiating from primary angle-closure and open-angle mechanisms and how to proceed with surgical treatment.

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  Case Review: White Dot Syndromes (Part 2)

  Jun 22, 202633 min

  Maura Di Nicola, MD, joins Ogul Uner, MD, to talk about white dot syndromes, a group of inflammatory chorioretinopathies. They begin with a case of a 32-year-old woman who presents with blurry vision in the right eye for 2 weeks, with new onset floaters with mild pain and photophobia. Examination showed 2+ vitreous cells and multiple yellow-white chorioretinal lesions in both eyes. Dr. Di Nicola shares what questions to ask about the patient’s history and what factors to consider when forming a differential diagnosis. Drs. Uner and Di Nicola further discuss the signs of multifocal choroiditis, distinguishing between different presentations of white dot syndrome, and what can be learned from multimodal imaging.

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  Case Review: Signs and Symptoms of Thyroid Eye Disease

  May 22, 202637 minS0

  <p>Ogul Uner, MD, invites Amina Malik, MD, to review a case of suspected thyroid eye disease (TED) in a 44-year-old female patient who presents with eye redness and diplopia. The patient reported no recent illnesses or medications, and external examination showed upper eyelid retraction, edema, erythema, and mild chemosis. Dr. Malik shares her initial thoughts on the case and describes the diagnostic features and most common clinical signs of TED. She also reviews treatment approaches for the acute and chronic forms of the disease.</p>

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