ORCID

0000-0002-0302-5292 (Cipi)

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2025

DOI

10.1016/j.acepjo.2025.100221

Publication Title

JACEP Open

Volume

6

Issue

5

Pages

100221 (2 pp.)

Abstract

[Case presentation] A 30-year-old man with Crohn’s disease presented to the emergency department (ED) with sudden, painless vision loss in his left eye. He described a central dark spot that rapidly progressed over 5 minutes to near-complete central vision loss, sparing peripheral vision. He denied trauma, exertion, Valsalva, or anticoagulant use. Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) was performed on supine patient using a high-frequency linear probe (10-15 MHz) with copious gel over the closed eyelid, avoiding direct pressure. While instructing the patient to look in different directions, the eye was scanned in its entirety in transverse and sagittal planes. Gain and depth were adjusted to optimize visualization of the posterior chamber (Figure 1, Figure 2).

Rights

© 2025 The Authors.

This is an open access article under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0).

Original Publication Citation

Cipi, A., & Sealy, E. (2025). Blurry with a chance of ultrasound: A case of sudden vision loss. JACEP Open, 6(5), 100221. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acepjo.2025.100221

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