Cases: Spot of Darkness with Nikhil Bommakanti

This week, we explore a mystery case of missing vision presented by the excellent University of Michigan resident, Nikhil Bommakanti.

And here's a link to the paper referenced in the episode (warning: spoilers for the final diagnosis!): https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3055391/

Image credit: Figure 3 from the following article:

Almony A, Garg S, Peters RK, et al. Threshold Amsler grid as a screening tool for asymptomatic patients on hydroxychloroquine therapy. British Journal of Ophthalmology 2005;89:569-574. Link here.

(Full disclosure - the article cited is not related to the material in this episode’s “mystery case,” but has a good representation of a central scotoma on an Amsler grid).