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Jan 13, 2025 | 
frontiersin.org | Natalie Townsend |Shalini Shah |Joshua Delos Reyes |Justin Townsend |Alison Bozung |Rami Aboumourad | +1 more
IntroductionThe purpose of this study is to determine baseline demographics and utilization trend of an on-demand, synchronous tele-ophthalmology triage prog...
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Nov 15, 2024 | 
reviewofoptometry.com | Rami Aboumourad
A 21-year-old Caucasian male patient presented to our institute with acute-onset visual field defect in both eyes for three weeks. Ophthalmic history, medical history and review of systems were all negative. Entrance visual acuities (VA) were 20/20-1 OU. Intraocular pressures were 18mm Hg OD and 16mm Hg OS. Extraocular motilities were full, there was no relative afferent pupillary defect, and there was constriction in all quadrants on confrontation visual field testing OU.
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Oct 18, 2024 | 
optometrytimes.com | Rami Aboumourad |Emily Kaiser Maharjan |Grace Koennecke
October 18, 2024By Bascom Palmer is piloting a program to provide triage telehealth appointments for patients experiencing eye care emergencies. At Bascom Palmer in Miami, Florida, doctors are fielding emergency eye care calls in a new and interesting way: Doctors have introduced a triage telehealth service. Rami J. Aboumourad, OD, sat down with Optometry Times to tell us more about how the service works.
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Oct 15, 2024 | 
reviewofoptometry.com | Rami Aboumourad
A 42-year-old Hispanic woman presented to our institute with three weeks of painless blurry vision in the left eye. Past medical history was positive for gastroesophageal reflex disease that was managed medically, past ocular history was unremarkable, family history was negative for eye-related diseases and this was her first eye exam. Entrance visual acuities were 20/20 in the right eye and 20/80 with pinhole improvement to 20/70 in the left eye.
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Sep 15, 2024 | 
reviewofoptometry.com | Rami Aboumourad
A 92-year-old Hispanic male presented to our institute for acute vision loss and new floaters for one week in the left eye (OS). Past ocular history included cataract surgery OS in 2008 and strabismic amblyopia in the right eye (OD) since childhood. Medical history included benign prostatic hyperplasia, hypercholesterolemia and hypothyroidism, all of which were controlled medically. Entering visual acuity (VA) was counting fingers OD and 20/150 OS with pinhole improvement to 20/100.
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Aug 15, 2024 | 
reviewofoptometry.com | Rami Aboumourad
A 78-year-old Hispanic male presented for a new patient exam following uncomplicated cataract surgery 12 months prior; he had no visual complaints. Past medical history included coronary artery disease and stage IV metastatic lung cancer diagnosed 10 years prior. He received numerous rounds of chemotherapy and radiation since diagnosis and is still undergoing active treatment with pembrolizumab, docetaxel and ramucirumab under the care of his oncology team.
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Jul 15, 2024 | 
reviewofoptometry.com | Rami Aboumourad
A 49-year-old Hispanic female presented for a second opinion regarding chronic floaters and photopsia OU for seven months that were previously diagnosed as a posterior vitreous detachment. Medical history included migraines and hypothyroidism that were both controlled medically. She had no personal or family history of prior ophthalmic conditions.
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Mar 15, 2024 | 
reviewofoptometry.com | Rami Aboumourad
A 22-year Hispanic female was referred with concern for optic nerve edema in both eyes (OU). She was symptomatic to left-sided headache for one week with ipsilateral transient visual obscuration (TVO) and a “pressure” sensation behind her left eye (OS). She denied prior history of headaches or similar episodes, recent fluctuations in weight and pulsatile tinnitus. Her BMI was 22.1 and she and was on oral contraceptive for two years.
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Dec 15, 2023 | 
reviewofoptometry.com | Rami Aboumourad
A 57-year-old Peruvian female presented with painless decrease in vision OD for one month. She reported a similar decline in vision in the same eye one year prior that was treated with intravitreal injections. Past medical, social and family histories were unremarkable. VA was 20/100 OD and 20/20 OS with no pinhole improvement. Pupils were equally round and reactive without a relative afferent pupillary defect, confrontation visual fields were full OU and extraocular motilities were full OU.
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Nov 15, 2023 | 
reviewofoptometry.com | Rami Aboumourad
An 85-year-old Hispanic female presented for evaluation of longstanding poor vision OU. She denied any pain, redness, photophobia, photopsias or floaters. Her past medical history included hypertension, diabetes mellitus, hypothyroid and cardiac arrhythmias, all of which were controlled medically. Her past ocular history included macular hole repair OS 15 years prior with subsequent cataract extraction. Best-corrected visual acuity was 20/50 OD and the 20/200 “E” at two feet OS.
