Asteroid Hyalosis Seen on Ocular Point-of-Care Ultrasound

Asteroid Hyalosis Seen on Ocular Point-of-Care Ultrasound

We present a case of a patient who underwent ultrasound evaluation for potential blunt ocular trauma. She was found to have multiple, freely mobile, scintillating hyperechoic opacities within the vitreous that was diagnosed as asteroid hyalosis, a rare but benign condition easily confused with vitre...

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Main Authors: Blake Arthurs, Randi Connor-Schuler, Wendelin Kreifels, Julian Suszanski, Sudhir Baliga, David Amponsah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eScholarship Publishing, University of California 2019-08-01
Series:Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine
Online Access:https://escholarship.org/uc/item/85m3v1mt
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spelling doaj-8a135d5875544339893157e577f7921d2020-11-25T02:04:38ZengeScholarship Publishing, University of CaliforniaClinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine2474-252X2019-08-013310.5811/cpcem.2019.6.42935cpcem-3-318Asteroid Hyalosis Seen on Ocular Point-of-Care UltrasoundBlake Arthurs0Randi Connor-Schuler1Wendelin Kreifels2Julian Suszanski3Sudhir Baliga4David Amponsah5Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MichiganHenry Ford Hospital, Department of Emergency Medicine, Detroit, MichiganHenry Ford Hospital, Department of Emergency Medicine, Detroit, MichiganHenry Ford Hospital, Department of Emergency Medicine, Detroit, MichiganHenry Ford Hospital, Department of Emergency Medicine, Detroit, MichiganHenry Ford Hospital, Department of Emergency Medicine, Detroit, MichiganWe present a case of a patient who underwent ultrasound evaluation for potential blunt ocular trauma. She was found to have multiple, freely mobile, scintillating hyperechoic opacities within the vitreous that was diagnosed as asteroid hyalosis, a rare but benign condition easily confused with vitreous hemorrhage, retinal detachment, lens dislocation, or foreign body on ocular ultrasound.https://escholarship.org/uc/item/85m3v1mt
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author Blake Arthurs
Randi Connor-Schuler
Wendelin Kreifels
Julian Suszanski
Sudhir Baliga
David Amponsah
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Randi Connor-Schuler
Wendelin Kreifels
Julian Suszanski
Sudhir Baliga
David Amponsah
Asteroid Hyalosis Seen on Ocular Point-of-Care Ultrasound
Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine
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Randi Connor-Schuler
Wendelin Kreifels
Julian Suszanski
Sudhir Baliga
David Amponsah
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title Asteroid Hyalosis Seen on Ocular Point-of-Care Ultrasound
title_short Asteroid Hyalosis Seen on Ocular Point-of-Care Ultrasound
title_full Asteroid Hyalosis Seen on Ocular Point-of-Care Ultrasound
title_fullStr Asteroid Hyalosis Seen on Ocular Point-of-Care Ultrasound
title_full_unstemmed Asteroid Hyalosis Seen on Ocular Point-of-Care Ultrasound
title_sort asteroid hyalosis seen on ocular point-of-care ultrasound
publisher eScholarship Publishing, University of California
series Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine
issn 2474-252X
publishDate 2019-08-01
description We present a case of a patient who underwent ultrasound evaluation for potential blunt ocular trauma. She was found to have multiple, freely mobile, scintillating hyperechoic opacities within the vitreous that was diagnosed as asteroid hyalosis, a rare but benign condition easily confused with vitreous hemorrhage, retinal detachment, lens dislocation, or foreign body on ocular ultrasound.
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