Pupil Pod
Episodes
Case Review: Uveitic Ocular Hypertension and Glaucoma
06 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Erick Rivera Grana, MD, meets with host Ogul Uner, MD, to review a case of a 34-year-old woman who experienced blurred vision and mild discomfort in h...
Case Review: Arteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy
19 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Neuro-ophthalmologist Amanda Redfern, MD, joins host Ogul Uner, MD, to review a case in which a 70-year-old woman experienced intermittent visual dist...
Case Review: Pars Planitis
20 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Ogul Uner, MD, is joined by vitreoretinal surgeon and uveitis specialist Akshay Thomas, MD, for a comprehensive, case-based discussion on intermediate...
Case Review: Pediatric Glaucoma Diagnosis
10 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ogul Uner, MD, invites Ta Chen Peter Chang, MD, a pediatric glaucoma specialist, to review a case of a 9-month-old boy who presented with significant ...
Case Review: Acute Anterior Uveitis
28 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Kareem Moussa, MD, speaks with Ogul Uner, MD, about a case in which a 30-year-old man presented with pain, redness, and photophobia in his right eye f...
Astigmatism Management During Cataract Surgery
09 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, instead of reviewing just one case, Sila Bal, MD, MPH, invites Neda Shamie, MD, to share her insights into challenging cases of astig...
Case Review: Retrobulbar Optic Neuritis
11 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, John Chen, MD, PhD, joins Ogul Uner, MD, to share his experience in neuro-ophthalmology. In the case discussed, a 32-year-old woman p...
Case Review: Diagnosing Neovascular AMD
30 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Katherine Talcott, MD, joins Ogul Uner, MD, to review a case of a 70-year-old woman with a history of intermediate dry age-related macular degeneratio...
Case Review: White Dot Syndromes (Part 1)
06 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jordan Deaner, MD, vitreoretinal surgeon and uveitis specialist at Wills Eye Hospital, talks to Ogul Uner, MD, about white dot syndromes, a group of i...
Case Review: Dermatochalasis, Periorbital Rhytids, and Mid-Face Volume Loss
09 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Julie Woodward, MD, oculoplastic and orbital surgeon, joins host Sila Bal, MD, MPH, to discuss surgical and nonsurgical treatment options for facial a...
Case Review: SICS for Bilateral Dense Cataracts
01 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jeff Pettey, MD, MBA, joins the podcast to review a case of a 75-year-old woman who presented with blurred vision. She had nuclear sclerosis with unif...
Case Review: Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment
07 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ogul Uner, MD, invites Scott Oliver, MD, to the podcast to review a case of a 60-year-old man who presented with new flashes, floaters, and blurriness...
Case Review: Pigment Dispersion Syndrome
18 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Kingsley Okafor, MD, joins Ogul Uner, MD, to review a case of a 40-year-old man who presented with intermittent visual changes, pain,...
Case Review: Suspected Stevens-Johnson Syndrome
28 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Cohost Ogul Uner, MD, invites the original host of the podcast, Sila Bal, MD, MPH, to discuss a case of possible Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS). The p...
Case Review: Hemifacial Spasm
06 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this case, a 55-year-old man presented with an uncontrollable spasm on the right side of his face. Sila Bal, MD, invites oculofacial surgeon Julie ...
Case Review: Diagnosing Proliferative and Nonproliferative Diabetic Retinopathy
20 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sila Bal, MD, MPH, welcomes Vivienne Hau, MD, PhD, to review a case of a 56-year-old man with a history of ocular hypertension and type 2 diabetes who...
Case Review: Addressing Poor Medication Compliance With Interventional Glaucoma
08 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sila Bal, MD, MPH, invites I. Paul Singh, MD, to discuss a recent case in which a 72-year-old pseudophakic patient with open-angle glaucoma inquired a...
Case Review: Risk Factors for Age-Related Macular Degeneration
07 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Aleksandra Rachitskaya, MD, FASRS, reviews a case of a 70-year-old woman with a history of hypertension and type-2 diabetes who presented with changes...
Case Review: Elevated IOP and Disc Thinning
24 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sila Bal, MD, MPH, invites Rachel Simpson, MD, to review a case of a 56-year-old woman who presented with elevated intraocular pressure with inferior ...
Case Review: The Six Ps of Orbital History
30 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sarah A. Avila, MD, an oculoplastic and orbital surgeon, joins Sila Bal, MD, MPH, to review a case of an 8-year-old boy who presented with worsening ...
Case Review: Interstitial Keratitis
02 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
William Trattler, MD, joins Sila Bal, MD, MPH, to discuss a case of a 31-year-old woman who presented with pain and decreased vision in her right eye....
Case Review: Chronic Bilateral Conjunctivitis
08 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Beeran Meghpara, MD, joins Sila Bal, MD, MPH, to review a case in which a 16-year-old boy with a scaly rash on his elbows also presented with a 1 mont...
Case Review: Retinal Artery Occlusions
27 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Caroline Baumal, MD, joins Sila Bal, MD, MPH, to discuss a case in which a 53-year-old man with a history of hypertension and type 2 diabetes presente...
Case Review: Idiopathic Orbital Inflammation
10 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Andrea Tooley, MD, joins Sila Bal, MD, MPH, to review a case of a 33-year-old woman who presented with sudden onset periorbital pain and edema on her ...
Glaucoma Study Review
26 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Brian Shafer, MD, and Sila Bal, MD, MPH, discuss important glaucoma studies that guide clinical practice and provide a deep understanding of how to ma...
Case Review: Branch Retinal Vein Occlusion
07 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Avni P. Finn, MD, MBA, joins Sila Bal, MD, MPH, to discuss a case in which a 47-year-old man with a history of hypertension and type-2 diabetes presen...
Case Review: Assessing an Unhappy Refractive Cataract Surgery Patient
16 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Nicole R. Fram, MD, joins Sila Bal, MD, MPH, to discuss a case of a 68-year-old woman who presented as unhappy with her quality of vision 2 months aft...
Case Review: Pediatric Ocular Toxoplasmosis
12 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Ehsan Rahimy, MD, talks to Sila Bal, MD, MPH, about a case of a 13-year-old girl who presented with floaters and decreased visual acu...
Case Review: Retinopathy of Prematurity
04 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Diana Laura, MD, joins Sila Bal, MD, MPH, to share a case in which a 22-week-old gestational infant girl presented to the NICU with respiratory distre...
Case Review: Gradual Decreased Vision After Cataract Surgery
09 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this case review, Lisa K. Feulner, MD, PhD, describes a case of a 73-year-old woman who presented with gradually decreasing vision 3 years after ca...
Case Review: Angle-Closure Glaucoma
16 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sahar Bedrood, MD, PhD, joins Sila Bal, MD, MPH, to present a case of a 45-year-old woman who came to the emergency room reporting headache, nausea, b...
Case Review: Cataract Evaluation With History of Infection and Corneal Scar
18 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, P. Dee G. Stephenson, MD, joins Sila Bal, MD, MPH, to review a case of cataract surgery evaluation for a 72-year-old patient with a h...
Case Review: Evaluation of Patients for ICL Implantation
15 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Robert Melendez, MD, MBA, sits down with Sila Bal, MD, MPH, to discuss the case of a 32-year-old woman with a history of high myopia who came to the o...
Case Review: Infectious Retinitis
14 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jayanth Sridhar, MD, joins Sila Bal, MD, MPH, to discuss a case in which a 32-year-old man presented with floaters and decreased visual acuity for 2 w...
Case Review: Complex Cataract Surgery for a Patient With a History of Refractive Surgery
21 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Morgan Micheletti, MD, joins Sila Bal, MD, MPH, to review a case of a 65-year-old woman with a history of high myopia and radial kera...
Case Review: Refractive Surgery Consultation
17 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sila Bal, MD, MPH, welcomes Dagny Zhu, MD, to the Pupil Pod to discuss a case in which a 37-year-old woman was interested in learning about all option...
Case Review: SLT for Pseudoexfoliation Glaucoma
13 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sila Bal, MD, MPH, continues her conversation with Iqbal Ike K. Ahmed, MD, FRCSC, regarding surgical options for patients with glaucoma. In this episo...
Case Review: Progression of Glaucomatous Optic Neuropathy
14 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sila Bal, MD, MPH, welcomes Iqbal Ike K. Ahmed, MD, FRCSC, in the first of a two-part episode to review a case of a 68-year-old man with a history of ...
Case Review: Corneal Transplant in Fuchs Endothelial Dystrophy
18 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sila Bal, MD, MPH, welcomes Daniel S. Choi, MD, to discuss the case of a 65-year-old woman with Fuchs endothelial dystrophy who was interested in a co...
Case Review: Neurotrophic Keratitis and Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
13 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this special live episode of Pupil Pod, hosted by YoungMD Connect, Sila Bal, MD, MPH, and Brent Kramer, MD, reviewed the unique case of an 18-year-...
Case Review: Surgical Challenges in Global Ophthalmology
13 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Sila Bal, MD, MPH, invites David Khorram, MD, to discuss his experiences in global ophthalmology and how health care workers in remote regions of low-...
Case Review: Expert Management of Keratoconus at Each Stage of Disease
10 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Sila Bal, MD, MPH, is joined by Neda Shamie, MD, to discuss the demographics and risk factors for the development of keratoconus and the genetic predi...
Case Review: Managing Patients With Early POAG and Ocular Hypertension
11 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Sila Bal, MD, MPH, welcomes Amenze Osa Oriaifo, MD, to the Pupil Pod to discuss the potential risk factors for patients with primary open-angle glauco...
Case Review: Take-Home Points and Clinical Applications From Diabetic Retinopathy Studies
08 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Sila Bal, MD, MPH, continues her discussion with guest Elizabeth Shanika Esparaz, MD, in the second of a two-part episode of Pupil Pod’s diabetic re...
Case Review: Diagnosing and Treating Retinoblastoma
10 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Sila Bal, MD, MPH, welcomes Jesse L. Berry, MD, to the Pupil Pod to discuss a complicated case of a 14-month-old patient who presents to the clinic w...
Case Review: Identifying and Treating Pediatric Third Nerve Palsy
17 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Sila Bal, MD, MPH, and Eric Gaier, MD, PhD, discuss a case of a 4-year-old girl with mydriasis, ocular pain, and vision loss. The physicians provide...
Case Review: Finding the Right Lens
21 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sila Bal, MD, MPH, welcomes Neda Shamie, MD, to the Pupil Pod to discuss lens selection for a patient prior to cataract surgery. The pair review the H...
Case Review: Defining the Criteria for LASIK Patients
08 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sila Bal, MD, MPH, welcomes Neda Nikpoor, MD, to the Pupil Pod to discuss some of the criteria when screening a patient prior to refractive surgery. D...
Case Review: Screening a Newly Diagnosed Diabetic Patient
12 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this first of a two-part episode, Sila Bal, MD, MPH, is joined by Elizabeth Shanika Esparaz, MD, to discuss a 25-year-old newly diagnosed diabetic ...
Case Review: Postoperative CME
19 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the debut episode of Pupil Pod, Sila Bal, MD, MPH, asks Alison Early, MD, to discuss the case of a patient who presented with a complaint of blurry...