PATTY MOPAMBOLI MBOLI MD,MMED,FCOphth(ECSA),FICO

Consultant Ophthalmologist with Glaucoma interest

[American Academy of Ophthalmology @aao_ophth]

A 75-year-old physician presented with recurrent episodes of painless and “foggy” vision in the right eye (OD) lasting 3 hours. He was investigated for amaurosis and began dual anti-platelet therapy. Vision OD was 20/25, intraocular pressure was 43 mmHg, and the anterior chamber showed 2+ red blood cells without iris transillumination defects or neovascularization. (A) External photograph showed no iris abnormalities. (B) Gonioscopy demonstrated microhyphema. (C, D) Ultrasound biomicroscopy revealed an intraocular lens within the capsular bag with the nasal haptic abutting the anteriorly rotated ciliary process (arrow). Although rare with in-the-bag implants, uveitis glaucoma hyphema (UGH) syndrome may cause “white out” transient monocular vision loss.

From “In-the-Bag Uveitis Glaucoma Hyphema Syndrome Masquerading as Transient Monocular Vision Loss” by Daniel J. Espinosa, BS, Osama Ahmed, MD, Sangeeta Khanna, MD. Published by Ophthalmology online on December 8, 2025.

Read: https://t.co/YlkcnaMcdh

#AAO

[HistoireDuCameroun🇨🇲 @mbeatowe]

Ambroise Wonkam did not choose sickle cell disease at random. The condition chose him. Born in Cameroon, trained across three continents, and now leading genetic medicine at Johns Hopkins University, Wonkam has spent decades studying a disease that carries one of the heaviest burdens in global health.
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Read more: https://t.co/UVtK0xsjqE

[UNESCO RDC @UNESCOKinshasa]

🎯 #𝗥𝗗𝗖 : 𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲́𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗷𝗲𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗮𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗱𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗼̂𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗶𝘀 𝗮̀ 𝗹'𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹

✅ Le parlement de la République Démocratique du Congo a autorisé la ratification de la Convention mondiale de l’#UNESCO de 2019 sur la reconnaissance des qualifications relatives à l’Enseignement supérieur. La convention sera transmise au Président de la République pour promulgation.
✅ La Convention de l'UNESCO permet de faciliter la reconnaissance internationale des diplômes, renforcer la mobilité académique et professionnelle, et contribuer à valoriser les compétences congolaises à l’échelle mondiale.
📍 À travers cette dynamique, l’#UNESCO réaffirme son engagement à accompagner la #RDC dans le renforcement d’un système d’enseignement supérieur inclusif, de qualité et connecté aux standards internationaux.

💡 Consulter et téléchargez la Convention mondiale sur la reconnaissance des qualifications relatives à l'enseignement supérieur 👉 https://t.co/FfaDunvJtm

#UNESCO #RDC #Education #ODD4
#EnseignementSuperieur #Jeunesse
#MobiliteAcademique #DeveloppementDurable

[Fonarev RDC @FonarevRDC]

Le football unit une nation. La réparation reconstruit des vies.

À travers ce partenariat avec FIITEX et @Alivin_Jmak, des victimes accompagnées par le FONAREV ont participé à la confection des tenues officielles de l’équipe nationale de la RDC. Bien plus qu’un vêtement : un symbole de résilience, de dignité retrouvée et d’inclusion.

En portant ces tenues, les léopards portent aussi une part de l’histoire, du courage et de l’espoir des victimes congolaises.

[Veloria 🌊 @veloriahq]

“𝘈 𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘥𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳’𝘴 𝘤𝘢𝘳 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘬 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘦𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘣𝘪𝘤𝘺𝘤𝘭𝘦𝘴.”

— 𝘈𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘣

[Vala Afshar @ValaAfshar]

I lived in solitude in the country and noticed how the monotony of a quiet life stimulates the creative mind.

—Albert Einstein, 1933

[Neuro Op Guru @AndrewGoLeeMD]

#Neurocysticercosis can cause increased ICP and obstructive hydrocephalus🧠

Before antiparasitic treatment, perform a funduscopic exam to rule out ocular #cysticercosis 🪱👁️

Learn more: https://t.co/aUX04qeghm

#MedEd #NeuroOp #TaneaSolium #PorkTapeworm

[Ophthalmology @AAOjournal]

Pediatric Ebola Eye Disease in the PREVAIL III longitudinal cohort study
https://t.co/jjZs1oXhnU

[Vala Afshar @ValaAfshar]

“If you spend your time chasing butterflies, they will fly away. 

But if you spend your time making a beautiful garden, the butterflies will come.

Do not chase, attract.”

[Ophthalmology @AAOjournal]

A Framework for Standardized Manual Segmentation and Measurement of Uveal Melanoma on Ultrasound
https://t.co/uPoZYuQ5PG
#ophthalmology

[EyeWiki @eyewiki]

Have a refractive surprise after #cataract surgery? It may be capsular bag distension syndrome, a rare but treatable postsurgical complication. #aao #ophthalmology https://t.co/3GBx4JmKk4

[Booksforaspirants @AspirantsBooks]

20 Behaviors that will make people respect you more.

[cyber mawonaj @Cybermawonaj]

@mymixtapez À le noir, non le Congolais, et j'aime bien le timing Arte a sorti un documentaire en 4 parties sur Mobutu
https://t.co/5qHmRbpAEu

[Review of Optometry @revoptom]

Aspirin Use Found to Increase Risk of Early and Dry AMD

A large study reports this link is fully mediated by two lipid biomarkers—lower serum LDL cholesterol and higher apolipoprotein A1—rather than by a direct effect of the drug itself.
https://t.co/rrAq5eYw5P
#AMD #dryAMD

[Pravita Panday @pravita_pandey]

A man spends 50 years teaching at MIT.

He knows his time is running out.

So he records one last lecture — everything he knows, distilled into a single hour.

He died 5 months later.

This is that lecture.

The most important hour you'll watch this week. 👇
Bookmark it for later

[Dr Jason Philip. M.S., MCh @Jasonphilip8]

"Dr, I have erections". 43 yr old Raghav( name changed) announced as he sat down across my table. Now, you & I know that men can have erections. Particularly, I was well aware of this fact. 'Could you explain?'

For a yr, Raghav had been experiencing spontaneous erections. They were not occasional. Not when sexually aroused. They were relentless. He got them while speaking on a podium making an important lecture. They occurred at a bar, when he was drinking & laughing with friends. They interrupted client meetings. Persisting for hours, his concern was not ⬆️ sexuality. Hardly. It was terror.

Many Drs he consulted had reassured him that he was a rare lucky man. Well I didn't. He described the episodes as a "Pain in the....", well, leave it. I started my questions. He had also developed headaches, transient blurring of vision, & what he described as 'fullness in the ears'. I performed a thorough physical exam. 'Hardly' anything. I sent for a complete panel of blood tests.

The results came. The hormone profile was normal. One thing 'stood out'. Haemoglobin was 20 gm%. Haematocrit was elevated. I evaluated further- 'Polycythemia Vera'. His blood had become so thick, that sluggish venous drainage from the corpora cavernosa, precipitated recurrent episodes of ischaemic priapism.

His symptoms were an indicator of a myeloproliferative disorder. I immediately invited a haematologist over. She started treatment immediately. The erections ceased. The headaches vanished. Medicine repeatedly reminds us that pathology possesses a perverse imagination.

Sometimes a man seeks help because he cannot obtain an erection. Occasionally he seeks help because he cannot lose one.
And once in a rare while, the penis becomes the messenger of a disease originating in the bone marrow itself.

The body is an eloquent storyteller.
The tragedy is that we often listen only to the loudest chapters.

[Philosophy Monk @PhilosophyMonk]

IF YOU DON'T WANT TO BE AVERAGE,
BUILD THESE 7 HABITS! 🧵

[Ophthalmology @AAOjournal]

Epiretinal Membrane Is Associated With Acquired Vitelliform Lesion Morphometrics in Intermediate Age-Related Macular Degeneration
https://t.co/jO3kqWaKgr
#ophthalmology