Jamboree Patient # 1
- Doug Cook
- Jul 22
- 1 min read
Location: Summit Bechtel Family National Scout Reserve, West Virginia
Jamboree Health Center - Eye Clinic
Date: 22 July 2026, 08:30 hours
Case report
(consent to release obtained from patient)
S: 65 year old Scouter, small in stature but has a big heart (no clinical symptoms however). Social history includes adoption as a jamboree mascot.
Chief complaint: transient vision loss. Symptoms onset after staffer got inspired to wear a conical garden gnome hat (aka Phrygian cap) after seeing the 2026 National Jamboree Logo. Fellow staffers observed him stumble, shuffle, and mis-organize inventory in his job at the trading post.
O: Best corrected visual acuity (w hat): No light perception RT and LT
Best corrected visual acuity (w/o hat): 20/20 RT and LT
A: Transient visual loss, bilateral (ICD10: H53.123)
P: 3 cm circular excision of excess hat material (bilateral phrygiancapectomy).
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