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Recalcitrant Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Keratitis with Hyphaema
Purpose: To report a case of recalcitrant pseudomonas keratitis with a rare presentation of hyphaema. Observation: A 45-year-old female was noted to have contact lens-related pseudomonas keratitis with hyphaema. The organism was refractory to multiple antibiotics and only responded to Tazocin eye…
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Subconjunctival Hemorrhage in a Child with the Blue Rubber Bleb Nevus Syndrome on Treatment with Oral Propranolol
Blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome (BRBNS) is a rare syndrome characterized by venous malformations of mostly skin and gastrointestinal tract. Patients present with multiple venous malformations in various organs including liver, spleen, heart, eye, and central nervous system. Few ophthalmological…
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Bilateral Retinoblastoma Presenting in an in vitro Fertilization Infant with Retinopathy of Prematurity
Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) and retinoblastoma (RB) are well-described entities in premature babies. Although their pathogeneses are different, with ROP representing a disorder of interrupted development and RB a genetic disease, a few co-occurring cases have been reported, raising the…
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Diagnosing Paraproteinemic Keratopathy: A Case Report
A 65-year-old man presented with bilateral, painless, progressive blurring of vision over 9 years. Slit-lamp examination revealed bilateral subepithelial corneal opacities in clusters located at the mid-periphery. Anterior segment optical coherence tomography, in vivo confocal microscopy (IVCM)…
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Bilateral Adie’s Pupil following Laser Treatment of the Ischemic Peripheral Retina for Uveitis: A Case Report
Adie’s pupil is a neurological condition of unknown origin with unusual, asymmetric presentation known as anisocoria with the enlarged pupil failing to react to light. It is believed that this pupillary abnormality results from damage to the ciliary ganglion or postganglionic short ciliary nerves…
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Postoperative Macular Proliferative Vitreoretinopathy: A Case Series and Literature Review
Premacular membranes developing following pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) can cause significant anatomical and functional deficits to the macula. Recent reports showed that postoperative premacular membranes are a localized presentation of macular proliferative vitreoretinopathy (mPVR). Here, we report…
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Femtosecond Laser-Assisted Anterior Lamellar Keratoplasty as a Treatment Modality for Recalcitrant Post-Laser in situ Keratomileusis Epithelial Ingrowth
The purpose is to present the outcomes of anterior lamellar keratoplasty for a case of post-laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) epithelial ingrowth. A 40-year-old male patient presented with epithelial ingrowth 14 years after primary LASIK with a microkeratome blade in the right eye following…
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Successful Treatment of Post-Phacoemulsification Descemet’s Membrane Detachment Assessed by Anterior Segment Optical Coherence Tomography: A Case Report
Descemet’s membrane detachment (DMD) is a rare but serious complication of phacoemulsification surgery. A small DMD may resolve spontaneously, but extensive DMD often requires intracameral injection of air, nonexpansile gases, or expansile gases. A 92-year-old man who underwent phacoemulsification…
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Peripheral Inflammatory Yellow Exudative Retinal Coats-Like Vitreoretinopathy Misdiagnosed as Acute Retinal Necrosis in a Retinitis Pigmentosa Patient after Cataract Surgery
We would like to describe a case with Coats-like exudative vitreoretinopathy after cataract surgery in a patient with retinitis pigmentosa (RP) misdiagnosed as acute retinal necrosis (ARN). A patient with RP underwent cataract surgery that was complicated by macular oedema. Following sub-Tenon’s…
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Bilateral Serous Retinal Detachment in Lymphoid Blast Crisis of Chronic Myeloid Leukemia
We herein report a patient with Philadelphia chromosome-positive lymphoid blast crisis of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML), who presented with bilateral serous retinal detachment (SRD). A 36-year-old Asian male presented with the symptoms of decreased vision and was found to have bilateral SRD…
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Conjunctival Intraepithelial Neoplasia in a Patient Presenting with Pigmented Conjunctival Lesion
We report a case of conjunctival intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) in a patient presenting with the pigmented conjunctival lesion.This study involved a 56-year-old woman that presented with right eye irritation for 1 month. She noticed brownish pigmentation arising from her right nasal conjunctiva…
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To Amputate or Not to Amputate: Management of Iatrogenic LASIK Flap Dehiscence and Epithelial Ingrowth with Overlying Pseudopterygium
A 73-year-old male with a history of myopic laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) 20 years earlier presented with a late LASIK flap dehiscence, epithelial ingrowth, conjunctivalization, and the development of a pseudopterygium in the right eye. The findings were consistent with surgical…
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Central Retinal Vein Occlusion in a 46-Year-Old Man with COVID-19: Case Report and Review of the Literature
A 46-year-old man with a history of well-controlled hypertension presented with a central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO) in his right eye, which was complicated by cystoid macular edema. When the patient noted new visual symptoms, he was also experiencing muscle aches and easy fatiguability. A…
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Severe Bilateral Photophobia and Unilateral Abducens Nerve Palsy: An Unusual Presentation of Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus
Herpes zoster ophthalmicus (HZO) is an uncommon neurocutaneous condition resulting from reactivation of the varicella zoster virus in the ophthalmic division of the trigeminal nerve. Typical presentation of HZO includes a characteristic painful vesicular dermatomal rash. However, the appearance of…
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Direct Ultrasonic Aspiration for Orbito-Temporal Neurofibromas
Ultrasonic surgical devices are powerful new tools that can debulk soft tissue tumors with little damage to surrounding blood vessels and nerve fibers. We used such a device to remove orbito-temporal neurofibromas, which are usually associated with a rich network of vessels and nerves. Three…
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Severe Corneal Morphological Alterations after Excimer Laser Surface Ablation for a High Astigmatism
We report long-term alterations of anterior corneal stroma after excimer laser surface ablation for a high astigmatism. The patient claimed progressive visual loss in his right eye (RE) during the last 3 years after bilateral laser-assisted subepithelial keratectomy (LASEK) surgery. His examination…
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Corneal Edema with Anterior Uveitis after Exposure to the Sap of Euphorbia trigona: A Case Report
Although a few cases of dermatitis or keratitis caused by exposure to the sap of Euphorbia trigona have been reported, we present a rare case of transient corneal endothelial dysfunction following exposure to the sap, resulting in corneal edema. A woman in her 70s complained of reduced vision…
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A Case of Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada Disease-Like Uveitis Induced by Nivolumab and Ipilimumab Combination Therapy
Nivolumab and ipilimumab are widely used immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICPIs) for the treatment of metastatic melanoma. ICPIs cause an array of side effects called immune-related adverse events (IRAEs) due to activation of an immune response. ICPI-uveitis can cause irreversible vision loss if…
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Three-Layered Optic Disc Hemorrhages in Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension
Papilledema related to idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) may present with optic disc hemorrhaging. The significance and characteristics of these hemorrhages still remains to be clarified. Here, we present 2 unique cases with severe unilateral optic disc hemorrhaging in all 3 retinal layers…
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Metastatic Choroidal Melanoma Presenting as Neovascular Glaucoma
Uveal melanoma is the most common primary intraocular tumor in adults and can have varying presentations, although it is frequently asymptomatic. One rare presentation of uveal melanoma is neovascular glaucoma (NVG). We present a case of a 20-year-old male who presented with 2 weeks of left eye…
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