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Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine
ISSN 2090-6722 · Wiley · 593 articles in the index
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A New Rapidly Growing Dome-Shaped Choroidal Lesion in an Eye with Treated Retinoblastoma
Background. To describe an extensive untreatable choroidal metastasis by retinoblastoma in the treated patient which was clinically indistinguishable from regular tumor recurrence. Methods. A 24-month-old girl without a family history of retinoblastoma (RB) was discovered to have group C RB in her…
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TAG (Tube and Graft) Sandwich Technique: A Novel Single-Stage Scleral Reinforcement and Aqueous Drainage Tube Implantation
Purpose. Refractory glaucoma patients continue to require surgical intervention in the form of trabeculectomy surgery or glaucoma drainage device (GDD). Those patients that require a GDD but have thin sclera or scleromalacia present a challenge. Methods. In this article, we present a novel “TAG…
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Vision Improvement after Osimertinib Treatment in Paraneoplastic Optic Neuropathy Associated with Lung Adenocarcinoma
Treatments for paraneoplastic optic neuropathy (PON), a tumor-related autoimmune disease, include immunosuppression, plasma exchange, and immunoglobulin therapies, as well as treatment of the underlying disease. Herein, we describe the clinical course of an older adult patient with PON whose loss…
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Vitreous Hemorrhage following High-Altitude Retinopathy
Purpose. To report a case of high-altitude retinopathy with vitreous hemorrhage. Methods. An apparently healthy 29-year-old boy presented with a history of floater and slight diminution of vision in the left eye after climbing the mountain 4760 meters high. Results. The visual acuity at…
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Nonarteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy following COVID-19 Vaccination: Consequence or Coincidence
To report a patient with nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NA-AION) occurring soon after the COVID-19 vaccination. A 55-year-old woman presented with a 4-day history of inferior visual field disturbance in the right eye 7 days after receiving the first dose of Pfizer-BioNTech…
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Successful Photorefractive Keratectomy in a Case of Wilson’s Disease
Purpose. To report a female with a history of Wilson’s disease who underwent a successful photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) for myopic correction. Case Presentation. A twenty-year-old female with a history of Wilson’s disease and D-penicillamine use was referred to our clinic for myopic refractive…
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Primary Intraocular Lymphoma in a Patient with Bilateral Epstein-Barr Virus Panuveitis
Purpose. Herein, we report a case of primary intraocular lymphoma (PIOL) with the first presentation of bilateral Epstein-Barr virus- (EBV-) associated panuveitis. Case Presentation. A 69-year-old male was referred with a three-day history of blurred vision and pain and redness in his left eye…
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Bilateral Ampiginous Choroiditis following Presumed SARS-CoV-2 Infection
Purpose. To report a case of bilateral ampiginous choroiditis following presumed SARS-CoV-2 infection. Case Description. A 25-year-old woman presented with metamorphopsia and a paracentral scotoma in her left eye. She endorsed night sweats, headache, and new-onset anosmia beginning 1 week before…
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Eales’ Disease: When the Rare Sounds Frequent
Eales’ disease is a peripheral occlusive retinal phlebitis, with an unclear pathogenesis. The classic association with hypersensitivity to Mycobacterium tuberculosis protein infers that immunologic disturbance may be involved. Here, we described three cases of Eales’ disease. All patients are…
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Digital Marking for Toric Intraocular Lenses in a Patient with Cyclodeviation
Digital marking systems have been shown to be more accurate at positioning toric intraocular lenses and hence providing better visual outcomes. Patients with cyclodeviation and concomitant astigmatism undergoing toric intraocular lens placement present an extra challenge. We present a case of a…
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Evolution of Lightning Maculopathy: Presentation of Two Clinical Cases and Brief Review of the Literature
Lightning is a naturally occurring atmospheric phenomenon. Though uncommon, it is a potentially devastating and underreported natural calamity. Lightning accounts for the second leading cause of weather-related death in most parts of the world. Among the survivors of lightning injury, more than…
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Central Retinal Artery Occlusion Associated with Sildenafil Overdose
Background. To report a patient with central retinal artery occlusion (CRAO) associated with sildenafil overdose. Case Presentation. A forty-two-year-old male presented three hours after sudden painless visual loss in the right eye. BCVA was counting finger in two meters, and relative afferent…
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Failure of XEN Gel Stent Implantation as a Stand-Alone Procedure in Congenital Glaucoma: Case Report of Secondary Congenital Glaucoma in Neurofibromatosis Type 1
A XEN gel stent implant procedure was performed in a one-year-old child with severe unilateral congenital glaucoma. At the age of 6 weeks, an uncomplicated 360° trabeculotomy had been performed, which resulted in intraocular pressure (IOP) control for only 4 months. The gel stent implantation was…
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Challenges of Pediatric Cataract Surgery in a Case of Seasonal Hyperacute Panuveitis (SHAPU)
A four-year-old female child diagnosed as a case of severe Seasonal Hyperacute Panuveitis (SHAPU) underwent lens-sparing core vitrectomy in her left eye with intravitreal antibiotic and steroid. Patient responded well to treatment and intraocular inflammation subsided. However, three months later…
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Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada Disease: A Case Series in a Tertiary Eye Center
Purpose. To study the clinical spectrum of Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada (VKH) disease in a tertiary eye center in Nepal. Methods. Baseline demographic details and clinical features of six patients diagnosed as VKH in a tertiary eye center were retrospectively reviewed. Examinations included best corrected…
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Clinical Findings of Melanoma-Associated Retinopathy with anti-TRPM1 Antibody
Introduction. We report the clinical features and clinical course of melanoma-associated retinopathy (MAR), in which autoantibodies against the transient receptor potential cation channel subfamily M member 1 (TRPM1) were detected. Case Presentation. A 74-year-old man was referred to our hospital…
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Conjunctival Tarsal Actinic Keratosis Treated with Interferon Alfa-2b: A Rare Case Report and Literature Review
Conjunctival neoplasia is one of the most frequent tumors in the eye. Actinic keratosis (AK) or solar keratosis is a precancerous lesion that is included with other epithelial tumors. This alteration does not break the basal membrane. There is enough evidence of successful outcomes to consider…
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Intra-Arterial Chemotherapy: New Hope for Adult Retinoblastoma Treatment—A Case Report and Brief Review
Background. Adult retinoblastoma (RB) is a rare intraocular tumor, leading to delayed diagnosis and, eventually, enucleation of the involved eyes. Therefore, this diagnosis should be considered if attributable signs and symptoms occurred. Here, the authors report a case of an adult group D RB…
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Localized Bilateral Superior and Inferior Orbital Neurofibroma in the Absence of Neurofibromatosis
Localized or isolated neurofibromas are peripheral nerve sheath tumors. They are rare in the orbit and occur without a systemic neurofibromatosis. There are few cases of bilateral tumors reported but none affecting both supraorbital and infraorbital nerves. We report a 45-year-old female who…
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Peripheral Retinal Neovascularization in a Patient with Sarcoidosis and Cocaine-Associated Autoimmunity
A 63-year-old African-American female with history of sarcoidosis (lymph node biopsy proven) and cocaine abuse for 8 years was referred to us because of new floater. Her ocular history was unremarkable except for vague complaints of visual disturbance during a hospital admission in 2016. On…