Nystagmus And Beyond: A Rare Ocular Motility Disorder.

Joubert syndrome is a rare autosomal recessive disorder predominantly involving the cerebellar vermis and brain stem. It is characterized clinically by global developmental delay, abnormal ocular movements, hypotonia, ataxia, intellectual disability and neonatal breathing abnormalities. Due to its uncommon and unconventional presentation, its diagnosis is usually delayed.

Corneal Complications And Visual Impairment In Vernal Keratoconjunctivitis Patients.

Background: Vernal kerato-conjunctivitis (VKC) is an infrequent but serious form of allergic conjunctivitis common in warm and humid areas where air is rich in allergens. It affects both eyes asymmetrically. Although VKC is a self-limiting disease but visions affecting corneal complications influence the quality of life in school children.

PREVALENCE OF REFRACTIVE ERRORS IN MADRASSA STUDENTS OF HARIPUR DISTRICT.

Background: Visual impairment due to refractive errors is one of the most common problems among school-age children and is the second leading cause of treatable blindness. The Right to Sight, a global initiative launched by a coalition of non-government organizations and the World Health Organization (WHO), aims to eliminate avoidable visual impairment and blindness at a global level. In order to achieve this goal it is important to know the prevalence of different refractive errors in a community.

Use of supero-temporal free conjunctivo-limbal autograft in the surgical management of pterygium: our technique and results.

Background: A pterygium is a fibro-vascular, wing shaped encroachment of the conjunctiva on to the cornea. The prevalence rates ranges from 0.7 to 31% among different populations and also influenced by age, race, and exposure to solar radiations.

Eclipse retinopathy: follow up of 36 cases after April 1995 solar eclipse in Pakistan.

Background: A study was carried out at the Department of Ophthalmology Ayub Medical College, Abbottabad from April 1995 to April 2002 to study the visual acuity changes in patients of solar eclipse retinopathy.

Methods: Thirty-six patients with solar eclipse retinopathy were seen. Examination included assessment of Visual Acuity (VA), Slit Lamp examination, Fundoscopy, Fundus Photography and Fundus Fluorescein Angiography where the VA was 6/60.