Undetected development of glaucoma after radial keratotomy.

Purpose: To report a case of advanced glaucomatous optic atrophy years after bilateral radial keratotomy.

Methods: Multiple intraocular pressure (IOP) measurements of both eyes in a 40-year-old woman who underwent previous bilateral radial keratotomy were obtained using Goldmann applanation tonometry as well as air-puff and Schiotz tonometry. In addition to regular eye examinations, corneal thickness, surface, and shape were examined using Orbscan and C-Scan.

Treatment and long-term outcome of patients with orbital cavernomas.

Purpose: To evaluate the long-term prognosis of visual function in patients with orbital cavernomas after conservative and surgical treatment.

Design: Interventional case series.

Methods: The authors describe the outcome of 20 patients with cavernous hemangiomas of the orbit treated in their departments between 1988 and 2003.