Ocular manifestations of congenital insensitivity to pain: a long-term follow-up.

Aim: To describe ocular manifestations in children with congenital insensitivity to pain with and without anhidrosis (CIPA and CIP).

Methods: We reviewed records of eye examinations of 39 children diagnosed with CIPA or CIP. We collected clinical data, with particular attention to ocular surface findings.

Infantile cataract: comparison of two surgical approaches.

Objective: To compare the results of 2 cataract extraction techniques with primary intraocular lens (IOL) implantation in children.

Design: Retrospective comparative case series study.

Methods: This study included children with congenital or developmental cataract.

New approach for pterygium removal using 20 % ethanol.

The aim of this study is to present a new method for pterygium removal using ethanol 20 % solution, applied to a retrospective consecutive case series conducted in the Department of Ophthalmology, Soroka University Medical Center, Beer-Sheva, Israel. The technique adopted the following procedure. After subconjunctival bupivacaine hydrochloride 0.

Microangiopathic Anemia of Acute Brucellosis - is it a True TTP?

Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) is a severe disease, potentially fatal, if not diagnosed and treated promptly. TTP is clinically characterized by the pentad of thrombocytopenia, Coombs-negative hemolytic anemia, fever, renal abnormalities and neurological disturbances. Advances in recent years have delineated the molecular mechanisms of acquired and hereditary TTP.