[Wide angle fundus documentation in retinopathy of prematurity].

Background: Fundus documentation in preterm infants has been improved by the advent of a new wide-angle fundus camera (RetCam 120).

Patients And Methods: In 30 preterm infants we used the RetCam 120 for retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) screening, before and after laser treatment of ROP and after regression of acute phase ROP for documentation of fundus findings. The RetCam 120 is a digital contact wide-angle fundus camera which is based on a 3-chip CCD video camera.

Merkel cell carcinoma of the eyebrow extending into the orbit.

Background: Merkel cell carcinoma is a rare and aggressive cutaneous neoplasm with high local recurrence and metastatic rates.

Purpose: To highlight an unusual presentation of a Merkel cell carcinoma.

Case Report: We report a large Merkel cell tumor in an 85-year-old woman.

[Trans-scleral diode laser coagulation for therapy of acute retinopathia praematurorum].

Background: Lens opacities were noted in single cases after transpupillar laser photocoagulation in retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) using the laser indirect ophthalmoscope. The diode laser with its wavelength in the near infrared (810 nm) makes lens sparing transscleral retinal coagulation possible.

Patients And Methods: In a controlled clinical study 60 eyes of 30 very low birth weight infants (gestational age 23-31 weeks, mean 26.