Cyclic hematochezia in a young woman with appendiceal endometriosis.

We report the case of a 37-year old woman with a history of ovarian endometriosis who was referred for cyclical episodes of hematochezia during her menstrual period. Colonoscopy and Computed Tomography were performed with a final diagnosis of appendiceal endometriosis. She was operated, evolving favorably.

Prevalence and causes of bilateral blindness and visual impairment among institutionalized elderly people in Pamplona, Spain.

Purpose: To estimate the prevalence and causes of bilateral blindness and visual impairment in an urban institutionalized population aged 65 years and older.

Methods: A total of 392 nursing home residents completed a standardized eye examination, including measurement of visual acuity (VA), intraocular pressure, lens opacity grading, indirect ophthalmoscopy, and photography of the macular area. The major causes of vision loss identified for all participants were blindness and visual impairment.

Using optical coherence tomography to monitor photodynamic therapy in age related macular degeneration.

Purpose: To evaluate the role of optical coherence tomography (OCT) in determining choroidal neovascularization (CNV) activity before and after photodynamic therapy (PDT) in patients with age-related macular degeneration (ARMD).

Design: Prospective observational case series.

Setting: Institutional study.