Correlation between body mass index and ocular parameters.

To investigate the relationship between BMI and selected ocular parameters. Fifty-three left eyes of normal weight subjects and 67 age-sex matched overweight subjects were studied. Inclusion criteria for the normal weight and overweight groups included BMI between 18.

Central retinal artery occlusion by proxy: a cause for sudden blindness in an airline passenger.

The use of gas media in ophthalmologic procedures is relatively commonplace. Scleral buckle and pneumatic retinopexy procedures using air-gas mediums are a widely accepted treatment for retinal detachment. We present a patient who had a scleral buckle with pneumatic retinopexy performed and subsequently flew in a commercial airliner 2 wk later.