The correlation between anterior ischemic optic neuropathy the non-arthritic form, and the treatment involving alpha-interferon.

The anterior ischemic optic neuropathy is an uncommon complication of alpha-Interferon treatment, characterized by the either temporary or permanent diminishing in visual acuity. We are hereby presenting the clinical case of an anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (non-arteritic form) complicating interferon therapy for Chronic Hepatitis C. In such cases we recommend ophthalmological examinations and if severe ophthalmologic complications occur antiviral treatment should be stopped immediately.

Sebaceous carcinoma of the eyelid: anatomoclinical data.

Sebaceous gland carcinoma of the eyelid is a rare slow-growing tumor and is one of the most aggressive malignancies of the eyelid. Diagnosis is often delayed because it can be confused with other periocular lesions. We report the case of a 78-year-old female who presented for the anesthetic aspect of a nodular tumor on the right upper eyelid occurring one year earlier.

[Morphopathological changes in glaucoma-induced trabecular meshwork].

Unlabelled: Glaucoma causes trabecular meshwork and Schlemm canal changes, resulting in the obstruction of the aqueous flow at this level.

Aim: To show the histological changes in the surgically removed trabecular meshwork tissues.

Material And Method: Trabecular meshwork fragments were histologically processed for histological diagnosis.

[Chronic dacryocystitis fistulization in a Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome].

The article presents the treatment difficulties of the chronic dacryocystitis at an eight month old patient, diagnosed with Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome. The difficulties occurred as a result of numerous antibiotic treatments and surgical procedures suffered by the patient since his second week of life.

[The retinal fold in premature infants].

More and more authors point out the existence of the retinal folds at the prematures with retrolental fibroplasia. This form is considered to be achieved. The survey has been done during 3 years on 27 children, divided in 2 groups: the former was the group of the prematures with retinal fold present in retrolental fibroplasia, and the later was the group of children with congenital retinal fold, but born at time.