Combined lateral orbitotomy and endoscopic transnasal orbital decompression in a case of orbital aspergillosis with impending intracranial invasion.

A 64-year-old man with a known history of diabetes and hypertension presented to the Accident and Emergency Department with a 2-day history of sudden decreased vision in the right eye. Temporal arteritis was suspected with an elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate (71 mm/h), and oral prednisolone was started immediately. Four days later, the patient's right eye vision deteriorated from 0.

Clinical features and outcomes of Fusarium keratitis associated with contact lens wear.

Purpose: To describe the clinical features and outcomes among contact lens wearers with Fusarium keratitis.

Methods: A retrospective observational review of all cases of culture-proven Fusarium keratitis among contact lens wearers from three hospitals in Hong Kong Island were included. The clinical features, hygiene habits, and clinical outcomes were reviewed.

Recent pattern of contact lens-related keratitis in Hong Kong.

Purpose: To describe the changing pattern of clinical features and microbiology of contact lens-associated microbial keratitis in Hong Kong.

Methods: This is a retrospective observational case series of patients diagnosed with contact lens-associated microbial keratitis between July 2004 and April 2005 and between July 2005 and April 2006. Patients who wore contact lenses solely for the correction of refractive error and who were seen at Queen Mary Hospital were included in the study.