Unilateral upper eyelid eversion and kink associated with epidemic keratoconjunctivitis.

Purpose: Upper lid eversion in adults from non-cicatricial causes is rare. We report a case of upper eyelid eversion secondary to epidemic keratoconjunctivitis (EKC).

Observations: A 37 year-old female presented with unilateral upper lid eversion.

High Inflammatory Infiltrate Correlates With Poor Symptomatic Improvement After Surgical Treatment for Superior Limbic Keratoconjunctivitis.

Purpose: Superior limbic keratoconjunctivitis (SLK) is a chronic and recurrent condition of unknown etiology. It is often managed conservatively, but there is a high rate of success with surgical management for severe or recalcitrant cases. The purpose of this article is to describe and analyze clinicopathological features of patients with SLK who underwent surgical treatment and their association with the clinical outcome.

Anterior infectious necrotizing scleritis secondary to infection following intravitreal ranibizumab injection.

Purpose: To report the occurrence and management of severe infectious scleritis in a 75 year-old woman following intravitreal ranibizumab injection.

Observations: A 75 year-old monocular woman receiving monthly intravitreal ranibizumab injection for wet age related macular degeneration in the left eye presented with severe dull pain, decreased vision, and scleral melt with discharge 2 weeks after her last injection. The dilated fundus exam was devoid of vitritis.

Histopathological study of delayed regraft after corneal graft failure.

Purpose: To evaluate the histopathological features of corneal graft failures over time.

Methods: A single-center retrospective analysis was performed on corneal specimens diagnosed as corneal graft failure retrieved from The Henry C. Witelson Ophthalmic Pathology Laboratory and Registry (Montreal, Canada) over a 9-year period.

Histopathological study of lesions of the caruncle: a 15-year single center review.

Introduction: The caruncle is a modified cutaneous tissue located at the inner canthus that contains hair follicles, accessory lacrimal glands, sweat glands and sebaceous glands. These different types of tissues can give rise to a wide variety of lesions that make the clinical diagnosis difficult. The aim of the study was to investigate the most common types of caruncle lesions and the clinical and pathological correlation.

Histopathological study of 49 cases of keratoconus.

Aims: Keratoconus is a bilateral and asymmetrical corneal ectasia. The pathophysiology of this disorder has yet to be fully elucidated. The purpose of our study was to document the prevalence of the most common morphological features of keratoconic corneas.

Incidence of melanocytic lesions of the conjunctiva in a review of 10 675 ophthalmic specimens.

During the study period, 10,675 human ophthalmic specimens were received at The Henry C. Witelson Ophthalmic Pathology Laboratory and Registry, McGill University, Montreal, Canada. Of those, 271 were conjunctival lesions (2.

Histopathologic study of corneal stromal dystrophies: a 10-year experience.

Purpose: To determine the frequency and describe the histopathologic features of stromal corneal dystrophies over a 10-year period.

Methods: A single-centered, retrospective analysis was performed on corneal specimens diagnosed as stromal dystrophies retrieved from the Henry C. Witelson Ophthalmic Pathology Laboratory and Registry (Montreal, Canada) over a period of 10 years.

Orbital metastasis from breast carcinoma presenting as neurotrophic keratitis.

Case Report: This is a case report of an 81-year-old woman with previous breast cancer. The patient presented with a history of unilateral painless red eye and displayed on examination a nodule in the superior orbital rim, proptosis, and neurotrophic keratitis. Clinical and radiographic examinations were followed by biopsy of the orbital mass.

Corneal endothelial deposits associated with rifabutin use.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to report on the possible development of corneal endothelial deposits resulting from the use of rifabutin.

Methods: Case series consisting of 3 patients treated with rifabutin were retrospectively studied. Two of the patients were infected with human immunodeficiency virus.