An unusual ophthalmologic finding in a patient with congenital central hypoventilation syndrome.

Introduction: Congenital Central Hypoventilation Syndrome (CCHS) is a rare disease due to a severely impaired central control of breathing and dysfunction of the autonomic nervous system. Ophthalmologic abnormalities are common in patients with CCHS and include horizontal strabismus, pupil and iris abnormalities and ptosis. We report a unique case of CCHS in association with monocular elevation deficit (MED) in a boy diagnosed with CCHS at birth.

Descemet's Membrane Detachment during Phacocanaloplasty: Case Series and In-Depth Literature Review.

This article presents three cases of Descemet's membrane detachment (DMD) occurring during 'ab externo' phacocanaloplasty procedures in three patients with uncontrolled primary open-angle glaucoma (OAG) and discusses the management of this condition by reviewing the available literature. Following a successful 360° cannulation of Schlemm's canal (SC), the microcatheter was withdrawn while an ophthalmic viscosurgical device (OVD) was injected into the canal. During passage through the inferonasal quadrant, a spontaneous separation of the posterior layer of the cornea was observed.

Effects of 3% trehalose as an adjuvant treatment after LASIK.

Purpose: To evaluate the effect of 3% trehalose as an adjuvant in the standard treatment after laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis.

Design: Interventional prospective comparative single-blind study.

Setting: Department of Ophthalmology, Hospital Quirón Zaragoza, Spain.

Study of spectral-domain optical coherence tomography in children: normal values and influence of age, sex, and refractive status.

Purpose: To establish normal values for retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL), macular thickness, and macular volume in children using spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (OCT).

Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was performed in healthy children between 3 and 14 years of age. Each child underwent a comprehensive ophthalmic examination that included 3 OCT scans with Spectralis (Heidelberg Engineering, Heidelberg, Germany).

CHOROIDAL THICKNESS AND VOLUME IN A HEALTHY PEDIATRIC POPULATION AND ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH AGE, AXIAL LENGTH, AMETROPIA, AND SEX.

Purpose: To evaluate choroidal thickness (CT) and volume in healthy pediatric individuals using enhanced depth imaging spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT), as well as its association with age, sex, axial length (AL), and refractive error.

Methods: Ninety-three eyes from 93 healthy pediatric individuals were examined. An Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study grid was applied to analyze CT and volume map in each of its nine sectors.

Changes in frequency-doubling perimetry in patients with type I diabetes prior to retinopathy.

Purpose: To evaluate the ability of frequency-doubling technology (FDT) perimetry in detecting visual field defects in young adults with type I diabetes prior to retinopathy or with minor retinovascular changes.

Methods: This comparative cross-sectional study included 30 healthy subjects and 73 age-matched patients with type I diabetes mellitus. All subjects underwent a full ocular examination including an FDT with the threshold C-20-5 strategy.

Keratitis after Implantation of Intrastromal Corneal Rings with Spontaneous Extrusion of the Segment.

PURPOSE: To report a case of bacterial keratitis in a patient with a history of intrastromal corneal ring segments (INTACS®) implantation to correct keratoconus. METHODS: The patient's history, clinical presentation, pathological analysis and therapeutic management were reviewed. RESULTS: A 36-year-old-man was referred to our department due to decreased vision and intense pain in his left eye, 40 days after INTACS® implantation for keratoconus.

Topical tacrolimus ointment for treatment of intractable atopic keratoconjunctivitis: a case report and review of the literature.

Purpose: To report the utility of tacrolimus 0.03% dermatologic ointment (Protopic) in a case of refractory atopic keratoconjunctivitis with giant papillae. A review of the medical literature is presented.