Ischemic stroke and retinal artery occlusion after carotid aneurysm embolization.

We present the case of a 72-year-old male with a right carotid aneurysm incidentally discovered after an ischemic stroke. After management of the stroke, stent-assisted coil embolization was performed to treat the aneurysm. Two simultaneous and early complications occurred: new ischemic strokes and branch retinal artery occlusions, respectively in the right occipital lobe and in the right eye.

Assessment of Spontaneous Retinal Arterial Pulsations in Acute Central Retinal Vein Occlusions.

Central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO) is a common retinal disease. Recent works mentioned spontaneous retinal arterial pulsations (SRAPs) as a feature of some CRVOs. This is a retrospective study on patients presenting with CRVO who were followed up for at least 6 months.

Incidence and Risk Factors of Ocular Hypertension following Pars Plana Vitrectomy and Silicone Oil Injection.

Purpose: To evaluate the risk factors for elevated intraocular pressure (IOP) after pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) with silicone oil injection (SOI).

Procedures: This prospective interventional study included 254 consecutive eyes receiving PPV with SOI.

Results: Elevated IOP developed in 48% of the eyes postoperatively.

VITREORETINAL SURGERY WITH SILICONE OIL TAMPONADE IN PRIMARY UNCOMPLICATED RHEGMATOGENOUS RETINAL DETACHMENT: Clinical Outcomes and Complications.

Background: To determine the anatomical and functional outcomes and possible complications after pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) with silicone oil (SO) tamponade in primary uncomplicated rhegmatogenous retinal detachments.

Methods: This is a prospective observational study. Overall, 62 consecutive patients who underwent surgical repair by PPV and SO injection for primary uncomplicated rhegmatogenous retinal detachment between January 01, 2006 and April 30, 2012 were followed.

Rate of corneal collagen crosslinking redo in private practice: risk factors and safety.

Objective. To report the rate of progression of keratectasia after primary crosslinking (CXL) and evaluate the safety and efficiency of CXL redo. Materials and Methods.

Static cyclotorsion measurements using the Schwind Amaris laser.

Purpose: To assess the reliability and reproducibility of static cyclotorsion correction (SCC) measurements made using the Schwind Amaris Excimer laser in patients undergoing LASIK or PRK, and compare the outcomes of treating astigmatism with and without SCC.

Methods: Eighty eyes of 40 patients were included in this study. All eyes underwent 2 or 3 sets of five measurements: before and after speculum placement, and after flap-lift (in LASIK cases).

Spontaneous simultaneous bilateral malignant glaucoma of a patient with no antecedent history of medical or surgical eye diseases.

Purpose: Malignant glaucoma, or aqueous misdirection syndrome, is a condition characterized by sudden intraocular pressure (IOP) elevation, and it is usually unilateral and induced by ocular surgical intervention or by medical therapy. Here, we report a case of simultaneous bilateral malignant glaucoma in a young patient with no history of any ocular diseases.

Case Report: A case of a 24-year-old female with no apparent previous history of ocular medical or surgical conditions was referred to our hospital because of recent bilateral IOP elevation associated with a severe drop in vision and shallow anterior chamber with no posterior segment anomalies detected by ocular ultrasound in both eyes.

Azithromycin 1.5% ophthalmic solution: efficacy and treatment modalities in chronic blepharitis.

Purpose: To assess the efficacy of topical 1.5% azithromycin in the treatment of moderate to severe chronic blepharitis and to compare the efficacy of two different treatment modalities.

Methods: A randomized clinical trial included 67 patients with chronic anterior and/or posterior blepharitis, followed-up for 3 months.