Blindness, deafness, quadriparesis, and a retinal malformation: the ravages of neurofibromatosis 2.

Advances in molecular biology have established that the diseases once collectively referred to as neurofibromatosis are actually genetically distinct and clinically heterogenous conditions. This realization has led to separate definitions for neurofibromatosis (NF) type 1 and 2. Although ophthalmologic manifestations of NF1 have long been recognized, the distinguishing ocular features of NF2 have only recently received attention.

Tensile strength of insertional suture techniques in strabismus surgery.

Background: The "lost" extraocular muscle is a serious adverse outcome of seemingly uncomplicated strabismus surgery. One potential cause of this complication is suture slippage in the operated muscle or tendon. The purpose of this study was to determine the relative tensile strengths of three suture techniques commonly used in strabismus surgery and to compare the incidence of suture slippage in the tendon or muscle among these techniques.