Therapeutic Keratoplasty for Keratitis.

: This study evaluates the effectiveness of therapeutic keratoplasty for fungal keratitis and explores the diagnosis and management challenges of this infectious corneal disease. We retrospectively analyzed therapeutic keratoplasty cases at a tertiary hospital for keratitis when standard treatments failed. : Five cases of keratitis, unresponsive to typical antifungal treatments, required keratoplasty due to fast progression and diagnostic difficulties.

Periorbital necrotizing fasciitis: clinical perspectives on nine cases.

A multicenter review of Periorbital Necrotizing Fasciitis including nine cases, aged 41 to 82, mostly female, and mainly post-traumatic or idiopathic. Streptococcus pyogenes was the most frequent pathogen. Treatment involved debridement alongside antibiotic therapy in all cases.

Functional inferior canalicular reconstruction using a monocanalicular probe after tumor resection of the medial third of the lower eyelid.

Purpose: To describe a surgical technique for functionally reconstructing a lacrimal drainage duct and to assess its long-term functionality.

Methods: This observational review includes six cases involving reconstruction of the inferior canaliculus after surgical resection of lower eyelid carcinoma. Following lesion excision with safety margins, the epithelium of the distal portion of the inferior canaliculus is located and intubated with a monocanalicular probe.

Orbital myositis in a patient with Crohn's disease: A case report of two episodes.

Purpose: To describe a case report of a 34 years-old patient with Crohn's Disease and two episodes of Ocular Myositis.

Methods: The research methodology employed in this study consisted of a retrospective review of the patient's complete medical history.

Results: Crohn's Disease is a chronic inflammatory bowel disorder known to be associated with a wide range of extraintestinal manifestations.