Glaucomatous Type Cupping Caused by Internal Carotid Artery Compression: a Case Report.

A 71-year-old woman with a diagnosis of normal tension glaucoma (NTG) presented with complains of progressive visual loss in the right eye. Examination revealed features consistent with compressive optic neuropathy. Although brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was initially interpreted as normal, re-evaluation disclosed a compression on the right optic nerve from the right internal carotid artery.

Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography Findings in Deficiency Optic Neuropathy.

A 44-year-old man was evaluated for bilateral progressive visual loss and diagnosed with vitamin B deficiency optic neuropathy. Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography features of optic nerve and macula showed a decrease in peripapillary and macular vessel density that correlated well with the areas of retinal nerve fibre layer thinning seen on OCT. Further studies are needed to evaluate the role of this new technology in the evaluation of toxic and metabolic optic neuropathy.

Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada Disease Presenting as Unilateral Neuroretinits.

A 42-year-old female presented with unilateral visual loss associated with systemic symptoms of fever and headache. Although initial ophthalmic examination revealed a unilateral neuroretinitis, investigation for infectious and non-infectious causes of neuroretinitis were negative. At our examination, retinal imaging (suggestive of bilateral involvement) along with the results of lumbar puncture (pleocytosis) and clinical findings was consistent with a diagnosis of Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease.

Retinitis Pigmentosa Sine Pigmento Mimicking a Chiasm Disease.

A 75-year-old woman presented to her ophthalmologist complaining of visual loss for several years. The ophthalmic examination was remarkable for a bitemporal visual field defect. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan of the brain was normal without evidence of chiasm compression.

Thick corneas, large pupils, and a giant problem.

An 87-year-old woman presented 1 month after uneventful cataract surgery with ipsilateral corneal edema. She was diagnosed with pseudophakic bullous keratopathy and scheduled for endothelial transplantation. A few days later, however, she presented with bilateral corneal edema, dilated pupils, and further reduction of visual acuity.

The pescatorial sixth.

A 56-year-old man with diabetes presented with acute diplopia and signs of bilateral complete abduction deficits. Diffuse areflexia was his only other sign at presentation. Within a few days, he developed complete ophthalmoplegia and ataxia, consistent with a clinical diagnosis of Miller-Fisher syndrome, and repeated history revealed a possible gastroenteritis 3 weeks prior.

Risk factors for graft failure after penetrating keratoplasty: 5-year follow-up from the corneal transplant epidemiological study.

Purpose: To evaluate corneal graft survival over a 5-year period and to investigate whether factors related to the donor, eye bank practices, the recipient, surgery, and postoperative course influenced the outcome.

Methods: Nine hundred ninety-eight patients were randomly selected and monitored in the subsequent 3 years from a cohort of 4500 recipients who underwent penetrating keratoplasty between 2001 and 2004. Cox univariate regression analysis was used to select variables to be included in a multivariate Cox proportional hazards model with a backward selection procedure to identify potential risk factors for graft failure.

Localization and expression of CHST6 and keratan sulfate proteoglycans in the human cornea.

Macular corneal dystrophy (MCD; OMIM 217800) is a rare autosomal recessive inherited disorder caused by mutations in the carbohydrate sulfotransferase 6 (CHST6) and characterised by the presence of unsulfated keratan sulfate proteoglycans (KSPGs) forming abnormal deposits that eventually lead to visual impairment. The aim of this study is to understand in which corneal cells CHST6 and KSPGs are expressed and exert their activity. Expression and localization of CHST6, keratan sulfate (KS) and proteins of the KSPGs, such as mimecan and lumican, were assessed both in human cornea sections and in cultured primary keratinocytes (n = 3) and keratocytes (n = 4).

Spontaneous resolution of retinal angiomatous proliferation.

Purpose: To describe a case of spontaneous resolution of retinal angiomatous proliferation (RAP) in a patient with age-related macular degeneration.

Methods: A 67-year-old woman complained about progressive visual loss in the right eye. Visual acuity was 20/50 in the right eye and 20/20 in the left eye.

Acute bilateral vitreo-retinal hemorrhages following oxygen-ozone therapy for lumbar disk herniation.

Purpose: To describe a case of acute bilateral intraocular hemorrhages occurring after injection of oxygen-ozone (O(2)O(3)) mixture.

Design: Observational case report.

Methods: A 45-year-old woman complained about acute bilateral visual loss after intradiscal and periganglionic injection of gas mixture (O(2)O(3)) for lumbar disk herniation.

Posterior capsule opacification after phacoemulsification: silicone CeeOn Edge versus acrylate AcrySof intraocular lens.

Purpose: To compare the rates and morphologic features of posterior capsule opacification (PCO) after small-incision phacoemulsification and in-the-bag implantation of 2 foldable intraocular lenses (IOLs) over an 18-month follow-up.

Setting: Departments of Ophthalmology, Hospital of Conegliano, Conegliano, and Maggiore Hospital of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.

Methods: In an open clinical study, 78 cataract patients were randomly selected to have implantation of a silicone CeeOn Edge (Pharmacia) or acrylate AcrySof (Alcon) IOL after phacoemulsification cataract surgery.