Posterior Capsular Opacification and Glistening in Hydrophobic Monofocal Biaspheric Intraocular Lens Two Years After Implantation: A Case Control Study.

This study aims to analyze the prevalence and severity of posterior capsule opacification (PCO) and glistening in a new hydrophobic biaspheric monofocal intraocular lens (IOLs) 24 months after implantation. By means of a ambispective, observational, case-control design, a total of 297 eyes from 200 cataract surgery patients were included in the study (118 females and 82 males; mean age: 72.31 ± 9.

An association between bilateral keratoconus in a patient with spondyloocular syndrome and xylosyltransferase II gene mutation.

Spondyloocular syndrome (SOS) is a rare autosomal-recessive disorder. Since 2015, SOS has been linked to mutations in xylosyltransferase II () locus. Phenotypic features could affect multiple systems, such as sight, hearing, or bones.

Impact of Different Clinical Baseline Characteristics on Intravitreal Dexamethasone Implant Ozurdex Outcomes.

Purpose: To determine the impact of different baseline clinical characteristics on the improvement in best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) in patients with diabetic macular edema (DME) who underwent the intravitreal dexamethasone implant (DEX) Ozurdex.

Methods: This was a single center retrospective study conducted on patients with DME, either naïve or previously treated, who were treated with one or more DEX and had a follow-up of at least 6 months. The main outcome measure was the proportion of DEX achieving an improvement ≥15 letters in BCVA.

CONCOMITANT MUTATIONS IN INHERITED RETINAL DYSTROPHIES: Why the Reproductive and Therapeutic Counseling Should Be Addressed Cautiously.

Purpose: To highlight the challenge of correct reproductive and therapeutic counseling in complex pedigrees with different inherited retinal dystrophies (IRD).

Methods: Two hundred eight patients diagnosed with nonsyndromic IRD underwent full ophthalmologic examination and molecular analysis using targeted next-generation sequencing.

Results: Five families (4%) carried mutations in more than one gene that contribute to different IRD.

Contribution of the Visante OCT and B-scan ultrasound in the diagnosis and follow up of a topiramate-induced bilateral ciliochoroidal effusion syndrome.

A 45 year-old man with bilateral acute angle-closure and myopia after starting treatment with topiramate, secondary to alcohol and heroin dependence. Using Visante® OCT (Optical Coherence Tomography) and B-scan Ultrasound he was diagnosed with bilateral ciliochoroidal effusion as the pathophysiological mechanism. Topiramate was stopped and ocular hypotensive therapy with a topical cycloplegic and corticosteroids were started, resolving ciliochoroidal effusion syndrome.

[Juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma with orbital extension].

Clinical Case: The case is presented of a 21 year-old male with a history of left proptosis and diplopia of two weeks of onset. The MRI showed an ethmoid-orbital vascular lesion with anterior skull base invasion and orbital extension. Biopsy of the ethmoid confirmed fibrovascular tissue, which supported the diagnosis of angiofibroma.

Methotrexate as a treatment in ocular cicatricial moderate pemphigoid.

Clinical Case: A 73 year-old woman presented with a history of non-specific symptoms and photophobia in both eyes of 1 year progression. The examination revealed a bilateral symblepharon and fornix shortening. Immunohistochemical analysis confirmed the presence of linear deposits of IgG, IgM and C3 along the conjunctival basement membrane.

Orbital involvement by non-Hodgkin lymphoma NK T cells.

Clinical Case: The case is presented of 37 year-old male with a history of nasal obstruction with right rhinorrhea, headache, hearing loss and right exophthalmos of 4 months progression. The MRI revealed that the ethmoidal and maxillary sinuses contained inflammatory tissue extending into the orbital region. The biopsy confirmed a non-Hodgkin lymphoma of natural killer (NK) T cells.