Inadvertent corneal pigmentation following cosmetic blepharopigmentation.

Purpose: To present a case of inadvertent corneal pigmentation as a complication of cosmetic eyelid tattooing.

Observations: A 63 year old woman presented with left eye redness and irritation 3 days after undergoing permanent eyeliner tattooing of her upper and lower eyelids. On ocular examination a black pigmentation of the nasal cornea in her left eye was observed, with associated conjunctival injection.

Visual outcome of mega-dose intravenous corticosteroid treatment in non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy - retrospective analysis.

Background: To date, non arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION) is still incurable. We wish to evaluate the effect of intravenous (IV) corticosteroids on the visual outcome of NAION patients.

Methods: Visual parameters were retrospectively compared between NAION patients treated with IV corticosteroids and untreated NAION patients (control).

Sixth nerve palsy as the presenting symptom of metastatic colon carcinoma.

Isolated cranial mononeuropathies in patients over 50 years of age most commonly result from microvascular ischemic demyelination. A 51-year-old female without vasculopathic risk factors presented with isolated sixth nerve palsy. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain and orbits revealed a cavernous sinus lesion that was diagnosed as a meningioma.

Intrascleral implantation of glass beads during evisceration.

Background And Objective: To review the results after small glass bead implantation in the scleral cavity during evisceration.

Materials And Methods: In this retrospective study, we retrieved the follow-up data of 17 patients who underwent evisceration with glass bead implantation from 1993 to 1996.

Results: All patients achieved good cosmetic results with good motility of the prosthesis.