Bilateral exudative retinal detachments as the presenting features of idiopathic orbital inflammation.

Idiopathic orbital inflammation, also known as orbital pseudotumour, is a term describing a spectrum of idiopathic, non-neoplastic, non-infectious, space-occupying orbital lesion without identifiable local or systemic cause. This disease occurs mainly in young adults and typically presents with acute proptosis, chemosis and limited extraocular movement. Herein an unusual case of idiopathic orbital inflammation presenting with bilateral exudative retinal detachment in a 9-year-old girl is described.

Ocular screening in severe acute respiratory syndrome.

Purpose: To investigate the ocular manifestations of patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and to monitor the possible ocular complications arising from the treatment regimen with high-dose systemic corticosteroid drugs.

Design: Prospective, observational cohort case series.

Methods: Ninety eyes from 45 patients with the diagnosis of SARS during an epidemic outbreak in Hong Kong were analyzed.

Macular hole surgery with or without indocyanine green stained internal limiting membrane peeling.

Background: To compare the anatomical and visual outcome in primary idiopathic macular hole surgery with or without indocyanine green (ICG) stained internal limiting membrane (ILM) peeling.

Methods: The medical records of the last 40 consecutive eyes receiving primary idiopathic macular hole surgery with gas as internal tamponade performed by a single surgeon were retrospectively reviewed and analysed. All eyes had a follow-up period of at least 6 months.

Treatment of choroidal neovascularization in central serous chorioretinopathy by photodynamic therapy with verteporfin.

Purpose: To evaluate the safety and efficacy of photodynamic therapy (PDT) with verteporfin in the treatment of patients with choroidal neovascularization (CNV) secondary to central serous chorioretinopathy (CSC).

Design: Open-label, two-center, noncomparative, prospective interventional case series.

Methods: Consecutive patients with subfoveal or juxtafoveal CNV secondary to CSC were recruited and treated with a standard regimen of PDT with verteporfin.