Topical cyclosporine A 0.05% before and after surgery to prevent pterygium recurrence.

Purpose: We evaluated the role of the conjunctival flap rotation technique using 5-fluorouracil and adjuvant therapy with topical cyclosporine A at 0.05% during short pre- and postoperative periods for the prevention of primary pterygium recurrence.

Methods: In this prospective study, 76 patients with primary pterygium (76 eyes) were categorized into two groups: the control group with 31 patients who did not receive cyclosporine treatment, and the cyclosporine group with 45 patients who received topical cyclosporine A (0.

Three Adult Cases of Orbital Hidrocystoma Presenting with Blepharoptosis.

Purpose: To report adult cases of superior orbital apocrine hidrocystoma.

Methods: Retrospective case series of three patients with superior orbital apocrine hidrocystoma and blepharoptosis with review of the clinical aspects of each of the cases.

Results: All three cases presented with blepharoptosis.

[Profile of patients with anophthalmic cavity: study at Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu - UNESP].

Purpose: To evaluate the profile of anophthalmic cavity carriers and patients' evolution with the employed treatments.

Methods: Retrospective study carried out at Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu, to evaluate the profile and the evolution of patients with anophthalmic cavity treated in our service. Data were evaluated according to the frequency of occurrence and analysis of association.