Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of the orbit: A clinico-pathological study of 25 cases.

Background: Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT) is a rare entity characterized by the presence of myofibroblasts and inflammatory cells within a fibrous stroma, which typically occurs in children or young adults. The IMT is considered generally a benign lesion, although about 20% of cases may experience recurrence, and most rarely develop metastasis. Herein, we present the largest series of primary orbital IMT ever reported.

Evaluation of ischemic diabetic maculopathy with Fourier-domain optical coherence tomography and microperimetry.

Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of high-speed Fourier-domain optical coherence tomography (FD-OCT) and fundus microperimetry (MP-1) in identifying the anatomic and functional features of ischemic diabetic maculopathy.

Design: Prospective noninterventional study.

Participants: Forty-two consecutive eyes (23 patients) with ischemic diabetic maculopathy and 40 normal eyes (25 control subjects) were included in this study.

Choroidal thickness in open-angle glaucoma measured by spectral-domain scanning laser ophthalmoscopy/optical coherence tomography.

Aims: To measure macular choroidal thickness in healthy and glaucomatous eyes using spectral-domain scanning laser ophthalmoscopy/optical coherence tomography.

Methods: Choroidal thickness was measured in 21 healthy eyes and 16 glaucomatous eyes. Choroidal thickness was measured under the fovea and at 500-µm intervals from the foveal center to 4 mm in the nasal and temporal directions.

Intravitreal triamcinolone, bevacizumab and pegaptanib for occult choroidal neovascularization.

Purpose: To evaluate best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) and foveal thickness (FT) changes in occult subfoveal choroidal neovascularization (CNV) from age-related macular degeneration (AMD) after intravitreal bevacizumab (IVB, 1.25 mg/0.05 ml), pegaptanib (IVP, 0.

Hepatitis C virus infection in ocular adnexal lymphomas.

Objective: To assess the influence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection on disease appearance and outcome of ocular adnexal non-Hodgkin lymphoma (ONHL).

Design: Retrospective comparative study (from January 1, 1992, through December 31, 2006).

Methods: The medical records of 129 patients with ONHL were retrospectively reviewed.