Posterior scleral perforation due to endogenous endophthalmitis in a pregnant with selective IgA deficiency.

We present the case of a 35-year-old female patient, pregnant in her third trimester, with no ophthalmologic history of interest and a medical history of IgA deficiency syndrome with bronchiectasis as the only symptomatology, who came to another center with clinical symptoms of ocular discomfort. She was initially diagnosed with anterior uveitis and treated with topical and periocular corticosteroids. Edema and palpebral erythema appeared a few days later and she was diagnosed with idiopathic orbital inflammation and was treated with intravenous (I.

Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada: treatment of recurrence after administration of 3 intravenous bolus of 1 g of corticosteroids and mycophenolate mofetil.

The case is presented on a young Honduran female with no medical history of note, who presented with multiple areas of exudative retinal detachment (RD), and a best-corrected visual acuity of 1.3 logMAR in both eyes. She was diagnosed with incomplete Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada syndrome, and treated early with a combination of intravenous therapy with 1 g of prednisolone per day for 3 days, as recommended by published evidence, as well as mycophenolate mofetil (2 g per day).

Cyclosporine 0.1% (Ikervis) as a corticoid-sparing agent in Lyell syndrome with KeraKlear keratoprosthesis.

Cyclosporine 0.1% was used in a patient with Lyell syndrome, which had undergone a KeraKlear keratoprosthesis implant due to the severe ocular involvement to avoid overuse of corticoid agents. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported case of cyclosporine 0.

Fundus changes after cardiac surgery.

A Caucasian male with known severe aortic stenosis was referred to our Ophthalmology Department after undergoing cardiac surgery using extracorporeal circulation. Signs of retinal ischaemia were found during fundus examination and neuroimaging showed posterior cerebral artery occlusion.

Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada: treatment of recurrence after administration of 3 intravenous bolus of 1g of corticosteroids and mycophenolate mofetil.

The case is presented on a young Honduran female with no medical history of note, who presented with multiple areas of exudative retinal detachment (RD), and a best-corrected visual acuity of 1.3logMAR in both eyes. She was diagnosed with incomplete Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada syndrome, and treated early with a combination of intravenous therapy with 1g of prednisolone per day for 3 days, as recommended by published evidence, as well as mycophenolate mofetil (2g per day).

Use of Vivostat PRF® in Acanthamoeba keratitis.

We present a case of a 27-year-old contact lens male user who was diagnosed with Acanthamoeba keratitis. Given the inefficiency of medical treatment and high risk of corneal perforation, we decided to use Vivostat PRF®, with satisfactory results. To our knowledge, this is the first described case in medical literature in which Vivostat PRF® is used as part of Acanthamoeba keratitis treatment.

Bilateral exudative retinal detachment in undiagnosed ocular syphilis after treatment with corticosteroids.

A case of a young Caucasian male who presented bilateral papilledema is described. He was misdiagnosed with bilateral anterior optic neuritis, developing panuveitis and exudative bilateral retinal detachment after being treated with megadoses of corticosteroids. He was finally diagnosed with ocular syphilis and treated with intravenous aqueous crystalline penicillin for 14 days, with complete resolution of his symptoms.