Purpose: To describe clinically, a case series of central toxic keratopathy (CTK), and contribute with one possible aetiology of this entity.
Methods: A retrospective observational case series, which included 12 eyes diagnosed with CTK after undergoing laser refractive surgery in situ keratomileusis (LASIK).
Results: From a total of 28 eyes that underwent LASIK in the same week, 12 develop CTK.
Destruction of the ciliary body, an option in glaucoma surgical treatment, can be performed using various methods. Laser energy, now the principle source for cyclodestruction, can be delivered in a transpupillar, transvitreal in conjunction with a vitrectomy and transscleral manner. The current technique for endocyclophotocoagulation requires of an endoscopic probe.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To report the spectrum of iris lesions based on patient age at presentation.
Design: Retrospective, nonrandomized, single-center case series.
Participants: We included 3680 iris tumors in 3451 patients.
The aim of this article is to report a case of Aspergillus chorioretinitis successfully treated with intravitreal voriconazole based on an interventional case report. An immunodeficient patient, 34 years old, receiving systemic antifungal treatment for 1 month for invasive aspergillosis with necrotizing pneumonia and brain metastasis, who presented with blurred vision in his left eye. Visual acuity (VA) was 20/20 in his right eye, and 8/20 in his left eye.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To describe the features of phacomatosis pigmentovascularis (cesioflammea type).
Design: Noninterventional retrospective case series composed of 7 patients.
Results: Nevus flammeus combined with ipsilateral ocular melanocytosis or melanosis was seen in all 7 patients.