Pediatric uveitis: a retrospective analysis at a tertiary eye care hospital in South India.

Purpose: To analyze the demographics, etiology, complications, treatment modalities, and visual outcomes in pediatric uveitis patients at a tertiary eye care hospital.

Methods: A retrospective review of medical records of pediatric uveitis patients who presented with us from January 2014 to January 2020 was evaluated.

Results: Out of the 178 pediatric uveitis patients, 65 children were included in the study.

Intraocular foreign body presenting as recalcitrant hypopyon anterior uveitis.

A 38-year-old male with a history of trauma presented to us with pain and decreased vision in the left eye (LE). Previously, the patient had been diagnosed with hypopyon uveitis and was prescribed topical steroids. We performed slit-lamp examination of the LE and found exudates in the anterior chamber (AC) extending from 6 to 9 o'clock, along with circumciliary congestion and pigmented keratic precipitates.

Effect of lanosterol on human cataract nucleus.

Aim: To study the effect of lanosterol on age-related cataractous human lens nuclei.

Materials And Methods: Forty age-related cataractous nuclei removed during manual small incision cataract surgery were obtained and randomly immersed in 25 mM lanosterol solution or in control solution and stored at room temperature for 6 days. Pre- and post-immersion photographs were graded by two masked observers and collated for the regression or progression of lens opacity.

Effect of short-term oral valproic Acid on vision and visual field in retinitis pigmentosa.

Introduction: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of short-term oral valproic acid (VPA) on the vision and visual fields of patients with retinitis pigmentosa (RP).

Methods: In this prospective, nonrandomized trial, 10 patients (20 eyes) with established RP were treated with oral VPA 500 mg/day for 3 months. Visual acuity was monitored using the Snellen chart and values were converted into Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study chart and logarithm of the minimum angle of resolution (logMAR) equivalents.

Transscleral drainage of subretinal/suprachoroidal silicone oil.

Silicone oil migration into the subretinal space following vitreoretinal surgery may occur in complex cases of retinal detachment with proliferative vitreoretinopathy. This complication prevents achievement of the primary goal (ie, to attach the retina) and fails to provide the internal tamponade, leading to a permanent decrease in visual acuity. Successful and complete removal of the subretinal oil is a challenge.

Subretinal lipid exudation associated with untreated choroidal melanoma.

Subretinal lipid exudation in an untreated choroidal melanoma is very rare. It is seen following plaque radiotherapy in choroidal melanoma. There is only one case report of untreated choroidal melanoma with massive lipid exudation in a patient with metastatic hypernephroma.