Purpose: Corneal perforations are defined as a solution of continuity in the cornea. Usually, these cases evolve to the formation of a corneal-iridial scar or require surgical intervention. The tenon patch graft represents a good alternative to other methods and has many advantages.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: Vitreous or retinal hemorrhage occurring in association with subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) is known as Terson syndrome (TS). Its incidence is of the order of 10-50% after subarachnoid hemorrhage. We report two cases of TS with different clinical presentations, different managements, and a good final prognosis, which were managed at the Ibn Rochd hospital in Casablanca.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFScleritis is a very heterogeneous group of diseases responsible for ocular inflammation of varying severity, the evolution and prognosis of which depend on the etiology but also on the appropriate treatment. We report the case of a 15-year-old female patient, without any notable general history, followed in consultation for 3 months for a nodular scleritis not improving under usual treatments. She was reconsulted when her symptoms worsened and the examination revealed a minimal reaction of the anterior chamber, in addition to the nodular scleritis localized in the temporal region, with the notion of a vesicular eruption in the perioral region on the same side of the ocular involvement and preceding the ocular symptoms by one week, consistent with a cutaneous herpes.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe etiologies of unilateral exophthalmos are multiple, rarely represented by an intra- or extra-conical vascular mass. Orbito-palpebral varixes are rare (2% of orbital masses) and represent a main cause of unilateral intermittent exophthalmos, often of an inflammatory nature. We report a Case of right orbito-palpebral varix in a 65-year-old adult, with no particular history, evolving for 2 years.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAdenocarcinoma of the lacrimal gland is an epithelial malignancy with an incidence according to the literature of 5-7%. It is clinically revealed by an upper palpebral mass often associated with an inflammatory exophthalmos. It is a high-grade malignancy and there are no pathognomonic clinical or radiological signs.
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