Extraocular muscle cysticercosis - a clinical challenge to the ophthalmologists.

Purpose: To report our experience with extraocular myocysticercosis, to highlight the role of ultrasound and orbital computerized tomography (CT) scan in these cases and to discuss the management.

Methods: This is retrospective study of 35 cases of orbital myocysticercosis confirmed on ultrasound and CT scan of the orbit.

Results: There were 18 males and 17 females.

Teratoid malignant medulloepithelioma of the optic nerve: report of a case and review of the literature.

Medulloepithelioma of the optic nerve is extremely rare and can simulate an optic nerve glioma. We report a histopathologically proven medulloepithelioma in a 3-year-old child with computer tomographic (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) features.