Outer retina reconstruction following inverted internal limiting membrane flap technique for large macular holes.

Purpose: The aim of this study is to investigate the outer retina reconstruction using postoperative spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD OCT) in large diameter macular holes (MHs) treated with the inverted internal limiting membrane (ILM) flap technique.

Methods: A retrospective study of 14 consecutive eyes that had vitrectomy and inverted ILM flap technique for MHs with a base diameter of 400 μ or greater. Preoperative and postoperative SD OCT images were assessed for MH closure and for outer retina presence; represented by the external limiting membrane (ELM) and ellipsoid zone (EZ), in the subfoveal and parafoveal areas.

Case Series and Literature Review of Ophthalmologic Disorders Seen in a Specialist Rheumatology Clinic in Lagos, Nigeria.

: To highlight the pattern and treatment outcomes of ophthalmologic disorders referred to a private specialist rheumatology clinic. : Retrospective review (January 2015-December 2016) of referrals from Eye Foundation Hospital, Lagos to Arthrimed Specialist Clinic, Lagos. Case records were retrieved and relevant information extracted.

Indications and outcomes of vitrectomy surgery in a series of 1000 black African eyes.

Objective: To determine the common indications for, and outcomes of pars plana vitrectomy surgery among black Africans in a low-resource setting.

Methods And Analysis: A retrospective, non-comparative case review was undertaken. Data from 1000 consecutive eyes of 1000 patients in a single centre who underwent pars plana vitrectomy surgery between May 2005 and July 2013 were used for the study.

Inverted Internal Limiting Membrane Technique Maintains Macular Hole Closure in Retinal Detachment Following Macular Hole Repair.

Recent advances in macular hole surgery have significantly improved the rates of anatomical success. One important advance is the dye-assisted peeling of the internal limiting membrane (ILM) around the hole. In large holes (<400 μ), sometimes, ILM peeling alone is not enough to achieve closure, and this may be improved by inverting part of the peeled membrane and using it to cover the macular hole or inverting and tucking the ILM flap into the hole.

Removal of adult subconjunctival Loa loa amongst urban dwellers in Nigeria.

Loiasis is a neglected tropical disease caused by infection with the filarial parasite Loa loa. It is a disease considered by many to be benign. Several reports of trans border importation of the Loa loa worm amongst immigrants and visitors from endemic regions of the world exist.

, a cause of post pars plana vitrectomy silicone oil related endophthalmitis: clinico-pathological presentation and outcome of management.

Aim: To report the long-term outcome of the management of a series of culture proven post pars plana vitrectomy endophthalmitis in which the infective agent was in the silicone oil used as an endotamponade. The isolates were and .

Method: A retrospective interventional reporting of a series consisting of a cluster of five cases.

Clinical presentations of Behçet's disease among Nigerians: a 4-year prospective study.

Background: Behçet's disease (BD) is a chronic, multisystem, inflammatory pan-vasculitis of unknown etiology, with heterogeneous presentations in different parts of the world. It commonly involves the mucosae, skin, joints, eyes, and central nervous system. Behçet's disease is considered to represent an autoimmune reaction triggered by a yet to be identified infectious agent in a genetically predisposed person.