Resolution of Pityriasis rubra pilaris induced ectropion with oral dexamethasone. A case report.

An 82-year-old male presented with generalised Pityriasis rubra pilaris (PRP) managed initially by dermatology team. The patient did not respond to first- and second-line treatment, including oral acitretin, steroid creams, and methotrexate, and developed bilateral cicatricial ectropion, for which he was referred to oculoplastic team for surgical management. A head injury resulting in subacute subdural haematoma, managed with a week course of low dose oral dexamethasone, resulted in the improvement of his skin condition and complete resolution of the cicatricial ectropion within a few weeks.

Surgical treatment of a chronic foveal retinal detachment combined with staphyloma, foveoschisis, and macular hole.

To present a case of anatomical success and visual improvement after the treatment of a long-standing foveal retinal detachment in a staphylomatous myopic eye with foveoschisis and macular hole. A 60-year-old woman with high myopia presented with foveoschisis and a lamellar macular hole in her right eye. After 2 years of follow-up without deterioration, her eye developed a full-thickness macular hole and a foveal retinal detachment which caused a severe reduction in visual acuity.

Preoperative dry eyes disease in cataract patients with deficient tear break up time: evaluation of OSDI questionnaire, its subcategories and Keratograph 5M device results.

Purpose: To evaluate preoperatively dry eye disease (DED) in patients with pathological Tear Break Up Time (TBUT), utilising subjective Ocular Surface Disease Index (OSDI) with its subcategories and objective Keratograph 5M characteristics.

Methods: Fifty-four cataract patients were included in this prospective study having a screening slit lamp TBUT of less than 10 s and more or equal to 5 s. Subjective evaluation of DED was performed with OSDI questionnaire and objective evaluation with Keratograph 5M.

Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography and Multifocal Electroretinogram Findings in Paracentral Acute Middle Maculopathy.

Paracentral acute middle maculopathy (PAMM) is an optical coherence tomography (OCT) finding seen in patients with retinal capillary ischemia. In this case report, we present a case of PAMM after a transient central retinal artery occlusion and the multifocal electroretinogram (mfERG) and other multimodal imaging findings. Clinical examination, OCT angiography, OCT , fluorescein angiography, and visual fields were performed at the baseline and follow-up examinations.

Recovery of Corneal Clarity After DMEK Followed by Rebubbling Versus Uneventful DMEK.

Purpose: To evaluate the effect of a single rebubbling procedure after Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) on corneal backscatter and endothelial cell loss (ECL).

Methods: Medical records of 130 consecutive DMEK cases (118 patients) were reviewed and 3 groups were formed: group 1 (n = 32), consisting of DMEK cases followed by 1 rebubbling; group 2a (n = 55), including uneventful DMEK cases with complete graft attachment; and group 2b (n = 25), including uneventful DMEK cases with minor peripheral detachment, not requiring rebubbling. Scheimpflug corneal densitometry (CD) of the central (0-2 mm), paracentral (2-6 mm), and mid-peripheral (6-10 mm) zones, endothelial cell density, central corneal thickness, and corneal volume were measured preoperatively and at 3, 6, 12, and 24 months.

Electroacupuncture Could Reduce Motion Sickness Susceptibility in Healthy Male Adults: A Double-Blinded Study.

Motion sickness is the main cause of nausea-related symptoms during passive motion in transportation. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of electroacupuncture (EA) for the reduction of motion sickness symptoms. Study participants were randomly assigned into three groups: Group A, therapeutic EA; Group B, sham EA; and group C, a control group.

Psychometric Properties of the Greek Version of the Gianaros Motion Sickness Assessment Questionnaire.

Introduction: The Motion Sickness Assessment Questionnaire (MSAQ) was developed in order to assess the multiple dimensions of the motion sickness syndrome (gastrointestinal, central nervous system, peripheral, and sopite-related symptoms). The aim of this study was to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Greek version of the MSAQ.

Methods: The MSAQ was translated into Greek and then translated back into English.