[Choroidal metastasis of gastric adenocarcinoma as a first sign of systemic disease recurrence: case report].

To describe a patient with unilateral metastatic choroidal gastric adenocarcinoma as a first sign of systemic dissemination. A 54-year-old woman presented with a 7-month history of progressive pain and decrease in vision in her left eye. She had undergone total gastrectomy due to gastric adenocarcinoma two years previously.

Learning effect in visual field testing of healthy subjects using Humphrey Matrix frequency doubling technology perimetry.

Purpose: To evaluate the learning effect of frequency doubling technology (FDT) perimetry using the Humphrey Matrix perimeter in healthy subjects with no perimetric experience.

Methods: One eye of 28 healthy adults who had no history of visual field testing underwent three Matrix tests using 24-2 programme with full-threshold strategy. The results of the first session were compared with those of the second, and the third sessions.

Bilateral acute angle closure glaucoma in a patient with dengue fever: case report.

Ocular complications in dengue fever are uncommon but may result in visual loss. The authors report the first documented case of a patient with dengue fever who presented with simultaneous bilateral acute angle closure glaucoma. The disease was confirmed by specific serological tests.

Central retinal artery occlusion associated with traumatic carotid cavernous fistula: case report.

Carotid cavernous fistulas are a rare entity occurring as result of head trauma and also spontaneously. The authors report a rare case of central retinal artery occlusion complicating traumatic carotid-cavernous fistula, resulting in severe visual acuity loss. Spontaneous closure of the fistula was observed.

Intralenticular metal foreign body: case report.

Intralenticular foreign bodies comprise about 5% to 10% of all intraocular foreign bodies and can result in serious complications. The management depends on some factors like size, location, material type and the risk of infection. We present a patient with an intralenticular metal foreign body in the left eye that, following initial treatment with topical steroid and antibiotic, underwent lens aspiration with removal of the intralenticular foreign body and insertion of a posterior chamber intraocular lens with good visual outcome.