BILATERAL SPONTANEOUS VITREOUS BASE DETACHMENT IN A FEMALE PATIENT WITH NEUROFIBROMATOSIS TYPE 1.

Purpose: We describe a unique case of bilateral spontaneous vitreous base detachment in a female patient with neurofibromatosis Type 1 and no known history of ocular injury. This serves to add further to the medical literature.

Discussion: Vitreous base detachments usually occur after significant ocular trauma.

Large, Spontaneous Macular Hole with Posterior Pole Detachment in a Patient with Best Vitelliform Macular Dystrophy.

Purpose: To describe the visual and anatomical outcomes in a patient with a full-thickness macular hole and Best vitelliform macular dystrophy.

Methods: The authors present a case of a large spontaneous macular hole with associated posterior pole detachment in a patient with a history of Best vitelliform macular dystrophy including clinical course and surgical outcome.

Patient: The patient presented with a history of blurred central vision.

Is there an association between Vogt-Koyonagi-Harada syndrome and intracranial meningioma?

The authors report a case of Vogt-Koyonagi-Harada syndrome associated with intracranial meningioma. The authors discuss the HLA-DR4 gene as a common and causative factor in both conditions. This case report draws attention to the possibility of a causative association between intracranial meningioma and Vogt-Koyonagi-Harada syndrome, a rare but potentially blinding condition if not detected and treated early.

Registration of visual impairment due to diabetic retinopathy in a subpopulation of Cambridgeshire.

Background/aims: The UK National Screening Committee (NSC) has set 18 standards for diabetic retinopathy (DR) screening services in England and Wales, the first of which is to reduce new visual impairment (VI) due to DR by 10% within 5 years. This study examined the incidence of VI due to DR in Cambridgeshire (City, South, and Huntingdonshire) in order to establish a baseline rate of VI registration.

Methods: A retrospective review of all certificates of visual impairment (CVI) for 2004 and 2005 was conducted.

Misdiagnosis of angle closure glaucoma.

Be suspicious for angle closure glaucoma in patients with headache, blurred vision, or red eye