Ocular nail gun injuries: epidemiology and visual outcomes.

Background: Nail-gun accidents have become a common reason for penetrating ocular injuries in patients presenting to the emergency room with globe trauma. To date, there are only five patients (one case report and one small case series) in the medical literature of penetrating ocular injury due to nail-guns. The aim of this study is to describe the epidemiology and visual outcomes of patients presenting to a tertiary medical center with ocular injuries resulting from nail-gun injuries.

A case of endogenous trichosporon endophthalmitis treated with micafungin and voriconazole.

Invasive fungal infections are a significant cause of morbidity and mortality. Endogenous fungal endophthalmitis is a rare intraocular infection with potential vision threatening consequences. Our review of the literature revealed only one other case of Trichosporon endophthalmitis.

Macular thickness assessment in healthy eyes based on ethnicity using Stratus OCT optical coherence tomography.

Purpose: To assess the variation in macular thickness measurements in healthy Caucasian and African American men and women through Stratus OCT optical coherence tomography (OCT-3).

Methods: One hundred sixty-six eyes of 83 healthy patients underwent complete ophthalmologic examination in this prospective study. Exclusion criteria included a diagnosis of diabetes mellitus, hypertension, intraocular pressure (IOP) greater than 21 mm Hg, history of eye surgery or trauma, or evidence of eye disease.

Can effect of finasteride on prostate-specific antigen be used to decrease repeat prostate biopsy?

Objectives: Patients often undergo multiple prostate biopsies for persistently elevated prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels. Finasteride decreases serum PSA by approximately 50%. We performed a pilot study to examine the correlation among finasteride, PSA, and PSA density (PSAD) to identify patients who could be excluded from repeat prostate biopsy.

Indocyanine green staining of anteriorly placed zonules.

The anatomy of the capsules and zonules varies with each patient, particularly in the zonule-free zone. We present a case in which indocyanine green dye highlighted the anterior lens capsule and centrally encroaching zonular fibers within a 2.0 mm zonule-free zone.

Obstructive nephropathy secondary to sulfasalazine calculi.

The incidence of drug-induced stone disease is 0.44%. A 57-year-old woman with ulcerative colitis presented with obstructive nephropathy and pyelonephritis.