We present a case of ocular involvement in the context of a varicella zoster virus primary infection, in a 30-year-old man with type 1 diabetes. The ophthalmological examination revealed unilateral anterior uveitis resistant to topical treatment, which was complicated by association of vitritis and onset of retinal vasculitis diagnosed by angiography fluorescein. Herpetic eye involvement was confirmed by anterior chamber PCR for varicella- zoster virus.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWe present the case of a 40-year-old male, who presented to the ophthalmology emergency department with pain and visual loss in his left eye 10 days after an intravitreal injection of a split medication. At the exploration, we found an intense corneal edema in the left eye with endothelial dusting and ciliary hyperemia. LE fundus was impracticable due to anterior chamber opacity.
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