A unique case of phaeohyphomycosis subretinal abscess in a patient with arthropathy and lung pathology.

A 67-year-old former gold miner with rheumatoid arthritis, treated with steroids and methotrexate, presented to eye casualty with a painful right eye. Examination revealed an anterior uveitis and despite an initial response to topical steroids, the intraocular inflammation worsened with anterior and posterior uveitis development. Re-examination showed a white mass in the peripheral nasal retina initially suspected of being active Toxoplasmosis infection and anti-toxoplasmosis treatment commenced.

Improving the prediction accuracy of the SRK/T formula: the T2 formula.

Purpose: To investigate the causes of nonphysiologic behavior of the SRK/T formula, assess their clinical significance, and develop and evaluate solutions.

Setting: Two NHS ophthalmology departments, United Kingdom, and a private practice, United States.

Design: Evaluation of technology.

Management of macular hole with choroidal coloboma.

Purpose: Choroidal colobomas represent failure of closure of the fetal fissure during embryogenesis. Eyes with colobomas can develop complex retinal detachments. We present a case of a patient presenting with a macular hole in her only useful eye with an extramacular choroidal coloboma.

Subtenons lidocaine injection for postoperative pain relief after strabismus surgery in children: A prospective randomized controlled trial.

Background: We previously reported a pilot study of the use of subtenons lidocaine after primary, unilateral strabismus surgery in children. This study suggested an association between subtenons lidocaine administration at the conclusion of surgery and a reduction of pain in the immediate postoperative period. As a result of this pilot study we performed a full-scale prospective, randomized controlled trial to fully evaluate the efficacy of this intervention.

Unexpected posterior capsule rupture with unfolding silicone plate-haptic lenses.

Purpose: To evaluate the incidence, management, and long-term outcomes of unexpected posterior capsule rupture during injection of a C11UB plate-haptic silicone intraocular lens (IOL) with the Passport II system (both Bausch & Lomb Surgical).

Setting: Tertiary referral center and teaching hospital.

Methods: This retrospective analysis comprised 24 cases of posterior capsule rupture during plate-haptic silicone IOL injection.

Acute macular pucker.

Purpose: To describe the presenting features, histopathology, and surgical outcome in a group of patients with rapidly progressive macular pucker.

Design: Retrospective interventional noncomparative case series.

Participants: Five patients.

Posterior vitreous detachment after neodymium:YAG laser posterior capsulotomy.

Purpose: To determine whether retinal detachment (RD) after neodymium:YAG (Nd:YAG) laser posterior capsulotomy is due to a greater incidence of posterior vitreous detachment (PVD) than in controls and whether vitreous status at the time of capsulotomy is useful in predicting the risk for RD.

Setting: Teaching hospital ophthalmology service.

Methods: Patients having Nd:YAG laser posterior capsulotomy after uneventful cataract surgery (treatment group) were prospectively studied.

Subtenons lidocaine injection for postoperative pain relief after strabismus surgery in children: a pilot study.

Background: Ophthalmologists are now encouraged to perform strabismus surgery as an outpatient procedure, but postoperative pain may be a barrier to discharge. Systemic analgesics have side effects or are contraindicated in some patients. We designed a trial to determine the efficacy of subtenons lidocaine injection at reducing postoperative pain and systemic analgesia requirements.

A novel ophthalmic presentation of the Proteus syndrome.

Purpose: To report a patient with the Proteus syndrome who had ocular complications not previously described in the literature.

Design: Single observational case report.

Methods: Retrospective review of the medical record and review of the literature.