Posterior segment involvement in systemic lupus erythematosus - A series from South India.

Purpose: To report the spectrum of posterior segment manifestations and visual outcomes in a large series of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).

Methods: Retrospective study at a tertiary referral eye center in south India between 2016 and 2022.

Results: Charts of 109 patients diagnosed to have SLE were retrieved from our medical database.

Endoilluminator-aided cataract surgery in eyes with corneal opacity - A modified surgical approach.

Background: Cataract and corneal blindness continue to be leading causes of reversible blindness in India. These can co-exist in a multitude of pathologies such as trauma, healed keratitis (old herpetic scar), chronic degenerative changes such as labrador keratopathy, bullous keratopathy, corneal dystrophies etc. Phacoemulsification in such eyes is rewarding to the patient in terms of minimal intervention, less risk of complications owing to reduced open sky time (as in case of combined keratoplasty), and better predictable visual outcomes.