The relationship between optic nerve head deformation and visual field defects in myopic eyes with primary open-angle glaucoma.

Purpose: To investigate the relationship between the morphologic features of myopic optic nerve head (ONH) and visual field (VF) defects in myopic subjects with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) by intraindividual comparison.

Methods: Myopic POAG subjects with unilateral glaucomatous VF defect were recruited. The morphologic features of myopic ONH, including optic disc tilt, optic disc rotation, and β-zone parapapillary atrophy (PPA) were measured from color fundus photographs.

Nasolacrimal Duct Probing under Topical Anesthesia for Congenital Nasolacrimal Duct Obstruction in Taiwan.

Background: To report the success rates of office probing for congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction (NLDO) among children of different age groups in Taiwan.

Methods: In this single-center, retrospective study, 564 eyes of 477 patients under the age of 5 years diagnosed with congenital NLDO were treated in a stepwise manner between 2001 and 2013. For infants aged < 6 months, treatment with massage and observation was suggested, followed by deferred probing under topical anesthesia if symptoms persisted.

Congenital dacryocystocele with acute dacryocystitis: report of two cases.

Congenital dacryocystocele is an uncommon lesion of the nasolacrimal drainage system of newborns. The lesion often develops secondary infection due to the obstruction of both distal and proximal nasolacrimal ducts. Early recognition by experienced pediatrician might initiate effective therapy to prevent the progression to possible secondary infection.

Application of transpupillary thermotherapy in a patient with asteroid hyalosis and premacular hemorrhage.

A 70-year-old woman with long-term poor vision was found to have unilateral massive premacular hemorrhage and asteroid hyalosis. Transpupillary thermotherapy (TTT) was applied sequentially to the vitreous in four separate spots, covering the area of the asteroid hyalosis and hemorrhage. Outcome measures included visual acuity, biomicroscopic appearance, ultrasonography, and fluorescein angiography.

HLA-B27-associated uveitis with a chorioretinitis manifestation.

A 29-year-old man who had been treated for acute anterior uveitis in a local medical office and observed for 1 month presented complaining of distorted vision in his left eye for 1 week. On ophthalmic examination, the anterior segment was relatively quiet with few cells. A posterior segment examination revealed cystoid macular edema and multiple splinter retinal hemorrhages.