Publications by authors named "Stephen A M De Souza"
Background: It has been disputed whether Lyme is a true causative agent in posterior uveitis or an incidental finding.
Case Presentation: This report presents a case of a 33-year-old Caucasian female with a remote history of Lyme disease who presented with blurry vision in the right eye. Exam and imaging revealed a right active chorioretinitis and positive Lyme serology.
Purpose: This article reports a case of presumed choroidal metastasis from an oncocytic carcinoma of the parotid gland.
Methods: A 70-year-old man with history of an oncocytic carcinoma of the parotid gland presented owing to a 1-month history of progressive blurred central vision shortly after metastatic surveillance workup revealed liver, lung, and spine metastases. Fundus examination of the right eye showed a yellow choroidal mass surrounding the optic nerve and extending inferonasally, which is associated with subretinal fluid involving the foveal center.
Silicone oil microbubble found in failed full-thickness macular hole closure.
Retin Cases Brief Rep
June 2015
Purpose: To describe a case of failed macular hole closure after vitrectomy with silicone oil tamponade because of a silicone oil microbubble.
Methods: This is a retrospective case review of a single patient's clinical course.
Results: Because of the inability of the patient to assume a prone position after vitrectomy for full-thickness macular hole, 1000-centistoke silicone oil tamponade was used at the initial repair.