Current Developments in the Management of Amblyopia with the Use of Perceptual Learning Techniques.

: Amblyopia is a neurodevelopmental disorder caused by interocular suppression of visual input, affecting visual acuity, stereopsis, contrast sensitivity, and other visual functions. Conventional treatment comprises occlusion of the sound eye. In recent years, novel therapies that deploy perceptual learning (PL) principles have been introduced.

Short-Term Refractive Outcomes of Pseudomyopia Induced by Ocular Blunt Trauma.

A teenage female patient visited the ophthalmology emergency department reporting blunt ocular trauma from a stretched elastic band, accompanied by blurred vision. At presentation, uncorrected visual acuity (VA) was 6/60 in the affected eye, improving to 6/7.5 with pinhole.

Incidence and Risk Factors of Bilateral Herpetic Keratitis: 2022 Update.

Simultaneously occurring bilateral herpetic keratitis is a rare clinical manifestation of ocular herpes. Immunocompromised patients are more susceptible to develop bilateral disease. The purpose of this study is to review recent literature on the topic and to highlight latest updates, regarding risk factors and possible correlations to the disease, as well as new therapeutic options.

Cystoid Macular Edema Associated With Venous Stasis in a Patient With Previously Undiagnosed Hyperhomocysteinemia.

A 74-year-old female patient visited our department reporting unilateral painless vision reduction in her left eye noticed a few months ago. Clinical examination revealed decreased visual acuity in the left eye. Fundoscopy showed bilateral retinal venous stasis with cystoid macular edema in the affected eye, also confirmed by optical coherence tomography (OCT) imaging.