Corneal Perforation Associated with Lacrimal Canaliculitis: A Case Series.

Purpose: To report seven eyes of six patients diagnosed with corneal perforation and lacrimal canaliculitis in a single facility.

Methods: Clinical records of patients with corneal perforation accompanied by lacrimal canaliculitis seen by the authors were reviewed.

Results: Six patients (7 eyes) with corneal perforation accompanied by lacrimal canaliculitis were identified.

High-Throughput MicroRNA Profiling of Vitreoretinal Lymphoma: Vitreous and Serum MicroRNA Profiles Distinct from Uveitis.

Purpose: Vitreoretinal lymphoma (VRL) is a non-Hodgkin lymphoma of the diffuse large B cell type (DLBCL), which is an aggressive cancer causing central nervous system related mortality. The pathogenesis of VRL is largely unknown. The role of microRNAs (miRNAs) has recently acquired remarkable importance in the pathogenesis of many diseases including cancers.

Reduction in the frequency of intravitreal bevacizumab administrations achieved by posterior subtenon injection of triamcinolone acetonide in patients with diffuse diabetic macular edema.

Purpose: To evaluate the effectiveness of posterior subtenon injections of triamcinolone acetonide (STTA) during treatment with intravitreal injections of bevacizumab (IVB) in eyes with diffuse diabetic macular edema (DDME).

Methods: Forty eyes of 20 patients with bilateral DDME with foveal thickness (FT) greater than 400 μm were studied. Initially, both eyes of each patient received 1.

Retrospective study of threshold time for the conventional treatment of branch retinal artery occlusion.

Purpose: To investigate the medical backgrounds of patients and the treatment periods from the onset of branch retinal artery occlusion to obtaining improved final visual acuity.

Methods: This was a retrospective case series study. A total of 68 consecutive patients (69 eyes) with branch retinal artery occlusion who visited Tokyo Medical University Hospital from 2007 to 2012 were included in this study.

Non-Descemet's stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty for bullous keratopathy secondary to iridoschisis.

Purpose: To report a case of bullous keratopathy secondary to iridoschisis treated by non-Descemet's stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty (nDSAEK).

Case Report: A 79-year-old woman was referred to our hospital with loss of vision in the left eye. Slit lamp examination of her left eye showed a shallow anterior chamber with cataract and schisis in the inferior quadrant of iris stroma.