Chronic ocular hypertension after treated multifocal bacterial keratitis.

Purpose: To report an unusual case of multifocal bacterial keratitis that despite success-ful treatment caused chronic ocular hypertension.

Methods: A 67-year-old woman with unilateral multifocal keratitis and no previous ocular pathology was admitted to our hospital. Corneal scrapings and conjunctival samples were obtained for culture and the patient received intensive therapy with fortified vancomycin and tobramycin eye drops.

Exfoliation syndrome related to sensorineural hearing loss.

Background: To investigate the relationship between exfoliation syndrome and sensorineural hearing loss.

Methods: A prospective study was designed. Patients with evidence of ocular exfoliation syndrome (study group) and individuals without any clinical signs of exfoliation syndrome (control group) were selected.