Development of a Novel, Reusable Task Trainer for Foreign Body Removal and Abscess Incision and Drainage.

Introduction: Cutaneous abscess incision and drainage and foreign body removal are 2 common procedures in a variety of outpatient settings. The goal of this project was to create a novel, clean, reusable task trainer that could more accurately reproduce all the steps necessary to perform cutaneous abscess drainage or foreign body removal including ultrasound to identify the abscess cavity or foreign body.

Methods: The novel task trainer was constructed using silicone for both the base and the top skin.

Two Cases of STAT6-Positive, Primary Conjunctival Giant Cell-Rich Solitary Fibrous Tumour (Giant Cell Angiofibroma) with Some Unusual Histological Features.

An 84-year-old male presented with a history of a slowly growing lesion beneath the right lower lid. Examination showed a right-sided mass in the inferior bulbar conjunctiva, measuring approximately 10 × 6 mm. The lesion was excised and showed a giant cell-rich solitary fibrous tumour (GCR-SFT) with pseudo-vascular spaces with benign cytology, with STAT6, expressed in the spindle, ovoid, and tumour giant cells.

Spectral domain optical coherence tomography findings in retinal folds associated with posterior microphthalmos.

Posterior microphthalmos is a rare congenital malformation characterized by normal anterior segment dimensions with an abnormally small posterior segment resulting in high hyperopia. Reduced visual acuity in these cases is sometimes caused by the presence of papillomacular retinal folds. We report two cases of posterior microphthalmos in which the papillomacular folds could be visualized on spectral domain optical coherence tomography with sufficient detail to illustrate that only the layers of neural retina within the external limiting membrane were involved.

Auditory-olfactory synesthesia coexisting with auditory-visual synesthesia.

Synesthesia is an unusual condition in which stimulation of one sensory modality causes an experience in another sensory modality or when a sensation in one sensory modality causes another sensation within the same modality. We describe a previously unreported association of auditory-olfactory synesthesia coexisting with auditory-visual synesthesia. Given that many types of synesthesias involve vision, it is important that the clinician provide these patients with the necessary information and support that is available.

Central serous chorioretinopathy secondary to trauma.

The first case of central serous chorioretinopathy secondary to blunt trauma is presented. Optical coherence tomography performed on presentation, 3 days after trauma, demonstrated a neurosensory detachment of the macular, thus confirming clinical findings. At 3 months after injury, the retina had spontaneously flattened at the macular and vision had returned to normal.

Acute Charles Bonnet syndrome secondary to eye patching.

Objective: The aim of this study was to report a case of Charles Bonnet syndrome secondary to eye patching following eyelid reconstruction with an unusually acute onset.

Method: An observational case report was conducted.

Results: The patient reported complex visual hallucinations that started less than 10 minutes after patching of her right eye (the left eye had poor vision from previous trauma).

Behçet disease presenting with frosted branch angiitis.

The authors present a case of Behçet disease presenting with frosted branch angiitis. Frosted branch angiitis is a rare clinical finding and there are only two reported cases in the literature associated with Behçet disease.

Analysis of the diurnal intraocular pressure profile pre and post trabeculectomy using 24-hour monitoring of intraocular pressure.

Purpose: To compare the diurnal intraocular pressure (IOP) profile pre and post trabeculectomy with a control group of medically controlled patients. We compared the change in mean, peak, and diurnal IOP fluctuation.

Methods: This was an observational study of patients at the Bristol Eye Hospital, United Kingdom.