Baseline findings of a multicentric ambispective cohort study (2021-2022) among hospitalised mucormycosis patients in India.

In India, the incidence of mucormycosis reached high levels during 2021-2022, coinciding with the COVID-19 pandemic. In response to this, we established a multicentric ambispective cohort of patients hospitalised with mucormycosis across India. In this paper, we report their baseline profile, clinical characteristics and outcomes at discharge.

The undesirable wink.

Background: Marin-Amat syndrome is a rare acquired oculofacial synkinesis first reported in 1918. It manifests as involuntary eyelid closure on jaw opening or on lateral movement of the jaw following a peripheral facial nerve palsy. The increased orbicularis tone due to aberrant connections between the cranial nerve (CN) V and CN VII results in an undesirable wink with major psychosocial impact.

Orbital abscess: 20 years' experience at a tertiary eye care center.

Purpose: To study the clinical, microbiological profile and management outcomes of orbital abscess at a tertiary care center in South India.

Material And Method: In a retrospective interventional case series, we reviewed all patients diagnosed with orbital cellulitis from 2000-2020. The data analyzed included demographic profile, clinical and radiological features, microbiological profile, and management outcome.

A fungal epidemic amidst a viral pandemic: Risk factors for development of COVID-19 associated rhino-orbital-cerebral mucormycosis in India.

Purpose: To study the risk factors for development of COVID-19 associated rhino-orbital-cerebral mucormycosis (ROCM) during the COVID-19 pandemic in India.

Methods: Multi-centric retrospective case-control study conducted from October 2020 to May 2021. Cases comprised of consecutive patients of COVID-19-associated ROCM (CA-ROCM) presenting at the participating ophthalmic institutes.

Role of pre-operative percutaneous embolization in orbital alveolar soft part sarcoma - An experience from a tertiary eye-care center.

Purpose: To describe the clinic-radiological, pathological profile, and management outcomes of primary alveolar soft-part sarcoma (ASPS) of the orbit.

Methods: A retrospective analysis of all histopathologically proven cases of orbital ASPS that presented between May 2016 and September 2019 was done. Data collected included demographics, clinical features, imaging characteristics, metastatic workup, management, and follow-up.

A prospective randomized double-blinded study of dexmedetomidine versus propofol infusion for orbital surgeries.

Purpose: Orbital surgeries are traditionally taken up under general anesthesia. Local anesthesia combined with moderate sedation can also be considered as an alternative option. This study was performed to compare the safety and efficacy of dexmedetomidine and propofol infusion for orbital surgeries under local anesthesia.

Orbital cysticercosis: clinical features and management outcomes.

Aim: To describe the clinical and radiological features of orbital cysticercosis and its management outcome.

Material And Method: A retrospective analysis of consecutive cases of orbital cysticercosis between January 2008 and January 2018. The management outcome was classified into good, fair, and poor depending upon the resolution of the clinical features and status of the cyst and scolex in the imaging studies.

Giant pleomorphic adenoma of the lacrimal gland: A surgical challenge.

Pleomorphic adenoma is the most common epithelial neoplasm of the lacrimal gland. The tumor typically presents with a superotemporal mass with inferonasal displacement of the globe. They generally measure less than 3 cm in size and can be removed comfortably via a lateral orbitotomy approach.

A rare case of giant multicystic solitary fibrous tumor of the orbit.

Solitary fibrous tumor (SFT) is a rare spindle cell tumor of the orbit of mesenchymal origin. Though these tumors are mostly solid, partial or complete cystic changes can rarely occur. Only six such previous cases of cystic fibrous tumor of the orbit have been mentioned in the literature.