[Subconjunctival Loiasis: case reports and review of cases described in Italy].

Filariasis or Loiasis is an eye infection caused by a parasite belonging to the species Loa loa, also known as "African eye worm" since it is present in the rainforests belt of western and central Africa. The purpose of this study is the description of a clinical case presented to our department. A 40-years-old Congolese woman, in the third month of pregnancy, complained a foreign body sensation in the right eye for which she was submitted to complete ophthalmologic examination.

Diagnostic aspects and retinal imaging in ocular toxocariasis: a case report from Italy.

Toxocara canis is a nematode parasite, commonly found in dogs. This roundworm parasite can invade the eye, causing visual impairment. Toxocara should be considered as a possible causative agent of posterior and diffuse uveitis, and it could be considered in the differential diagnosis of retinoblastoma.

Reversible increase of intraocular pressure in subclinical hypothyroid patients.

Objective: The aim of the study was to analyse the relationship between the ocular parameters, namely intraocular pressure (IOP), and the early forms of subclinical hypothyroidism.

Design: Fifty-three subjects (9 male and 44 female) aged from 18 to 45 years (mean 32 +/- 7 years) were selected for this study. Twenty-nine met the criteria of subclinical hypothyroidism and 24 euthyroid subjects, age- and sex-matched, were used as controls.

[Tolosa Hunt syndrome and autoimmune polyglandular syndrome. A rare case report].

The authors refer to a case report in which two rare clinical syndromes, the Tolosa Hunt Syndrome (THS) and the polyglandular auto-immune syndrome (PGA) co-exist in the same patient and make a detailed analysis of the literature regarding this kind of diseases. The THS is a rare clinical condition characterized by a painful ophthalmoplegia due to an involvement of the cranial nerves and of the sympathetic nerve-fibres going through the cavernous sinus and the superior orbit cavity. Nowadays the diagnosis of TSH is made by high resolution computerized tomography aimed at the cavernous sinus and the upper orbital cavity.

[Parameters for the assessment of inflammation of the anterior segment of the eye].

The authors examine general aspects of the assessment and evaluation of inflammation of the anterior segment of the eye, stressing above all the importance of accurate history taking and correct diagnostic approach. The also define general features of inflammatory processes and analyse the main and most modern instrumental techniques that are essential for precise assessment of clinical parameters of inflammatory conditions of the anterior segment of the eye.