Anaphylactic shock after fluorescein staining corneal abrasion. A case report.

A 34-year-old Lebanese man presented with photophobia, tearing, and reduced vision in the left eye, a few hours after being accidentally hit in the eye with a fingernail. The cornea in the left eye showed corneal defect . About three minutes after receiving topical fluorescein in this eye, the patient developed syncope and anaphylactic shock.

Color vision in 42 Congolese patients with tuberculosis receiving ethambutol treatment.

Purpose: To study color vision in Congolese patients with tuberculosis receiving ethambutol therapy.

Methods: A prospective, descriptive study of color vision test in patients with systemic tuberculosis receiving ethambutol was performed between April 1995 and January 1998 at the Department of Ophthalmology, University of Kinshasa. Color vision tests were assessed with pseudoisochromatic plates (the Ishihara Pseudo-isochromatic Plates), the AO-HRR (American Optical Handy Rand Rittler), the Bölle and Kastel anomaloscope, Farnsworth-Munsell test (the D-15 and the FM-100).

Ocular emergencies in Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of Congo).

Purpose: To determine frequencies of ocular emergencies and identify their nature.

Design: Observational case series.

Methods: In a retrospective study, the records of all 118 consecutive patients seen in emergency room during an eleven-month period were reviewed.

Presenting signs of retinoblastoma in Congolese patients.

Objective: To report the relative frequency of the signs of presentation in Congolese children with retinoblastoma.

Methods: A retrospective study was undertaken of all (29) patients with retinoblastoma examined between January 1995 and December 2000.

Results: There were 19 (66%) boys and 10 (34%) girls.

Corneal hydrops associated with vernal conjunctivitis as a presenting sign of keratoconus in a Congolese child.

Purpose: To report a case of unilateral corneal hydrops associated with vernal conjunctivitis as a presenting sign of keratoconus.

Method: Case report. A 10-year-old girl with corneal hydrops of the left eye.