Visual Loss Secondary to Bioccipital Calcifications Associated with Coeliac Disease.

The purpose of this paper was to present a case report of permanent visual loss secondary to occipital lobe calcifications in coeliac disease. A 58-year-old grave digger was referred by his work place occupational health and safety department for vision assessment. His past medical history included coeliac disease (CD) diagnosed 20 years previously, as well as an over 40-year history of poor vision that had not been investigated.

Horner Syndrome: A Practical Approach to Investigation and Management.

Horner syndrome is typically described by the classic triad of blepharoptosis, miosis, and anhydrosis resulting from disruption along the oculosympathetic pathway. Because of the complex and extensive course of this pathway, there are a large number of causes of Horner syndrome ranging from benign to life-threatening diseases. This review article aims to provide a practical approach to investigation and management, including evaluation of the more recent use of apraclonidine for pharmacological testing.

Refractive error in school children in an urban and rural setting in Cambodia.

Purpose: To assess the prevalence of refractive error in schoolchildren aged 12-14 years in urban and rural settings in Cambodia's Phnom Penh and Kandal provinces.

Methods: Ten schools from Phnom Penh Province and 26 schools from Kandal Province were randomly selected and surveyed in October 2010. Children were examined by teams of Australian and Cambodian optometrists, ophthalmic nurses and ophthalmologists who performed visual acuity (VA) testing and cycloplegic refraction.

A survey of severe visual impairment and blindness in children attending thirteen schools for the blind in sri lanka.

Purpose: To identify the causes of blindness and severe visual impairment (BL/SVI) in children attending schools for the blind in Sri Lanka, and to provide optical devices and ophthalmic treatment where indicated.

Methods: Two hundred and six children under 16 years from 13 schools for the blind in Sri Lanka were examined by a team of ophthalmologists and optometrists. Data were entered in the World Health Organization Prevention of Blindness Eye Examination Record for Childhood Blindness (WHO/PBL ERCB).

"Bong lung" in cystic fibrosis: a case report.

Introduction: Marijuana or "bong" lung has been recently described. Subjects typically develop large peripheral paraseptal lung bullae and are predisposed to spontaneous pneumothoraces. The underlying mechanism for bullae formation is uncertain, but probably relates to direct lung toxicity and repeated barotrauma as the smoker performs frequent valsalva manoeuvres in an attempt to derive a greater drug effect.