Purpose: Xylocaine sensitivity testing is being practiced preoperatively in all patients undergoing ocular surgery under LA to prevent hypersensitivity reactions. With the current volume of ocular surgeries and the expected increase in the future, it becomes critical to optimize...
Corticosteroids are an essential treatment modality for a wide number of diseases and are effective therapeutically but are heavily polluted with severe side effects. Topical and systemic steroids have been used in the treatment of a variety of disorders leading to complications....
Myasthenia Gravis is an auto-immune disorder that affects the post-synaptic neuromuscular junction membrane. Acetylcholine receptor (AChR) antibodies are frequently present, and the number of functioning postsynaptic receptors is reduced. Muscle-specific kinase antibodies may be...
Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada syndrome is a rare systemic granulomatous autoimmune condition that affects melanocyte-rich organs including the eyes, inner ears, meninges, skin, and hair. It causes severe bilateral, chronic granulomatous panuveitis associated with serous retinal detachment...