Aim: To outline the evaluation and management of a case of unilateral stellate cataract post electrocution. Presentation of case: A 54 year old male patient presented with diminished vision in left eye. On evaluation he was found to have a peculiar stellate patterned cataract. He...
Purpose: This study aims to investigate the presence of Demodex mites, particularly Demodex folliculorum, in the eyelash follicles of cadavers preserved through different embalming methods. The purpose is to determine the viability and/or persistence of these mites in post-mortem...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrrop/2023/v6i184
Aims: to report a case of retrobulbar optic neuritis (ON) associated with certolizumab. Case Report: A 22-year-old man presented with a 4 days history of decreased vision in the left eye accompanied by pain on extraocular movement. He had received an infusion of certolizumab for...
Aim: This study aim to evaluate the characteristics and systemic risk factors of glaucoma in adult patients attending a private eye clinic in Aba, Nigeria. Methodology: This study is a hospital-based research which utilized a cross-sectional design to evaluate the characteristics...
Graves’ disease in children is considered rare, these children can present ocular attacks related to this pathology .We report the case of a girl presenting an exophthalmia complicated by corneal attack in the framework of a graves' disease. Our 6-year-old patient was admitted t...
Background: Cataracts, a leading cause of global blindness, can develop in association with various rheumatic diseases, which primarily impact joints, bones, serosa, and tissues, including the eyes. The use of steroids in rheumatic diseases contributes to the emergence of posteri...
Birdshot chorioretinopathy is a well-known yet poorly studied form of posterior uveitis characterized by multiple, distinct, hypopigmented choroidal lesions and strongly associated with human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-A29. We report the case of a 54-year-old woman with no particula...
Dominant optic atrophy (DOA) orKjer's disease, caused by mutations in the OPA1 gene, is an autosomal dominant inherited pathology due to degeneration of retinal ganglion cells leading to loss of optic nerve axons. It manifests itself in atrophy of the optic nerve head, which, tog...
Best macular dystrophy, also called vitelliform macular dystrophy, is an autosomal dominant disease described by Frederick Best in 1905. It classically occurs in childhood and is characterized by macular deposits of vitelline material. We report the case of a 5-year-old female pa...
Tuberculosis is a serious infection and remains a major cause of worldwide mortality and morbidity. Declared by the World Health Organization (WHO) an "urgent global health problem" in 1993. In Morocco, there are about 25,000 new cases / year. Extra-pulmonary localizations repres...