Aims: The pathway of subarachnoid hemorrhaged blood into the eye in Terson’s syndrome has not been definitively determined. We present our findings in a patient with Terson’s syndrome that provided clues on how the subarachnoid hemorrhaged blood entered the eye. Presentation of C...
Aims: Eye injury causes significant morbidity and is a leading cause of blindness worldwide. The current report assesses whether there has been any improvement (or, change in general) in respect of the burden of eye injury in Australia since it was first identified as a concern i...
Aim: To determine the pattern of central cornea thickness (CCT) in an indigenous African population attending the glaucoma clinic at University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, Nigeria and identify its relationship to specific open angle glaucoma (OAG) entities in order to adminis...
Purpose: Reliability and validity of ICareTM tonometer was evaluated for its accuracy on IOP measurements in diabetic patients and controls. Central and peripheral corneal pressures, within and between groups were compared. Methods: This is a prospective study conducted from Marc...
Aim: To provide the data differences in normal eyes with positive and negative family history of glaucoma. Methodology: 152 eyes from healthy subjects aged 40 years and above with no ocular pathologies were examined using standard protocols by a single examiner. Two groups were m...
Purpose: To study and quantify refractive surgery trends in a single refractive surgery practice. Methods: A retrospective case series. Medical records were reviewed for all patients completing refractive surgery at Yemen Magrabi Hospital from January 01, 2008 to December 31, 200...
Convulsion is frightening when it occurs and some caregivers even think that the child is dying. Efforts are usually made to stop the convulsion at all cost. Many of the interventions carried out are useless, and some are harmful. We report this unusual intervention of applying a...
Aim: Prospective study on the Amsler Grid pattern of patients with various acquired macular disorders during the period of 3 months between Jan 2016 to March 2016. Materials and Methods: Fifty seven eyes patients who attended the Retina clinic at tertiary eye hospital between Jan...
Aim: To correlate the occurrence of corneal sensory loss with peripheral neuropathy in Type 2 diabetics. Study Design: A hospital-based case control study. Place and Duration: A study conducted on type 2 diabetics attending the endocrinology clinic of University of Port Harcourt...
Aim: To compare cumulative dissipated energy (CED), intraoperative and postoperative complications in eyes underwent conventional phacoemulsification and 25-Gauge phacovitrectomy surgery. Study Design: Retrospective, comparative case series in ophthalmology clinic of Ulucanlar Ey...
Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is an emerging technology for performing high-resolution cross-sectional imaging. OCT is analogous to ultrasound imaging, except that it uses light instead of sound. OCT can provide cross-sectional images of tissue structure on the micron scale ...
Purpose: To report a case of radiation retinopathy and optic neuropathy after head irradiation therapy treated by intravitreal triamcinolone and bevacizumab Methods: Case report. Case: A 38 year old woman presented with visual acuity impairment. She received cranial radiation the...
Aims: To derive formulae and analyze the roles of ocular components of human eye on the refractive power in various applications. Study Design: Gaussian optics analysis. Place and Duration of Study: Taipei, Taiwan, between May 2015 and August 2016. Methodology: An effective eye m...
Aims: To analyze the combined factors for safety and optimal efficacy for UV-light-initiated corneal collagen cross-linking (CXL). Study Design: Modeling and analysis of CXL. Place and Duration of Study: New Vision Inc, Taipei, between Oct. 2015 and July 2016. Methodology: Analyt...
Introduction: Serratia marcescens is a motile, facultatively anaerobic gram-negative rod of the Enterobacteriaceae family and has been implicated mostly in contact lens related keratitis. We report a case of lacrimal duct canaliculitis seen in an elderly patient with no known ris...