Background: In the United States, glaucoma is the second most prevalent cause of official blindness. Open-angle glaucoma is an asymptomatic, progressive optic neuropathy marked by increased optic disc cupping and vision loss. Patients over the age of 40, whites over the age of 65...
A 15 y/M was referred from Paediatrics department to rule out uveitis in a suspected case of Juvenile idiopathic arthritis(JIA). He had no ocular complaints. There was history of left eye amblyopia since childhood and usage of thick glasses since 10 years. There was no history of...
Background: Diabetic retinopathy and diabetic macular edema are caused by chronic damage to the neurovascular structure of the retina. The pathophysiology of retinal damage remains uncertain but includes abnormalities in metabolism and neuroinflammation. These mechanisms are cons...
Introduction: Alzheimer’s disease is a neurodegenerative disorder that can cause degeneration of the retina and optic nerve and result in amyloid beta depositions. Tracking down ophthalmic changes in the retina can hence be used to assess the neurodegenerative changes that occur...
Introduction: Doctors in general medical practice (general practitioners) and other health care professionals are important participants in primary eye care as not all eye diseases need specialist care, and people with eye diseases would not all be able to access eye care special...
Introduction: To report a case of pseudophakic bullous keratopathy (PBK) complication after anterior chamber (AC) iris-fixated intraocular lens (IOL) secondary implantation. Presentation of Case: A 65-year-old man came with a red, painful, uncomfortable right eye. He felt a blurr...
Aim: To study the prevalence, risk factors, and symptoms of digital eye strain among children who attended online classes during the COVID -19 pandemic in Karnataka (South India). Methods: A Cross-sectional study of the students between 7 to 16 years of age was done. The children...
Aims: To evaluate etiological factors for unsuccessful Dacryocystorhinostomy (DCR) surgeries and surgical outcome after revisional endoscopic endonasal dacryocystorhinostomy (Re-EEDCR) surgery. Study Design: Retrospective study. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Oculopla...
Chloroma is a rare extra-myeloid tumor composed of leukemia cells derived from granulomatous myeloid precursors. It occurs in only 2 to 8% of acute myeloid leukemia and rarely occurs in the orbital area. We report the case of an adolescent with no specific history, who consults f...
Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) is a myeloproliferative neoplasm. Ophthalmologic manifestations are among the therapeutic challenges. Here we present two cases of CML (chronic phase) with posterior segment involvement as initial presentation, trying to shed light on this important...
Introduction: Terson's Syndrome, defined since 1900 as the association of vitreous or retinal hemorrhage with subarachnoid hemorrhage, has been extended to include all intraocular hemorrhages secondary to other causes acute intracranial hypertension. Observation: We report the ob...
Background: Cataract is the leading cause of reversible blindness in the world and its treatment is the most common surgery in ophthalmology. Compared to the non-diabetic populations, cataract occurs earlier and more frequently in patients suffering from diabetes mellitus necessi...
A patient with penetrating orbital trauma with complete transection of optic nerve is presented. MRI revealed extra-ocular intraconal foreign body with transection of optic nerve.
Adie syndrome is a relatively common neurological disorder of unknown etiology comprising unilateral or bilateral tonically dilated pupils with light-near dissociation and tendon are flexia . Adie syndrome is mostly idiopathic with no identifiable cause but may rarely be caused b...
Purpose: The aim of this study was the development of a critical code in order to combine statistics with a workable diagnostic system for open angle glaucoma that could predict improvement or deterioration of the tested visual field of a glaucoma suspect, most likely after the f...