PURPOSE Ischemic retinal damage can be reversed by hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) as long as irreversible infarction damage has not developed. However, the time window till irreversible damage develops is still unknown. The study aim was to evaluate the effect of HBOT and determine possible markers for irreversible retinal damage. MATERIALS AND METHODS Retrospective analysis of 225 patients...

To cite: Parchand SM, Vijitha VS, Misra DP. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2016218848 DESCRIPTION A girl aged 16 years presented with sudden loss of vision in the left eye (LE) for 1 day. Visual acuity was 6/6 in the right eye (RE) and perception of light in LE. LE had relative afferent pupillary defect. RE fundus had cotton wool spots (figure 1A)...

A 28-year-old man with an anterior mediastinal mass underwent total thymectomy. The surgical specimen showed multilocular cysts and nodules. On microscopic examination, the were lined by squamoid epithelium, consistent thymic tumors showing two different histologic features identified. One tumor component was composed of sheets monotonous, oval-to-round nuclei pale cytoplasm indistinct cell bor...

BACKGROUND While peribulbar anesthesia is generally safe, a remote risk of retinal vascular accident exists and its routine use should be done with caution. OBJECTIVE To report a case of central retinal artery occlusion (CRAO) that occurred within 24 hours of routine uneventful phacoemulsification cataract surgery using peribulbar anesthesia. We share our experience of a 45-year old man who u...

AIM To study the effect of superselective ophthalmic artery fibrinolysis as a treatment for central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO). METHODS Retrospective, university based single centre study. The charts of 26 eyes of 26 patients treated were reviewed. Among the 26 patients, there were nine cases of combined artery and vein occlusion, three cases of combined cilioretinal artery and CRVO, and 1...

Aim: We describe an atypical case of central nervous system (CNS) involvement in non-Hodgkins lymphoma (NHL), presenting with ocular manifestations. Presentation: Here we present an extremely rare case of a 63 year old male with past history of relapsed NHL in remission with R-CHOP (rituximab, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine and prednisone) chemotherapy, primarily presenting with bil...

A 25-year-old girl who had been previously healthy consulted for right visual acuity loss after a nasal filler injection of hyaluronic acid about 3h prior to consult. She felt severe ocular pain, nausea and dizziness shortly after receiving the nasal injection. Physical examination revealed clear consciousness, stable vital signs, mild redness with ecchymosis over the nasal and glabellar region...

Dear Editor, Postpartum hemolytic uremic syndrome (PHUS), first described in 1968, is defined as a thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA) typically following a normal delivery after a symptom-free interval (mean 26.6±35 days). It usually occurs in primigravida with the mean age of 27.0±6 years and preeclampsia is historically associated with the disease. The involvement of extrarenal vascular beds in...

PURPOSE Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS) is a serious iatrogenic complication of ovulation induction. It is a potentially lethal condition, with severe complications which include ovarian enlargement, and massive fluid redistribution from the vascular system into free spaces resulting in ascites, pleural effusion, electrolyte imbalance, hemoconcentration, hypovolemia, oliguria, and adul...

Postoperative visual loss is a rare and devastating complication. The estimated incidence is 0.01-1% after non ocular surgery. It has been reported after spine, cardiac and head and neck surgeries. We report a patient who was operated for cervical laminectomy in prone position and complained of loss of vision in one eye postoperatively. He was thoroughly investigated after visual loss. The case...