BACKGROUND In this paper we attempt to describe the clinical features, visual outcomes, and surgical results of patients with acute retinal necrosis (ARN) syndrome and elucidate the risk factors for a poor prognosis. We also review the methods of treatment. METHODS This was a retrospective, noncomparative, observational study of patients diagnosed with ARN syndrome. Nine patients (11 eyes) in...

Acute retinal necrosis (ARN), a viral retinal disease with poor visual prognosis, following herpes simplex encephalitis (HSE) are uncommonly seen, and there has been no case yet reported of the reverse situation. We herein present the reverse situation, an immune-competent patient with HSE following ARN. A 57-year-old man who had been under steroid therapy for retinal vasculitis the prior two w...

Background: Herpes zoster ophthalmicus (HZO) is caused by varicella virus and affects the ocular branch of trigeminal nerve. Aims Objectives: To investigate complications factors affecting visual prognosis in patients with HZO, a Varicella infection Materials Methods: 40 meeting criteria were enrolled study, which was conducted at Department Ophthalmology, SVS Medical College, Mahbubnagar, Tela...

A 56-year-old man presented with anterior chamber inflammation, increased intraocular pressure, peripheral retinal infiltration, and generalized retinal arterial obstruction suggesting acute retinal necrosis five months after intravitreal triamcinolone acetonide injection (IVTA). He was treated with intravenous antiviral agents and aspirin. Shortly after treatment, retinal infiltrations were re...

PURPOSE The purpose of this study is to report a case of bilateral acute retinal necrosis in a patient with multiple sclerosis treated with natalizumab. METHODS This study is a case report and literature review. RESULTS A 34-year-old Caucasian female with multiple sclerosis presented with 1 week of blurry vision in both eyes during treatment with natalizumab. Clinical examination revealed b...