A 62-year-old man developed bilateral granulomatous iridocyclitis after uncomplicated cataract surgery. On ophthalmic examination, we found moderate inflammation in the anterior chamber and vitreous, with granular crystalline deposits on the iris, intraocular lens, and capsular bag. Biopsy of the lens capsule and vitreous revealed periodic acid-Schiff-positive, diastase-resistant bacilli consis...

The pathology of pars plana incisions of four patients is described: three with light microscopy and one with light and electron microscopy. Two eyes were removed because of choroidal melanoma, immediately and 8 days after vitrectomy and transvitreous retinal biopsy. Considerable disruption of tissues surrounding the pars plana incisions was observed. Vitreous was incarcerated in the wounds, wh...

The aim of this report is to emphasize that corticosteroids should not be prescribed when the etiological factors remain unidentified. A 34-year-old male visited our ophthalmology clinic suffering from blurred vision. Behçet's disease had been diagnosed 5 years prior, and the patient was taking an oral immunosuppressant and a systemic corticosteroid. Vitreous cell count and foci of chorioretini...

Purpose. To objectively detect true posterior vitreous cortex (PVC) adhesion status using a commercially available swept-source OCT device (DRI OCT-1, Atlantis(©)). Material and Methods. Case report, review of the literature, and methodical discussion of concepts to improve OCT-guided PVC imaging. Results. Standard OCT imaging misdiagnosed PVC adhesion status as totally detached in this case re...

purpose: to report a case of subretinal fibrosis and uveitis (sfu) in a young man. patient and findings: a 31-year-old man presented with decreased vision without redness or pain or any systemic finding. clinical findings included decreased visual acuity to 3 m cf and trace cell and flare in the anterior chamber and anterior vitreous. there were findings compatible with multifocal choroiditis t...

Postoperative endophthalmitis is one of the most serious complications after cataract surgery though its frequency may be low. We report a case with post-cataract extraction bacterial endophthalmitis treated favorably by core vitrectomy through pars plana with anterior vitrectomy cutter (A-vit). The patient, a 72-year-old woman, presented with blurred vision 7 days after phacoemulsification and...

PURPOSE To evaluate the influence that vitreous incarceration may exert on the presence of postoperative conjunctival blebs over sclerotomies after transconjunctival sutureless vitrectomy (TSV). Blebs are formed by incisional leakage due to incompetent closure. METHODS Experimental study in which 23-gauge TSV was performed in 146 cadaveric pig eyes. Once the vitrectomy was finished, triamcino...

OBJECTIVE To determine the visual outcome after surgery for persistent hyperplastic primary vitreous using modern vitreoretinal techniques. DESIGN Retrospective medical record review during a 5-year period (June 1992 to June 1997). Information recorded for each patient included age, medical history, sex, results of preoperative ocular examination, age at diagnosis, procedure performed, intrao...