THE purpose of the preselnt paper is to point out certain similarities in fatty plaques of the cornea aiid of blood vessels, both in manl anid ini hypercholesteremic rab)bits, and to suggest a commoim pathogenesis. The following resume is based onl a (clinieopathologic study of approximately a dozen cases of lipid plaques ill the humiiani cornea, approximately the sanme number ill the rabbit co...

The purpose of this study was to explore the feasibility targeting HMGB1 signaling pathway treat diabetic keratopathy with a dipotassium glycyrrhizinate-based micelle ophthalmic solution encapsulating genistein (DG-Gen), and evaluate whether these glycyrrhizinate (DG) micelles could synergistically enhance therapeutic effect encapsulated (Gen). An optimized DG-Gen fabricated Gen/DG weight ratio...

Fine, brownish lines, similar to chloroquine keratopathy, were observed in two of 19 psoriatic patients given clofazimine. There was no functional disturbance and the changes were reversible.

To cite: Mansour AM. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2016217023 DESCRIPTION A 77-year-old woman underwent pars plana vitrectomy for recurrent retinal detachment with silicone oil injection 10 years before presentation. Also the patient was placed on antiglaucoma medications. The patient had a history of recurrent corneal ulcerations in both eyes du...

Objective: To describe a patient with a right-sided supranuclear facial palsy and concomitant sicca keratopathy of the right eye following right-sided dorsolateral medullary infarction. Methods: Our patient underwent a complete ophthalmologic and neurologic examination including biomicroscopy, fundus examination, cranial nerve examination, Shirmer I test, and magnetic resonance imaging of the b...