PURPOSE To report a case of fungal keratitis caused by Metarhizium anisopliae complex. METHODS Case report. RESULTS Our patient presented with a central corneal infiltrate. Fungal culture yielded a Metarhizium species. She was started on antifungal agents with no significant improvement. A therapeutic corneal transplant was performed after perforation. At two years follow up, she was free o...

Early diagnosis offungal keratitis is difficult, and it has been generally associated with poor visual prognosis. We treated a man who had keratomycosis with corneal perforation and lens prolapse caused by Paecilomyces sp, which rarely causes ocular infection. The patient was given antifungal agents, a temporary conjunctival flap, and penetrating keratoplasty. His visual outcome was successful.

A 5-month-old boy with bilateral sclero-cornea, multiple systemic abnormalities, and normal karyotype had his left eye removed after corneal perforation. Histopathological examination of the enucleated eye revealed an irregular corneal epithelium, absent Bowman's membrane, thickened and vascularized stromal lamellae, absent Descemet's membrane and endothelium, no angle structures, hypoplasia of...

P eripheral ulcerative keratitis (PUK) is a devastating complication of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) that can lead to rapid corneal destruction (corneal melt) and perforation with loss of vision (fig 1). It is well reported to herald systemic vasculitis and carries a high mortality rate if not aggressively treated. There is a paucity of information concerning the clinical and serological character...

Singh S, et al. BMJ Case Rep 2017. doi:10.1136/bcr-2017-221565 Description A 16-year-old male presented with deep dermal burns of upper and lower eyelids and decreased vision in left eye after falling on a hot silencer of a motorcycle 2 weeks before. His best-corrected visual acuity was 6/6 and light perception in right and left eye, respectively. Skin over the left side of the nose, root of th...

INTRODUCTION The harmful effect of the herbal medicine to the eye has not been well reported in the literature. OBJECTIVE To report a case of bilateral corneal perforation following the use of traditional herbal medicine treated with conjunctival flap. CASE A 46-year-old Fijian man initially presented with bilateral conjunctivitis, which was thought to be an allergic response to the use of ...