Congenital bilateral ectropion of the upper eyelids is a rare, benign condition reported in ophthalmic literature. It is more frequently associated with Down's syndrome, ichthyosis, and sporadic cases in newborns from black population. We report three cases of congenital bilateral upper eyelid ectropion associated with Down's syndrome. Management of these patients usually requires medial and la...

A case of Kimura's disease affecting the eyelids bilaterally is reported in a 5-year-old boy of Afro-Caribbean extraction who has been followed for 12 years with repeat biopsies. He initially presented at 5 years of age with swelling of the left upper eyelid, left cervical lymphadenopathy, and eosinophilia. One year later he developed swelling of the right upper eyelid. There has been no change...

Aim: To review the clinical features, management, and outcomes of surgical treatment of eyelid squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). Methods: A retrospective review of all eyelid SCCs treated between 1992 and 2001. Results: 51 cases were identified in 50 patients. Patient ages ranged from 26 to 93 years, with a mean age of 65 years. 33 patients were male and 17 were female. The lesion was found on the...

Eyelid cancers are not uncommon tumours and are usually basal cell or more rarely squamous cell in character. Their importance lies in their special situation since unlike cancer arising elsewhere in the skin they can by their natural progression or as a consequence of the effects of treatment cause impairment or even loss of vision. Although these tumours are 'malignant', death of the patient ...

The mite Demodexfolliculorum, which is currently evoking interest amongst ophthalmologists throughout the world, has been thoroughly described in detail by Coston (i967), Smith and McCulloch (I969), and English (I969). Mites and ticks, in contradistinction to the other arachnids have fused segments, giving a characteristic morphological appearance. Accordingly, the adult type of Demodex follicu...

Linear combinations of metrics for assessing biometric sample quality are weak, because they lack veto power. For example, a good score for sharp focus of an ocular image would ‘compensate’ in an additive combination for the fact that the eyelids are fully closed; or fully open eyelids would compensate for the image being many diopters out-of-focus. Normalised multiplicative quality factors are...

with glued patches provided that care is taken to avoid allowing the glue to contact the ocular surface or eyelids. Should any problem arise with the use of cyanoacrylate-glued patches, including intolerance by the child or family, it can be easily removed with the help of white petroleum jelly. We recommend that the eyelids be closed before affixing the glued patch. This was a pilot study with...

Over the last 26 yr, 33 cases and/or families of patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) and a particular appearance of the eyes have been observed. ADPKD was unremarkable and in most cases had led to the usual slow development of end-stage renal failure. The facial feature concerned the upper eyelid, which drooped obliquely over the eyeball with a fold hiding the upp...