We present a brief description of acute retinal necrosis, rare and severe condition that is accompanied by rapid development inflammatory occlusive events in the vasculature preceding peripheral necrotizing retinitis. Despite successful etiotropic conservative therapy, disease complicated proliferative vitreoretinopathy with high risk detachment, leading to irreversible loss sight. clinical cas...

PURPOSE To report a case of acute retinal necrosis presenting as central retinal artery occlusion with cilioretinal sparing. METHODS Single interventional case report. The findings of the ophthalmic examination, MRI, blood parameters, biopsy results and clinical course are reported. RESULTS A forty two year old gentleman reporting sudden loss of sight, ophthalmic examination revealing uveit...

BACKGROUND Acute retinal necrosis is a rare but devastating ocular condition. We report two cases of acute retinal necrosis in immunocompetent patients, complicated by cystoid macular oedema and treated with intravitreal dexamethasone (OZURDEX®) implant. RESULTS Two patients diagnosed with acute retinal necrosis were treated with intravenous acyclovir. Both of them developed cystoid macular o...

We report a rare case of isolated unilateral acute retinal necrosis syndrome without any history of associated herpes zoster or other conditions attributed to HIV infection as the initial manifestation of HIV infection. A 30-year-old man presented with a history of sudden diminished vision in the right eye with no apparent predisposing factors. Examination revealed right eye acute retinal necro...

BACKGROUND Acute retinal necrosis (ARN) is characterized by the triad of acute vitritis, peripheral necrotizing retinitis and vasculitis. CASE REPORT We report a case of 54-year-old woman with bilateral acute retinal necrosis associated with neuroinfection. Her past medical history included renal transplantation, hypertension and aortic stenosis. Observational case report: Diagnostic investig...

Acute retinal necrosis in children is a devastating disease that requires early diagnosis and treatment. The authors describe a rarely reported case of bilateral acute retinal necrosis in a child caused by neonatal herpes simplex virus type 2, where the presence of previous chorioretinal scarring made diagnosis challenging.