Objective: To describe a detailed presentation and the utility of ocular imaging, both ultrasound orbital computed tomography (CT), to confirm diagnosis traumatic ONA in which megadose steroid would give no advantage. Case Presentation: A five-year-old boy came with unilateral sudden visual loss after incidentally falling his left eye struck handlebar parked bicycle. His had light perception, o...

PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to analyze the prevalence of ocular defect among different age groups, gender, side involved, and etiology. MATERIALS AND METHODS A retrospective study was conducted among referred ocular defect patients in a dental college in southern part of India over a 5 years period (2008-2012). Information regarding general identification, gender, age, affected side...

A severe defect of optokinetic nystagmus (OKN) was found in 46 patients with congenital nystagmus. Abnormal patterns of OKN, such as superimposition of pendular oscillations on the optokinetic slow component and inversion of OKN, were observed. Optokinetic gain (eye movement velocity/drum velocity) was decreased compared to that in normal subjects, and optokinetic after-nystagmus, or transient ...

AIM To assess functional impairment in terms of visual acuity reduction and visual field defects in inactive ocular toxoplasmosis. METHODS 61 patients with known ocular toxoplasmosis in a quiescent state were included in this prospective, cross-sectional study. A complete ophthalmic examination, retinal photodocumentation and standard automated perimetry (Octopus perimeter, program G2) were p...

The purpose of this study was to investigate the efficacy and safety of topical 100% serum eye drops for corneal epithelial defect after ocular surgery. A total of 181 patients who received topical 100% serum therapy for the treatment of corneal epithelial defect following several different types of ocular surgery were recruited into this study. Each patient already failed conventional medical ...

BACKGROUND Patients are often referred to ophthalmologists with focal visual field defects on routine testing, possibly related to a potential diagnosis of glaucoma. However, examination of the individual patient's ocular characteristics as well as facial characteristics may often reveal a cause of the visual field defect. CASE PRESENTATION We describe a patient who was found to have a superi...

purpose: to describe the clinical signs, diagnosis and treatment of toxic keratopathy in a patient who abused tetracaine drops. case report: a 32-year-old man was referred to the emergency ward of our center with persistent corneal epithelial defect associated with a ring infiltrate in the corneal stroma, without any history of ocular trauma or contact lens use. the patient was hospitalized and...