Ocular cysticercosis is a preventable cause of blindness. Medical therapy has been recommended for the retro-orbital and extraocular muscle form. Surgical management largely done in cases with conjunctival or lid affliction. Though, medical simple; however, diagnosis challenging. The anterior segment findings often mimic more common pathologies hence missed at early stage. This case series 3 pe...

of high-dose steroids and an immunosuppressive agent. Therapy with intravenous cyclophosphamide is the agent best studied for SLE. Intravenous immunoglobulinhasalso proven tobebeneficial in selectedpatients.Theroleofmethotrexate in the treatment of SLE remains unproven, but itssafetyrecordmakes itanattractivealternative,especially for thecontrol of some steroid-refractory manifestations of SLE....

Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura is a disease of unknown aetiology which affects children or adults of any age but especially young adult females, and which usually proves fatal within a few weeks. The condition was first described by Moschcowitz (1925). Since then various suggestions for terminology have been made, and in Great Britain the more popular names are thrombotic thrombocytopenic ...

The aim of this study was to evaluate ocular findings in children with nonsyndromic cleft lip and palate. Fifty-seven consecutive patients with cleft lip and/or palate seeking orthodontic treatment during 2006 were examined prospectively from an ophthalmological standpoint. Mean age of the patients was 9.2 years (range: 15 days to 18 years). Of the 57 children in total, five cases (8.7%) had cl...

A 37-year-old Caucasian woman presented with a blind left eye and granulomatous panuveitis in the right eye. There was a subretinal neovascular membrane with haemorrhage beneath the macula and widespread subretinal lesions that were interpreted as choroidal granulomas in the right eye. A chest x-ray that showed diffuse pulmonary fibrosis without hilar lymphadenopathy was the only contributory c...

Mutilation in the facial region may significantly affect the self-image and personality of individuals. Prosthetic rehabilitation of facial defects could increase the quality of life, thereby encouraging the patients to build up their self-confidence to return to normal social life. Acceptable cosmetic results are often obtained through facial prosthesis. Recovery after the loss of an eye requi...