PURPOSE To report a case of corneal ectasia secondary to pars planitis corneal endotheliopathy METHODS Clinical case description and proposed hypothesis regarding development of corneal ectasia RESULTS Eight-year-old male presented with 360° peripheral corneal endotheliopathy and edema, granulomatous keratic precipitates, and mild iritis OD. A progressive corneal ectasia then developed. Twe...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to evaluate the long-term postoperative incidence of and key factors in the genesis of corneal ectasia after myopic laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) in a large number of cases. METHODS A retrospective review of one surgeon's myopic LASIK database was performed. Patients were stratified into two groups based on date of surgery, ie, group 1 ...

Background. Coronary artery ectasia is defined as a segment of coronary artery that is 1.5 times more dilated in diameter than the nearby segments. Its clinical presentations are unstable angina, coronary vasospasm, and acute myocardial infarction. Objective. To determine the clinical characteristics, presentation, outcomes and treatment in patients with documented coronary artery ectasia in a ...

Coronary artery ectasia is well-known but relatively uncommon finding with prevalence ranging from 1.2% to 5.3%. Coronary artery ectasia has been associated with atherosclerosis in approximately half of the cases. Here, we are presenting a case of male patient who experienced myocardial infarction and was diagnosed with coronary artery ectasia in proximal-mid junction of left anterior descendin...

bloody nipple discharge in infancy has rarely been reported in medical literature. we report a 7 month-old female infant with a one month history of bilateral nipple discharge. endocrinologic and hematological workups were within normal limits. breast ultrasonography showed two non-echogenic cystic areas in each breast. the problem resolved after a period of observation. this is a benign condit...

AUGUST 2011 CATARACT & REFRACTIVE SURGERY TODAY 31 P rogressive, asymmetrical corneal steepening associated with an increase in myopic and astigmatic refractive errors, combined with midperipheral and/or peripheral corneal thinning, represents a constellation of findings in ectatic corneal disorders (eg, keratoconus and pellucid marginal degeneration). These entitites are associated with asymme...

OBJECTIVE To determine the relation between retinal tears and scleral ectasia. DESIGN Prospective study. SETTING University-based referral practice in Montreal. PATIENTS Fifty-seven consecutive patients with primary rhegmatogenous retinal detachments undergoing scleral buckling surgery. Patients with a history of trauma or previous cryotherapy, laser treatment or other vitreoretinal proce...

Keratoconus has usually been described as bilateral but asymmetric disease. Corneal ectasia is one of the long-term complications of modern refractive surgery, especially those submitted to laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK). We describe a patient with keratoconus in the right eye that was submitted to radial keratectomy (RK) in the left eye 19 years ago with no progression of the ectatic cor...

BACKGROUND Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) can be caused not only by plaque rupture/erosion, but also by many other mechanisms. Thromboembolism due to atrial fibrillation and coronary thrombosis due to coronary artery ectasia are among the causes. Here we report on a case of recurrent myocardial infarction with coronary artery ectasia. CASE REPORT Our case was a 78-year-old woman with hyperte...