Ocular trauma is a very common incidence that occurs in up to 67% of patients with maxillofacial trauma. It results in life-long agony of not being like others with two eyes, which can see and admire the nature's beauty. This article reports on a case of a 23-year-old male patient with phthisis bulbi, resulting from ocular trauma. The patient was rehabilitated aesthetically by fabrication of cu...

Objective To report various intraocular conditions that mimic retinoblastoma. Methods A review was conducted of eyeballs enucleated for suspected retinoblastoma between 2003 and 2007, and referred for histopathological confirmation. The slides of cases not histopathologically consistent with the diagnosis of retinoblastoma were reexamined. Clinical records and results of neuroimaging studies we...

Fifty patients with retinal detachment accompanied by vitreous haemorrhage, perforating eye injuries, intraocular foreign bodies, massive preretinal retraction,.giant tears greater than 180 degrees, and proliferative retinopathies underwent pars plana vitrectomy, cryocoagulation, scleral buckling, and intravitreal gas injection. Intraoperative complications included minimal to moderate bleeding...

PURPOSE To report a severe ocular complication initiated ten days after intravitreal administration of bevacizumab (Avastin((R))), in a patient with exudative age-related macular degeneration (AMD). PATIENTS AND METHOD Case report. RESULTS Ten days after intravitreal injection of 1.25 mg Avastin((R)), the patient manifested acute loss of vision with excruciating pain. An extensive choroidal...

PURPOSE To evaluate the characteristics of patients with anophthalmic cavity who developed sphere extrusion. METHODS A retrospective observational study was done evaluating 37 patients with anophthalmic cavity and sphere extrusion at the "Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu-UNESP". RESULTS Extrusion was observed in enucleated and eviscerated cavities. The majority of the patients had the eye ...

PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to document clinical findings and management of a patient with bilateral globe luxation and optic nerve transection. MATERIALS AND METHODS A 25-year-old female patient was admitted to the emergency department with bilateral traumatic globe luxation following a motor vehicle accident. RESULTS Visual acuity testing showed no light perception. The right pu...

A 9-year-old female presented to the emergency department after being attacked by her family dog. The patient was alone in the passenger seat of a parked car when the dog saw another dog, jumped into the child’s seat, and bit her left eye. The child immediately lost all vision. The left globe was luxed onto the cheek [Figure 1a] and a long segment of the optic nerve avulsed [Figure 1b]. Compute...

Aim: To analyze the causes of visual impairment amongst patients coming for handicap certificate and its application in eye health planning to prevent blindness. Methods Materials: A retrospective data analysis medical records 1020 people who had applied certification. Examination was done by ophthalmologists appointed board. BCVA < 20/60 20/120 better included Cat I (40%) 20/200 or less is ...