A 30-year-old female patient was referred to our institution due to vitreous hemorrhage. Best corrected visual acuity of her right and left eyes at her initial visit was 10/20 and 20/20, respectively. Although hypochromic iris was observed in the superior iris between the 10 and 2 o'clock positions in her right eye, her entire left eye exhibited hypochromic iris. Hypopigmentation of the fundus ...

Vitiligo is sometimes complicated with psoriasis, and more frequently, pigmentation or depigmentation arises after psoriatic lesion subsides. It not clear whether melanocyte function maintained in which characterized by keratinocyte proliferation, how melanin migration to keratinocytes affected, we will discuss the behavior of pigment cells psoriasis lesions. Melanin-containing were observed ma...

We compared several indices of foveal visual function between two groups of people aged 60 and older. One group was comprised of individuals who had good acuity in one eye, but had a history of exudative aging macular degeneration (AMD) in the other eye. We measured visual function in these individuals' good eyes only. The second group was a normative group; it was comprised of individuals who ...

PURPOSE To describe the clinical and imaginological features of two families with Waardenburg syndrome: type I and II, with emphasis on ophthalmic manifestations, as well as the pattern of genetic inheritance. METHODS We conducted a clinical study involving two families affected by Waardenburg syndrome, and through the pedigree, determined the present pattern of genetic inheritance. Analyses ...

BACKGROUND Treatments for hypopigmented scars have shown limited efficacy and variable safety profiles. OBJECTIVE This study evaluated the safety and efficacy of fractional resurfacing (1,550-nm Fraxel SR laser, Reliant Technologies, Mountain View, CA) for the treatment of hypopigmented scars on the face in seven patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS Seven patients with hypopigmented scars on the f...