Importance. Ocular penetrating fish-hook injuries represent an unusual and very dangerous ocular trauma. We report the management of an unusual case of a simple-single barbed fish-hook accident globe injury successfully treated with surgery. Observations. We described a case report of a caucasian 32-year-old man presented with a scleral perforation of the left eye caused by a fish-hook injury w...

PURPOSE In this experimental study, a sutureless scleral buckling was performed by using a tissue adhesive glue to fixate a silicone band to the sclera. In fact, one of the major risks of traditional scleral buckling is accidental perforation of the bulb, which is more frequent when the sclera is extremely thin as it is in newborns or in eyes with high myopia or scleromalacia. METHODS An enci...

Scleritis can be a destructive disease frequently associated with autoimmune disorders. It is believed that primary vasculitis plays an important role in its pathogenesis, but little is known about the cellular effector mechanisms. The purpose of this study was to analyse the inflammatory cellular infiltrate in scleritis. Six episcleral biopsies and two enucleated eyes were studied. The episcle...

OBJECTIVE To study the type and severity of ocular injuries in blast victims. METHODS It was a descriptive case series. The study was conducted at the Department of Ophthalmology, Khyber Teaching Hospital and Iqbal Eye Clinic Peshawar from March 2010 to May 2011. Detailed history was taken and complete ocular examination was done. B-scan was done to know about any posterior segment pathology ...

Pre-existing scleral pathology is an important risk factor for globe rupture during scleral buckling procedures. We report here, the surgical management of an unexpected scleral pathology found at the scleral buckling procedure in a retinal detachment patient. A 77-year-old white female with retinal detachment underwent a scleral buckling procedure. The surgery was converted into a scleral graf...

Holthouse (I893) described painful ulceration in an apparent nodule of episcleritis, with resulting perforation of the globe (Duke-Elder, 1938). According to Francois (I95I), the case reported was not one of episcleritis but the represented first description of necrotic nodular scleritis. Watson (I966) states that the sclera is rarely involved in episcleritis. All forms of necrotizing scleritis...

OBJECTIVE: to determine the complications and visual outcome of intraocular foreign body presented to a tertiary care centre of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa STUDY DESIGN: A prospective, interventional case Series st st PLACE AND DURATION: At Department of Ophthalmology, Govt Lady Reading Hospital, Peshawar from 1 July 2011 to 31 Jan 2013. METHODOLOGY: 37 cases with intraocular foreign body from outdoor ...

Cyclodialysis is the result of the separation of the longitudinal fibres of the ciliary muscle from their scleral insertion, creating states of ocular hypotony. It is mainly caused by traumatisms. Gonioscopy has traditionally been the diagnostic test for this entity, however, at present it is being replaced by other techniques, such as ultrasound biomicroscopy (UBM). We present the case of a 57...

Supplemental intravitreal gas injection was used in the early postoperative period in an attempt to achieve long term retinal reattachment in 11 cases of failed scleral buckling surgery. Success was dependent on the presence of a correctly placed scleral buckle underlying all breaks. Surgical revision was thereby avoided in these patients. However, when the scleral buckle was inadequate the tec...