manifests clinically as a yellowish mass in the lateral corner of the eye, which becomes more evident with retropulsion of the globe. The imaging tests that can facilitate the diagnosis of subconjunctival fat prolapse are CT and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the orbits, the most important radiological finding being that of a mass with fat density or fat-like signal intensity, respectively...

BACKGROUND Although pterygium excision with conjunctival autograft is a widely performed surgical procedure, surgically induced necrotizing scleritis (SINS) following such surgery is extremely rare. METHODS A 68-year-old man underwent nasal pterygium excision with conjunctival autograft uneventfully. On postoperative day 17, the conjunctival graft was avascular, with epithelial defect. Althou...

Abstract Introduction Postauricular mastoid fistula is a rare occurrence, typically following repeated soft tissue injury, commonly caused by chronic suppurative otitis media and surgical treatments. Management challenging with limited number of reported, successful techniques, which often have applicability. Case report We present case 55-year-old male patient persistent right post-auricular c...

In Korea, lateral canthoplasty, along with medial epicanthoplasty, has become popular over the past years to widen the horizontal length of the palpebral fissure. However, the effect of the surgery differs greatly depending on the shape and structure of the eyes. If over-widened, complications such as eversion, scarring, and conjunctival exposure may occur. Thus, the author of this study sugges...

Herpes simplex virus (HSV) necrotizing stromal keratitis is a common type of herpetic stromal keratitis (HSK). Antiviral medication alone cannot control the disease, and corticosteroid eye drops may aggravate the ulcer and result in corneal perforation. Amniotic membrane transplantation effectively treats superficial corneal ulcer resulting from necrotizing stromal HSK. However, the efficacy of...

There are a number of approaches for the repair of scalp defects, including local, regional, and distant options. The use of a local double triangular hatchet flap has numerous advantages due to its mixed rotational and advancement components, its large size, and the possibility of maintaining the cosmetic appearance of the hairline as the flap has similar characteristics to those of the area t...

THE closure and healing of the wound in cataract surgery is a most important factor in the success of the operation, and various suturing techniques have been evolved. The present communication attempts to evaluate the results in 668 cases operated on from January to November, 1961. The same pre-operative preparation, operative technique, and post-operative treatment were used, and the same thr...

To the Editors of THE BRITISH JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY. SIRs,-I have read with interest Mr. Affieck Greeves' letter in the correspondence section of the July number criticising the corneoscleral suture in cataract extraction. (See Brit. Ji. of Ophthal., May, 1938.) I agree with his preference for a conjunctival stitch on the grounds that a more liberal conjunctival flap is obtainable by this me...

PURPOSE To report the association of conjunctival peritomy with amniotic membrane transplantation (AMT) at the limbus with the exclusion of the central cornea in order to preserve visual function in one case of bilateral Mooren's ulcer. METHODS A 36-year-old man with bilateral Mooren's ulcer was unresponsive to conventional therapy. Surgical procedure was performed on his right eye, at impend...