scholarly journals A CLINICAL STUDY OF PRIMARY PTERYGIUM AND ITS MANAGEMENT USING AUTO CONJUNCTIVAL IN SITU GRAFT – A NOVEL TECHNIQUE

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-2
Author(s):  
Sneha .P. Waghmare ◽  
Sohel Irfan Mohd. Khan ◽  
Vivek Sahasrabudhe

Pterygium is a degenerative condition of subconjunctival tissue which proliferates as vascularized granulation tissue to invade cornea destroying superficial layers of stroma and bowman’s membrane, the whole being covered by conjunctival epithelium. This study was conducted to learn clinical aspects primary pterygium and its management using autoconjunctival insitu graft. In this study total 95 eyes of 95 patients were included in the study. A detailed history and clinical examination, slit lamp examination and autoref-keratometry was done. After detailed examination, and taking fitness for surgery, patients were taken for excision of pterygium with auto-conjunctival insitu graft. After surgery, patients were followed up after a period of one week, 1 month and 3 months for post-operative complications and recurrence. The average refractive astigmatism (± SD) preoperatively in 67 cases was 2.94 ± 1.27 at axis 100.89 degree and in rest 28 cases it could not be calculated due to large-sized pterygium and this change was statistically significant. Recurrence rate seen in this study with conjunctival in situ graft was 4.27% which is comparable to standard autoconjunctival graft

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenan Olcay ◽  
Akin Cakir ◽  
Sercan Koray Sagdic ◽  
Eyup Duzgun ◽  
Yildiray Yildirim

Purpose. To report an unknown complication of laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) surgery.Case Presentation. A 28-year-old female presented with photophobia and glare to our eye service. She stated in her medical history that she had undergone femtosecond assisted LASIK surgery in both eyes 15 months ago and her symptoms started just after this surgery. On admission, her best-corrected visual acuity was 10/10 in both eyes. She had mydriatic pupils with no direct light reflex. Examination of the anterior segment revealed bilateral iris atrophy projecting within the LASIK ablation zone and a transillumination defect was remarkable on the slit lamp examination.Conclusion. We hypothesized that this condition may have been caused by the abnormally increased IOP that resulted in ischemia in the iris vascular plexus during the suction process of surgery.


2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 535-538
Author(s):  
Eri Ishikawa ◽  
Maria Suzanne Sabundayo ◽  
Yasuhiro Takahashi ◽  
Hirohiko Kakizaki

Purpose: The aim of this article is to report a case of lacrimal caruncle nevus with papilloma. Methods: This is a case report of a 39-year-old female with a progressively enlarging pigmented lesion on the left lacrimal caruncle. She had been aware of a raised whitish wart on the top of this pigmented lesion for several months before her initial visit. Slit lamp examination revealed a papillomatous lesion over a well-circumscribed, pigmented lesion on the left lacrimal caruncle. Results: The histopathological examination of the excised tumor disclosed 2 characteristic findings, which include nests of nevus cells within the dermis and papillomatous structures which had fibrovascular cores overlying squamous cell epithelia with variable levels of acanthosis. The findings were consistent with an intradermal nevus and a papilloma arising from the conjunctival epithelium of the nevus. Conclusion: This is the first case report of a lacrimal caruncle nevus with papilloma. The clinical history and pathological findings of this case underscore the fact that an intradermal nevus primarily occurred on the lacrimal caruncle, after which a papilloma arose from the epithelium of the nevus as a consequence of human papillomavirus autoinoculation.


2021 ◽  
pp. 19-21
Author(s):  
Tammana Jyothirmai ◽  
BNS Rekha ◽  
Maridi Aparna ◽  
Vepa Meenakshi

AIM: To determine the prevalence and visual outcomes after cataract surgery in different LIG patients METHODS:In this prospective study 50 patients were taken into study. Detailed history was taken and slit lamp examination was done & IOP was recorded by AT. All the patients were treated preoperatively appropriately. Patients were operated with SICS with PC IOL implantation and Peripheral Iridectomy.During follow up a detailed Ocular examination was done including Refraction using snellens chart and IOP measurement with AT. RESULTS: Among 50 patients 21(42%)were male patients and 29(58%)were female. Maximum patients had Phacomorphic Glaucoma accounting 72% (36patients) and Phacolytic Glaucoma 24%. Highest percentage was among 40-49mmHg (52%) followed by 30-39mmHg (36%) and >50mmHg (10%). Highest patients were between 10-19mmHg (76%). Visual acuity on admission, highest patients were seen in HM positive (64%) followed by PL+(32%). Even No PL were also seen (4%). On follow up after 6weeks ,majority were seen between 6/12- 6/18(52%) CONCLUSION: LIG is an important vision-threatening disease presenting as a painful red eye. It is remaining as one of the important cause of Blindness not only because of Senile cataract but even after cataract surgery due to Glaucoma caused by neglected cataractous lens.Hence, importance should be given for timely surgery for better visual outcome .


2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 379-383
Author(s):  
Nafsika Voulgari ◽  
Michael A. Grentzelos ◽  
George A. Kontadakis ◽  
Erwin Samutelela ◽  
George D. Kymionis

We report the application of an elliptical femtosecond laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) flap for the management of post-arcuate keratotomy (AK) residual astigmatism. An 82-year-old male was referred to our institute for evaluation of his right eye due to residual regular astigmatism 1 year after AK. On examination, uncorrected distance visual acuity (UDVA) was 20/50 and corrected distance visual acuity was 20/25 (+3.25 –5.50 × 125). Slit-lamp examination revealed two 70-arc length peripheral corneal incisions at the 7.50-mm zone. The patient underwent femtosecond-assisted LASIK for the correction of residual astigmatism. An elliptical LASIK flap was adjusted intraoperatively with a 2-dimension diameter of 7.98 × 6.69 mm in order to avoid intersection of the flap with the AK incisions. The short flap diameter was placed along the meridian of the incisions and the long diameter in the perpendicular meridian, corresponding to the excimer laser astigmatic ablation pattern. No intraoperative or postoperative complications were encountered. Six months postoperatively, UDVA improved to 20/25 with a manifest refraction of pl –0.75 × 5. No AK incision flap-related complications were observed.


2020 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Ramiro José Daud ◽  
Horacio Freile ◽  
Mauricio Freile ◽  
Soledad Mariano

A case report on a 49-year-old female with diagnoses of ocular hypertension in her left eye (LE) treated with 250 mg/day acetazolamide for 2 years. During the slit-lamp examination, complete occlusion of both iridocorneal angles was detected. Intraocular pressure (IOP) was 10 and 35 mmHg in the right eye and LE, respectively. Phacotrabeculectomy was performed in the LE. After 1 month of the procedure, the patient developed a slowly progressive miopization from −1 to −3 diopters (D) the following months. Approximately 3 months after surgery, the patient developed an episode of acute pain, athalamia, and IOP 45 mmHg in her LE. Late-onset malignant glaucoma was suspected and the patient was treated with topical hypotensive and cycloplegic agent until a prompt vitrectomy was performed. Deepening of the anterior chamber and restoration of IOP to normal range was obtained after surgery.


2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 120-126
Author(s):  
Pham Ngoc Dong ◽  
Le Xuan Cung ◽  
Tran Khanh Sam ◽  
Do Thi Thuy Hang ◽  
Doug D. Chung ◽  
...  

Meesmann epithelial corneal dystrophy (MECD) is a rare dominantly inherited disorder that is characterized by corneal epithelial microcysts and is associated with mutations in the keratin 3 (KRT3) and keratin 12 (KRT12) genes. In this study, we report a novel mutation in the KRT12 gene in a Vietnamese pedigree with MECD. Slit-lamp examination was performed on each of the 7 recruited members of a Vietnamese family to identify characteristic features of MECD. After informed consent was obtained from each individual, genomic DNA was isolated from saliva samples and screening of KRT3and KRT12 genes was performed by Sanger sequencing. The proband, a 31-year-old man, complained of a 1-year history of eye irritation and photophobia. Slit-lamp examination revealed intraepithelial microcysts involving only the corneal periphery in each eye with clear central corneas and no stromal or endothelial involvement. Three family members demonstrated similar intraepithelial microcysts, but with diffuse involvement, extended from limbus to limbus. Sanger sequencing of KRT3 (exon 7) and KRT12 (exons 1 and 6) in the proband revealed a novel heterozygous KRT12 variant (c.1273G>A [p.Glu425Lys]) that was present in the three affected family members but was absent in the three family members with clear corneas. This study is the first report of a Vietnamese family affected with MECD, associated with an atypical peripheral corneal epithelial phenotype in the proband and a novel mutation in KRT12.


2021 ◽  
pp. 492-496
Author(s):  
Anna M. Roszkowska ◽  
Giovanni W. Oliverio ◽  
Giuseppe A. Signorino ◽  
Mario Urso ◽  
Pasquale Aragona

We report long-term alterations of anterior corneal stroma after excimer laser surface ablation for a high astigmatism. The patient claimed progressive visual loss in his right eye (RE) during the last 3 years after bilateral laser-assisted subepithelial keratectomy (LASEK) surgery. His examination comprised visual acuity (UDVA and CDVA), slit-lamp examination, corneal topography and tomography, AS-OCT, and confocal microscopy. The UDVA was 0.1 in his RE and 1.0 in the left eye. The CDVA in the RE was 0.8. The slit-lamp examination showed a stromal lesion in the inferior paracentral corneal zone, with multiple vertical tissue bridges and severe thinning. Corneal topography and tomography showed central flattening with inferior steepening and severe alteration in elevation maps. AS-OCT showed void areas in the anterior stroma with thinning of the underlying tissue, and confocal images were not specific. In this case, progressive corneal steepening and thinning that manifest topographically as inferior ectasia occurred in correspondence to the singular stromal alterations after LASEK.


2021 ◽  
pp. 112067212199053
Author(s):  
Sameera Hettipathirannahelage ◽  
Sidath Wijetilleka ◽  
Hugh Jewsbury

Introduction: Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) is a rare, lethal, demyelinating disease classically seen in profoundly immunosuppressed individuals. It is caused by intracerebral infection by John Cunningham polyomavirus (JCV). We report a rare case of PML in a man with presumed immunocompetence at presentation experiencing bilateral painless visual impairment. Case Description: A 60-year-old man with a 3-week history of bilateral painless visual impairment attended our ophthalmology department. Unusually, he navigated around the room well and was able to read 4 of 13 Ishihara test plates in spite of a best-corrected visual acuity of counting fingers at 1 m bilaterally. Slit lamp examination, routine blood tests and optical coherence tomography (OCT) of the maculae and discs were unremarkable. Diffuse hyperintense white matter lesions on T2-weighted magnetic resonance imaging of the brain and detection of JCV within the parietal lobe tissue obtained by biopsy confirmed PML. Additional investigations identified an underlying hypogammaglobulinaemia, which may have initiated PML. He received intravenous immunoglobulin but passed away 2 months after diagnosis. Conclusions: To our knowledge this case is one of only a handful worldwide to describe PML developing in a patient with presumed immunocompetence at presentation – there was no previous history of recurrent, chronic, or atypical infections. There has only been one other report of visual symptoms presenting as the primary complaint. The case illustrates the importance of ruling out organic, central nervous system pathology in patients presenting with visual loss and normal objective visual function tests such as slit lamp examination and OCT.


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