Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty for corneal decompensation due to migrating metallic intracorneal foreign bodies in an aphakic eye following a 39-year-old blast injury: A case report

Jan 3, 2022 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty for corneal decompensation due to migrating metallic intracorneal foreign bodies in an aphakic eye following a 39-year-old blast injury: A case report

Abstract Purpose To report the use of Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty (DMEK) for secondary surgical removal of intraocular foreign bodies (IOFB) years after the trauma as migration occurred through the…

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Long-term visual field changes after femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery in glaucoma patients, case series

Jan 3, 2022 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Long-term visual field changes after femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery in glaucoma patients, case series

Abstract Purpose To assess the short and long-term changes in Visual Field (VF) Mean Deviation (MD), Visual Field Index (VFI), and intraocular pressure (IOP) after femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery (FLACS)…

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Vitrectomy in full thickness macular holes on top of a pigment epithelial detachment in age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Surgical consideration and review of the literature

Jan 3, 2022 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Vitrectomy in full thickness macular holes on top of a pigment epithelial detachment in age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Surgical consideration and review of the literature

Abstract Purpose To present the surgical treatment of a full thickness macular hole (MH) caused by a vitreomacular traction (VMT) on top of an adjacent subfoveal pigment epithelial detachment (PED)…

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Presumed cytomegalovirus retinitis in a non-immune compromised patient with breast carcinoma during treatment: A case report

Jan 3, 2022 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Presumed cytomegalovirus retinitis in a non-immune compromised patient with breast carcinoma during treatment: A case report

Abstract Purpose Cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis is one of the most common opportunistic infections in immunocompromised patients, including patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). CMV retinitis in non-human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected…

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Posterior scleritis and acute posterior multifocal placoid pigment epitheliopathy: A case of painful chorioretinitis and review of the current literature

Jan 3, 2022 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Posterior scleritis and acute posterior multifocal placoid pigment epitheliopathy: A case of painful chorioretinitis and review of the current literature

Abstract Purpose To describe a patient who developed concurrent acute posterior multifocal placoid pigment epitheliopathy (APMPPE) and posterior scleritis. Observations We describe a middle-aged woman that developed eye pain and…

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