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METHODS
We present the case of a 29 year-old man who came to the Emergency Department due to pain in the right eye. There was demonstrated a complete corneal de-epithelialisation. There was no clinical improvement after appropriate treatment, which was complicated by migraine and vomiting. The
To help reduce paediatric morbidity and mortality in the developing world, WHO has developed a diagnostic and treatment algorithm that targets the principal causes of death in children, which include acute respiratory infection, malaria, measles, diarrhoeal disease, and malnutrition. With this
OBJECTIVE
To analyze the effectiveness and usefulness of contact topical anesthesia in strabismus surgery in adult patients.
METHODS
A prospective study was conducted on 20 patients undergoing strabismus surgery using contact topical anesthesia and sedation with remifentanil. The intensity of pain
A 15-year-old girl with familial dysautonomia had acute corneal ulcerations while on a respiratory during a dysautonomic crisis. Within 18 days she developed irritating corneal ring calcifications. Subsequent corneal perforation in the left eye was treated successfully with a lamellar graft,
CONTEXT. Data on the ophthalmic and central nervous system (CNS) adverse effects of liquid detergent capsules (liquid laundry pods) are limited. OBJECTIVE. To ascertain the reported toxicity of liquid detergent capsules, particularly their ophthalmic and CNS adverse effects, in a large case series.
A 6-year-old male leopard gecko (Eublepharis macularius) was presented with a 2-year history of recurrent dysecdysis involving the ocular surface of both eyes. Ophthalmic examination revealed ocular surface desiccation and multifocal superficial ulcerative keratitis with patchy remnants of retained
Three members of a Taiwanese kindred developed severe, systemic, early onset (< age 25 years), biopsy-proven amyloidosis. Clinical features included upper and lower extremity sensorimotor neuropathy, abdominal pain, vomiting, corneal ulcerations, cardiomyopathy, and syncope. Immunohistochemical
Thirty-six patients with measurable or evaluable advanced soft tissue sarcoma were entered in a phase II trial with PALA. Among the 27 evaluable patients, 15 were men, the median age was 55 yr (16-69) and the median performance status (Karnofsky) was 80 (50-100). Most patients had leiomyosarcoma