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The aim of this presentation is to report a combined form of vascular
malformation of the orbit. A 2-year-old girl had a four-month history of severe
proptosis in the right...
Orbital infarction syndrome is defined as ischemia of all intraorbital and
intraocular structures. It is a rare disease caused by rich anastomotic
vascularization of the orbit. It can occur secondary...
We performed laser photocoagulation for extrafoveal feeder vessels in a series
of 10 eyes with subfoveal choroidal neovascular membranes (CNVMs) in which
feeder vessels could be detected by means of...
All pterygia have similar histologic features of solar degeneration seen in the
skin such as acanthosis, keratosis, or hyperkeratosis. Although the pathogenesis
of pterygia is still unclear, an association with...
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the clinical usefulness of a newly
developed biomicroscopic vitreous observation system. Vitreous observation was
performed in 300 eyes with age- or disease-related...
Orbital metastases of hepatocellular carcinoma are rare. The authors report a
case of hepatocellular carcinoma metastatic to the orbit. A 56-year-old woman
with hepatitis B infection as confirmed serologic test...
In order to evaluate the results of pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) for the
treatment of posteriorly dislocated intraocular lens (PC-IOL), we
retrospectively examined and analyzed the hospital records of patients...
To determine the effects of axial length on the development of branch retinal
vein occlusion (BRVO), determination of the affected eye, development of
surgical complications, and visual prognosis, axial length...
The authors investigated the efficacy of antibiotic irrigation as the
therapeutic option in congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction. We
retrospectively reviewed the medical record of 76 patients' eyes in whom
congenital...
There is a high concentration of zinc in ocular tissue, especially the
retinachoroids, and the presence of physiological levels of zinc in these
tissues seems essential for their normal function....