Severe visual loss following waterload for transabdominal ultrasound

Reduction of severe visual loss and complications following intra-arterial chemotherapy (IAC) for refractory retinoblastoma.

BACKGROUND Intra-arterial chemotherapy (IAC) for retinoblastoma has been documented as causing visual loss and ocular motility problems. A lack of safety data has precluded its acceptance in all centres. METHODS Retrospective cohort study of patients with retinoblastoma from 2013 to 2015 who had a healthy foveola and relapsed following systemic chemotherapy. All required IAC. The correlation ...

Ultrasound assessment of visual loss during severe preeclampsia: a case report

Bilateral retinal detachments and cortical blindness are rare complications of preeclampsia and the association of the two pathologies is exceptional. We report the case of a preeclamptic patient who presented with an acute bilateral vision loss. Besides, her ocular ultrasound revealed bilateral retinal detachments and an elevated optic nerve sheath diameter. The patient underwent an urgent ces...

Transabdominal ultrasound of the gastrointestinal tract

Comparison of transabdominal ultrasound and electromagnetic transponders for prostate localization

The aim of this study is to compare two methodologies of prostate localization in a large cohort of patients. Daily prostate localization using B-mode ultrasound has been performed at the Nebraska Medical Center since 2000. More recently, a technology using electromagnetic transponders implanted within the prostate was introduced into our clinic (Calypso(R)). With each technology, patients were...

Severe visual loss secondary to central serous chorioretinopathy following prolonged immune suppression with oral prednisolone

A50-year-oldman presented to the eye clinicwith a 12-month history of a gradual loss of vision in the right eye. He had no significant past ocular history but had been diagnosed at the age of 10 years with Henoch-Schonlein nephritis. He had a renal transplant in 1997 andhad been taking oral prednisolone for the past 12 years as part of his immunosuppression regime. He also suffered from hyperpa...