PURPOSE To describe a case of keratouveitis caused by Euphorbia grandicornis sap, that resolved with topic steroids. METHODS We report a case presentation of a patient with keratouveitis. RESULTS A 70-year-old woman suffered from accidental ocular contact with E. grandicornis sap in her left eye. Two hours after the contact, she attended the clinic due to conjunctival hyperemia and pain. Be...

We describe a 66-year-old man who developed bilateral choroidal detachment that was induced by unilateral topical administration of a fixed combination of 1% brinzolamide and 0.5% timolol maleate the day after an uneventful phacoemulsification surgery and intraocular lens implantation involving his right eye. We believe that the reaction was an idiosyncratic reaction, most likely against brinzo...

Type IV hypersensitivity eye reactions have been described after the administration of the sympathomimetic agent phenylephrine. We report the case of an atopic woman who developed nasal congestion and discharge, dysphagia, and dyspnea 1 hour after the administration of Stopcold pills and Disneumon Pernasal nasal spray for otitis. The same symptoms reappeared after the accidental administration ...

We describe the case of a 47-year-old man who came to our center to be assessed for refractive surgery in 2007. The initial scan (instillation of 3 drops of cyclopentolate 1%) revealed a corrected distance visual acuity of 20/60 with +0.50 –9.50 × 10° in OD and 20/60 with +1.25 –9.50 × 165° in OS. We performed laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) in both eyes using a bicylindrical approach afte...