Dear Editor, We read with great interest the article by Ikeda et al. concerning ophthalmological findings in myotonic dystrophy (MD)1. We would like to thank the authors, because they cited a study we published in 2009, where we tried to understand the reasons for low intraocular pressure (IOP) in these patients. Our first goal was to check if this was a real hypotony or if it was related to an...

A new system of ophthalmological evaluation of diabetic patients in a teaching hospital has been devised. All the patients attending the diabetic clinic were screened by ophthalmologists. Any patient with a problem was then referred to a diabetic ophthalmology clinic where a full evaluation was done and treatment given where necessary. In an 18-month period 1,015 new ophthalmological diabetic p...

BACKGROUND Sclerochoroidal calcification (SCC) is a rare and benign condition found mostly in middle-aged and elderly Caucasian men, characterized by multiple yellow-white lesions seen most commonly in the temporal regions of the fundus. While they may be concerning for benign tumors, primary neoplasias or metastases, SCCs most commonly present as asymptomatic findings during routine ophthalmol...

PURPOSE To investigate the present status of diabetic care provided by ophthalmologists working in hospitals and private clinics in Japan. METHODS Questionnaires were mailed to 315 ophthalmologists. There was a return rate of 73%. RESULTS Problems identified in the clinics were: (1) many diabetic patients who complain chiefly of ophthalmological symptoms voluntarily request their first opht...