Transmuscular migration of the encircling band through rectus muscles and straddling of the cornea has only been reported in a few cases previously in the literature. This rare condition has never been associated with glaucoma. In this report, we aimed to describe a unique case with transmuscular migration of encircling buckle as a probable cause of glaucoma. A 17-year-old female presented with...

Background: To report the clinical features and prophylactic treatment methods for retinal pathology in Stickler syndrome (SS) patients (pts). Methods: A retrospective non-comparative interventional case series. Results: The median age of the pts was 12 (range 0.2-68) years. Systemic features of SS were present in 23 pts. High myopia was present in 19 pts. Treatment was by laser retinopexy and ...

Eyes with minimal PVR and anteriorly located break(s) can be successfully managed by pneumatic retinopexy, scleral buckle or vitrectomy while eyes with posterior break(s) or significant PVR need vitrectomy along with tamponading gas or oil2. The specific gravities of most of the internal tamponading agents are less than balanced saline solution. That is why oil or gas bubble floats at the top m...

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jvcir.2015.08.009 1047-3203/ 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. q This paper has been recommended for acceptance by M.T. Sun. ⇑ Corresponding author. Fax: +86 028 61830064. E-mail addresses: [email protected] (Q. Wu), [email protected] (H. Li), [email protected] (F. Meng), [email protected] (K.N. Ngan), eezsy @uestc.edu.cn (S. Zhu). Qingbo Wu a,⇑, Hongli...