Bilateral intraocular involvement in Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) is uncommon. A 15-year-old boy presented with painless decreased vision in right and painful left red eye of 2 weeks duration. Visual acuity was 20/500 and 20/200, respectively. A fixed dilated pupil with exudative retinal detachment was present in the right eye and hemorrhagic iris nodules with hyphema and hypopyon were s...

We describe the case of a 70-year-old male patient with ethmoid sinus adenocarcinoma who developed an exudative retinal detachment (ERD) in the right eye as the first manifestation. Two weeks after presentation, total regression of the ERD was noted. Extensive investigations for local causes of ERD were unrewarding. Finally, we performed a computed tomography scanning of the head that revealed ...

PURPOSE To present an unusual case of simultaneous bilateral retinal detachment (RD) following a coronary artery bypass graft in a patient with acute myocardial infarction (AMI). METHODS A 78-year-old man was first seen for bilateral sudden visual loss after surgical treatment of AMI. The patient underwent ultrasound biomicroscopy (UBM) and ocular B-scan echographic examination. RESULTS The...

We report a case of serous retinal detachment following combined photodynamic therapy (PDT) and intravitreal bevacizumab injection in subfoveal choroidal neovascularization (CNV). A 53-year-old woman was diagnosed with subfoveal CNV secondary to age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and treated with combined PDT and intravitreal bevacizumab injection. One day after treatment, the patient exper...

We describe the case of a 70-year-old male patient with ethmoid sinus adenocarcinoma who developed an exudative retinal detachment (ERD) in the right eye as the first manifestation. Two weeks after presentation, total regression of the ERD was noted. Extensive investigations for local causes of ERD were unrewarding. Finally, we performed a computed tomography scanning of the head that revealed ...

PURPOSE To report a case of a 20-year-old female with decreased visual acuity (VA) in the left eye (LE). METHODS This is a retrospective and descriptive case report based on data from clinical records, patient observation and analysis of diagnostic tests. RESULTS A 20-year-old female presented with decreased VA in the LE for 3 days. Best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) was 20/20 in the right...

BACKGROUND Coats' disease is an exudative retinal detachment with vascular telangiectasis occurring mostly in male children, the age group most affected by retinoblastoma. OBJECTIVES Compare the differential diagnoses of Coats' disease Establish recommendation to early disease detection. MATERIALS AND METHODS A 3-year-old female child was referred to Muhimbili National Hospital (MNH), Tanza...

Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada's (VKH) disease has been reported to be rare in sub-Saharan Africa. Two Nigerians with the disease are presented in this report. The first patient, a 32-year-old pregnant Nigerian woman presented with a 1-month history of bilateral blurring of vision, persistent headache, and alopecia. Presenting visual acuity was 1 m counting fingers in both eyes. Examination revealed viti...