BACKGROUND Pilomatrixoma , also known as Malherbes's calcifying epithelioma, known to occur in children, is not common especially in middle aged and those below 10 years of age . Pilomatrixoma presents as a firm skin nodule on eye lid or eye brow, so should be considered in the differential diagnosis of such lesions involving eyelids. CASE A 45-year-old male presented with a swelling in the l...

OBJECTIVES To review the existing techniques for minor salivary gland biopsy (MSGB) in the lip and to suggest a new approach to ease the procedure and reduce post-operative complications. STUDY DESIGN A comprehensive literature review and a descriptive study of a new surgical technique. RESULTS Diverse incisions have been suggested for MSGB with different designs (ellipse, circular, linear)...

PURPOSE To detect risk factors that may be related to chalazia in children in southwest China. DESIGN Prospective case-control study. METHODS The case group, 88 children with chalazia, was divided into 2 subgroups. One had 48 children 6 months to 6 years of age (defined as young children), and the other had 40 children 7 to 12 years of age (defined as older children). The control group cons...

This report outlines a method for rapid quantification of corneal epithelial cell movement in a block organ culture system designed to model a penetrating or perforating wound of the cornea. Rabbit corneas were secured over a plastic conformer with a chalazion clamp. Two-millimeter, full-thickness corneal specimens were sampled from central and peripheral cornea and placed in tissue culture. Th...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the number and characteristics of patients attending the Accident/Emergency (A/E) Department of a tertiary care hospital in Riyadh, and to determine their route of referral, and pattern of ocular emergency cases. METHODS A retrospective study was carried out using the records and history of all patients attending the A/E at King Abdulaziz University Hospital (KAUH) in...

PURPOSE This study evaluates the relative frequency of benign eyelid lesions presented to a teaching hospital in Saudi population. PATIENTS AND METHODS Charts of patients with benign eyelid lesions were retrospectively reviewed from January 2003 to December 2008. Clinical details included demographic data, symptoms and signs, surgical findings, primary diagnosis, and indication for biopsy wer...

INTRODUCTION Povidone-iodine aqueous solution is an antiseptic commonly used in ophthalmology for treatment of the ocular surface. Dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO) is a well-known skin penetration enhancer that is scarcely utilized in ophthalmic drug formulations. We describe here a low-dose formulation of 0.25% PVP-I in a gel containing DMSO for the treatment of Demodex blepharitis. CASE REPORT A 95...

Sebaceous cell carcinoma (SCC) is the second most common eyelid malignancy among Caucasians, next to Basal cell carcinoma (BCC). It is an uncommon malignant neoplasm, and there are several reports describing the multiple clinical and histopathological presentations of SCC. Given its rarity, diagnosing SCC remains a challenge for ophthalmologists and pathologists, especially when conducting inci...

Background : Pilomatrixoma , also known as Malherbes’s calcifying epithelioma, known to occur in children, is not common especially in middle aged and those below 10 years of age . Pilomatrixoma presents as a firm skin nodule on eye lid or eye brow, so should be considered in the differential diagnosis of such lesions involving eyelids. Case : A 45-year-old male presented with a swelling in the...

Purpose Primary lacrimal canaliculitis (PLC) is a unique disorder which often gets misdiagnosed by the general as well as speciality-trained ophthalmologists. Elderly patients with history of chronic or recurrent epiphora with discharge, often get mislead towards chronic dacryocystitis. The aim of our report is to discuss the misleading diseases in our PLC patients and to revisit this hidden di...