in a retrospective study, one hundred corneosclerallaceration (csl) cases were managed at zahedan ophthalmic center from 1988-1990. our findings showed that csl is more commonly seen in young and male patients. seasonal variation in csl frequency with higher prevalence in the fust half of the years was evident. also it was found that cataract was more common in corneal lacerations while hyphema...

BACKGROUND Herpes uveitis has been previously reported to present with hyphema, but hemorrhagic hypopyon is rarely reported as a herpetic uveitis manifestation. We report a case of herpes simplex virus (HSV) presenting with hemorrhagic hypopyon, and speculate on the underlying pathophysiology with relation to an intravascular lymphoma which was subsequently diagnosed as a result. CASE PRESENT...

OBJECTIVE To report on a series of vascular tumors of the iris. DESIGN Noncomparative case series. A retrospective medical record review of all patients with an iris vascular tumor was performed to identify the clinical features and develop a simple classification of these lesions. Included were demographics, clinical features, systemic associations, complications, management, and histopathol...

Three cases of juvenile xanthogranuloma from two ophthalmology departments were reviewed. Clinical histories, ophthalmic examination, physical examination, investigations, and treatment of these cases are described. A 4-month-old boy presented with spontaneous hyphema and secondary glaucoma. He was treated with intensive topical steroid and anti-glaucomatous eye drops. The hyphema gradually res...

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...

Purpose. To investigate the changes of partial oxygen pressure (PaO2) in aqueous humour after injecting air or oxygen bubble into the anterior chamber in sickle cell hyphema. Methods. Blood samples were taken from the same patient with sickle cell disease. Thirty-two rabbits were divided into 4 groups. In group 1 (n = 8), there was no injection. Only blood injection constituted group 2 (n = 8),...