OBJECTIVE To report a new grading system and surgical outcome by sealing the gap between the conjunctiva and Tenon capsule. METHODS A total of 32 eyes of 30 patients with pterygia were managed at the Ocular Surface Center from January 1, 2002, through December 31, 2010. The eyes were consecutively operated on by recession; sealing of the gap; covering of exposed medial rectus muscle by amniot...

Background Pterygium is a common degenerative eye disease. Despite various surgical methods to treat pterygium, recurrence is the main complication. The main issue is finding a surgical method with the lowest recurrence. Objective to compare the complications, recurrence rate and the cosmetic effects of two surgical techniques, namely conjunctival rotation autograft (CRA) and conjunctival aut...

PURPOSE To gain a better understanding of the molecular events leading to the development of conjunctival melanocytic lesions and conjunctival melanoma, this study was conducted to investigate the presence of T1799A BRAF oncogenic mutation in these lesions. METHODS Forty-eight surgically excised conjunctival melanocytic lesions from 48 patients were examined for the presence of the BRAF T1799...

PURPOSE To report a case of Fuchs' superficial marginal keratitis managed with circumferential marginal corneoscleral lamellar patch graft. METHODS Interventional case report. RESULTS A 34-year-old man presented with several years' history of ill-defined symptoms of binocular ocular irritation associated with vision loss, mostly in the left eye. A superior marginal corneal thinning was foun...

Infections of prosthetic aortic grafts status post-acute aortic dissection with Candida albicans (C. albicans) are rare. The gold standard of treatment for aortic graft infection is a combination of surgical resection and lifelong antimicrobial drug therapy, however postoperative mortality rates remain high. Here we present a 44-year-old man who presented with 2 months of fever, painful microem...

OBJECTIVE To describe the use of a porcine urinary bladder acellular matrix for surgical reconstruction of the cornea in cases of canine and feline deep corneal ulcers, and feline corneal sequestra. MATERIALS AND METHODS Twenty-seven dogs and three cats with deep corneal ulcers and seven cats with corneal sequestra were included in the study with overall 38 eyes. For each patient, the necroti...

background/objective: hyperphosphatemia is the consequence of end stage renal failure. inadequate control of serum phosphorus results in elevated ca × p product with subsequent soft tissue deposition in the form of conjunctival and corneal calcification.  in this study, we evaluated the relationship of conjunctival and corneal calcification with secondary hyperparathyroidism in hemodialysis pat...