OBJECTIVE [corrected] To determine the relative importance of the different forms of anisocoria in a General Hospital. METHODS A prospective, longitudinal study was conducted including all patients referred for this reason to the Neuro-Ophthalmology Unit of the Henares University Hospital, Madrid (Spain), from November 2008 to October 2011. The differences in pupil diameter were studied under...

BACKGROUND Courmon street name for 3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) is ecstasy. This widely abused "recreational" drug causes both an increased release of monoamine neurotransmitters, including serotonine and dopamine, and an increased reuptake inhibition of serotonin. As a consequence, mydriasis and increased intraocular pressure (IOP) in predisposed patients occur. We present herein a...

background: cataract extraction surgery remains the most commonly performed eye surgery by ophthalmologists. the maintenance of mydriasis is required throughout surgery to allow better visualization of the surgical field and a greater working space within the center of the eye. non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents (nsaids) have their effect in maintaining mydriasis by their ability to inhibit...

Introduction: Herpes zoster ophthalmicus occurs when there is a reactivation of herpes 3 lying latent in the ophthalmic division of the trigeminal nerve. We report a case of an 86 year-old female patient with an orbital cellulitis with post-septal involvement admitted in our departement for topical and intravenous antibiotics. On the fourth day of admission vesicular lesions began to emerge in ...

OBJECTIVE To determine the diagnostic accuracy of telemedicine in various clinical levels of diabetic retinopathy (DR) and diabetic macular oedema (DME). METHODS PubMed, EMBASE and Cochrane databases were searched for telemedicine and DR. The methodological quality of included studies was evaluated using the Quality Assessment for Diagnostic Accuracy Studies (QUADAS-2). Measures of sensitivit...

PURPOSE The purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy and safety of intracameral mydriatic solution, as compared to preoperative topical mydriatics, in patients undergoing manual small incision cataract surgery (MSICS) under peribulbar anesthesia. To assess the sustainability of intracameral mydriasis in MSICS by monitoring pupil size at specific junctures during the surgery. METHODS Th...

Ophthalmologists frequently use mydriatics both for diagnosis (retinal exploration, refraction tests) and for treatment. Cyclopentolate is used to induce quick and successful mydriasis for pediatric eye examination. Hypersensitivity reaction to cyclopentolate is very uncommon, especially in children. We report the case of a child who experienced a hypersensitivity reaction to cyclopentolate dur...

AIM To study the effect of intracameral injection of preservative-free lignocaine to induce pupil dilatation, without using any preoperative dilating eyedrops or intraoperative mydriatics in patients with age-related cataract associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus. DESIGN This was a prospective, observational, and interventional case series conducted at a tertiary eyecare center in rural In...