INTRODUCTION Stereotactic radiosurgery offers a unique and effective means of controlling cavernous sinus meningiomas with a low rate of complications. METHODS We retrospectively reviewed all cavernous sinus meningiomas treated with Gamma Knife (GK) radiosurgery between November 2003 and April 2011 at our institution. RESULTS Thirty patients were treated, four were lost to follow- up. Prese...

A 59-year-old woman with history of noninsulin dependent diabetes mellitus and systemic hypertension presented with decreased vision in her left eye since 2 months ago. Bestcorrected visual acuity (BCVA) was 20/20 and 20/400 in the right and left eyes respectively. Relative afferent pupillary defect was negative. Anterior segment examination was unremarkable except for mild posterior subcapsula...

INTRODUCTION Here, we describe a patient who presented with anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (AION) and subsequently developed uveitis. CASE A 69-year-old man was referred to our hospital and initially presented with best-corrected visual acuities (BCVA) of 20/40 (right eye) and 20/1000 (left eye) and relative afferent pupillary defect. Slit-lamp examination revealed no signs of ocular infl...

BACKGROUND Blindness after spinal surgery is a rare complication, but it is serious, irreversible and incurable. Central retinal artery occlusion (CRAO) is rare after spinal surgery and ophthalmoplegia is even rarer. CASE A 52-year-old male patient complained of loss of vision in right eye immediately after cervical spine surgery. On examination, the patient's visual acuity in right eye was a...

Fig. 1A. Complete ptosis of the right eye at presentation. Dear Editor, Cysticercosis cellulosae, the larval form of the pork tapeworm Taenia solium, causes cysticercosis, in which humans serve as the intermediate hosts in the parasite life cycle. Cysticercosis is endemic in developing regions such as South America, India and China.1,2 However, a rise in a cysticercosis has been observed in ind...

Purpose. Ocular trauma with retained foreign body is an important cause of visual impairment in working-age population. Clinical status impacts on the timing and planning of surgery. In the last year small gauge vitrectomy has become safer and more efficient, extending the range of pathologies successfully treated. Aims. To evaluate the safety and outcomes in patients with open eye injury with ...

BACKGROUND To report an unusual case of compressive optic neuropathy secondary to a large onodi air cell. METHOD Case report. RESULTS A 50 year-old gentlemen presented to the eye clinic with left eye painless loss of vision for one day. Visual acuity was counting finger in the left eye with a positive relative afferent pupillary defect (RAPD). Dilated left fundus examination revealed a pale...

BACKGROUND/AIMS To assess the predictive value and the applicability of Ocular Trauma Score (OTS) for paediatric injuries. METHODS Retrospective case series of 71 open globe injuries in children less than 18 years of age with a minimum follow-up period of 1 year. The variables of the OTS, the Paediatric Penetrating OTS (POTS), lens injuries and anterior versus posterior segment injuries were ...

A 59‐year‐old gentleman presented with decreased visual acuity and metamorphopsia in both eyes for one year, worsening over the past three months. Except for a history of phacoemulsification and intraocular lens (IOL) implantation in his left eye, medical, surgical and ocular history was unremarkable. Best corrected visual acuity was 3/10 and 6/10 with +3.50‐0.75 × 180 and −0.50‐0.75 × 180 in t...

A 33-year-old male patient presented with gradual and progressive protrusion of his left eye. He had a history of rhinoplasty for correction of nasal septal deviation 10 years ago. The patient developed intermittent bloody nasal discharge one year after rhinoplasty and underwent diagnostic paranasal sinus endoscopy and maxillary sinus antrostomy and biopsy. Histopathological studies had reveale...