A 30-year-old man presented with forward protrusion of the left globe one hour after falling in a ditch of wooden sticks. Except for a minor headache, no other neurological abnormality was reported. The patient was well oriented in time, place and person without any neurological deficit. Glasgow coma scale (GCS) score was 15 and all vital signs were within normal limits. Ophthalmic examination ...

Diagnostically as well as therapeutically, meningiomas of the so-called sphenoidal ridge present several difficulties. We therefore make a few remarks concerning the diagnostic aspects of this problem. In another paper we hope to deal with the operative treatment. In a female patient recently seen, after long deliberation, we established a diagnosis of a meningioma of the innermost part of the ...

Hille DM, et al. BMJ Case Rep 2017. doi:10.1136/bcr-2017-223003 Description This report of a mass in the upper eyelid resulting from long-term complications of heavy liquid tamponade therapy of retinal detachment is a good example of learning from rare cases. Retinal detachments may be repaired by scleral buckling, vitrectomy surgery or by a combination of both techniques. Retinal detachments r...

Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging of the orbit was performed with a 0.6 T superconducting imaging system in 100 patients with normal orbits who were being evaluated for brain pathology and in 21 additional patients with a variety of orbital lesions to determine the efficacy of MR imaging in displaying orbital abnormalities. Usually, MR studies were performed using a multislice technique with mult...