Diabetic macular oedema (DMO) is a leading cause of vision loss in the working-age population worldwide. Corticosteroid drugs have been demonstrated to inhibit the expression of both the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) gene and other anti-inflammatory mediators, such as prostaglandins. Triamcinolone, fluocinolone and dexamethasone are the main steroids that have been studied for the t...

JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2008 I RETINA TODAY I 41 T he management of retinoblastoma has gradually evolved over the years from enucleation to radiotherapy to current techniques of chemotherapy. Eyes with massive retinoblastoma filling the globe are still managed with enucleation, whereas those with small, medium, or even large tumors can be managed with chemoreduction followed by tumor consolidation wit...

Ultrasonography is the only practical method for obtaining images of the posterior segment of the eye when the light-conducting media are opaque. In this study, 182 dogs with ocular abnormalities presented to the Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology from December 2008-August 2010 were included. All the animals were subjected to detailed ophthalmic examination and B-scan ultrasonograph...

BACKGROUND Ultrasonography is an important tool for evaluating the posterior segment in eyes with opaque media. AIM To study the incidence of posterior segment pathology in eyes with advanced cataract and to see whether certain features could be used as predictors for an abnormal posterior segment on ultrasound. SETTING Tertiary care hospital in South India. METHODS AND MATERIALS In this ...