An Indian lad aged 14 years, who had been hit in the right eye by a dart from an air pistol, was first seen 24 hours later. A trivial puncture wound was evident just above and medial to the inner canthus of the right eye. The visual acuity was 6/18 and there was slightest oedema of the upper lid. X-ray showed a somewhat alarming picture (Figs 1 and 2). The large dart appeared to be lodged very ...

purpose: to report an extremely rare presentation of isolated orbital xanthogranuloma with no systemic disease, nor dermatologic manifestation. case report: the patient was a 45-year-old man complaining of a mass lesion in the superior and inferior eyelids of his right eye; the lesions had been enlarging slowly and painlessly since 5 years before. other examinations (including skin, heart, etc....

I am a 24 year old female, and I would consider myself to be a very anxious person (and have always been that way). For the past few months, I have been experiencing a problem with an eyelid spasm. It's always my right eye, and the lid flutters up and down a lot, sometimes lasting for a few days. It doesn't hurt, but is very annoying! I've had people tell me that it's due to stress and/or lack ...

I am a 24 year old female, and I would consider myself to be a very anxious person (and have always been that way). For the past few months, I have been experiencing a problem with an eyelid spasm. It's always my right eye, and the lid flutters up and down a lot, sometimes lasting for a few days. It doesn't hurt, but is very annoying! I've had people tell me that it's due to stress and/or lack ...

I am a 24 year old female, and I would consider myself to be a very anxious person (and have always been that way). For the past few months, I have been experiencing a problem with an eyelid spasm. It's always my right eye, and the lid flutters up and down a lot, sometimes lasting for a few days. It doesn't hurt, but is very annoying! I've had people tell me that it's due to stress and/or lack ...

Oncocytomas of the lacrimal gland are rare tumors. We report the first documented case in Nigeria. This was an interventional case report. A complete ophthalmologic and systemic examination with available pertinent investigations was done, followed by a modified exentheration and histopathologic examination. A 60-year-old Nigerian housewife was evaluated for a slow-growing, right upper lid mass...

A case of congenital isolated coloboma of both the upper lids from just lateral to the lacrimal punctum up to the medial half, with symblepharon in the region of lower eyelid, was studied in a 7-year-old female child. She did not have any other associated anomalies. The birth and family histories were normal. The puncta were normal in position and well apposed to the globe. The closure of the l...

I am a 24 year old female, and I would consider myself to be a very anxious person (and have always been that way). For the past few months, I have been experiencing a problem with an eyelid spasm. It's always my right eye, and the lid flutters up and down a lot, sometimes lasting for a few days. It doesn't hurt, but is very annoying! I've had people tell me that it's due to stress and/or lack ...

BACKGROUND Phlyctenular keratitis is a hypersensitivity reaction of the cornea, and a complication of eyelid margin disease in children and young adults. In this study, we compared the morphology of the meibomian glands in eyelids between phlyctenular keratitis patients and healthy young adults, using noncontact meibography. METHODS The study included 16 eyes of 13 patients diagnosed with phl...