Background: orbital floor fractures have not been reconstructed using magnesium biomaterials. Methods: To test technical feasibility, ex vivo caprine and ovine heads (n = 5) were used. Head tissues harvested from pubescent animals 5; mean age: 3.2 years; mass: 26.3 kg) stored below 11 degrees for 7–10 days. All procedures performed in a university animal resource facility. Two experienced maxil...

purpose : to report an unusual case of bilateral candida keratitis in a young drug abuser case report : a 19-year-old man sought medical care for his left eye redness, pain and photophobia. on slit-lamp examination a well-defined paracentral exudative corneal ulcer was observed. smear from the corneal ulcers contained pseudohyphae and accordingly a routine regime of antifungal therapy (topical ...

BACKGROUND We investigated the outcome of 23-gauge transconjunctival pars plana vitrectomy (23G PPV) for the treatment of vitreoretinal disorder in patients with prior trabeculectomy. METHODS We retrospectively reviewed medical records of 23G PPV in 11 eyes that had functioning filtering blebs after trabeculectomy. The main outcome measures were the visual acuity, intraocular pressure (IOP) a...