Purpose: The established methods for observing the morghnl-og;i nF the teer film a=~ based on ;nierfrrenc~ techniques. Since interference patterns are visible only in e pathologically thickened tear film, these techniques are not useful for the physiological tear film morphology. Methods: A ne;.approach is Brewster Angle Microscopy n-which allows the studv of ultra-thin films. In ophthalmology ...

PURPOSE To evaluate the results of cataract extraction and posterior chamber intraocular lens (IOL) implantation in patients with Fuchs' heterochromic iridocyclitis (FHI). METHODS We studied the records of 35 patients with FHI who underwent cataract extraction. Extracapsular cataract extraction (ECCE) was performed by phacoemulsification through a scleral flap in 9 patients and by manual deli...

Sera obtained from 26 patients with Fuchs' heterochromic cyclitis were examined for the presence of autoantibodies directed against the anterior segment of the eye by means of immunofluorescence techniques. Antibodies against human iris tissue could not be detected, whereas autoantibodies against corneal epithelium were found in almost 90% of cases. This is the first report describing the prese...

We report a follow-up after 25 years of a patient with a congenital bilateral ocular toxoplasmosis who developed Fuchs's heterochromic cyclitis in her left eye. Whether Toxoplasma gondii can cause the development of Fuchs's heterochromic cyclitis, as our case suggests, or whether the iridocyclitis is a secondary ocular response to other agents, is not yet clear.

A 35-year-old man, followed due to idiopathic generalized epilepsy, presented heterochromia (eyes of two different colours), together with anisocoria (condition in which the left pupil is smaller than the right pupil). The anisocoria became more pronounced in the dark. The patient reported that his eyes had been of different colours ever since he could remember. A diagnosis of idiopathic congen...

Implantation of iris-claw Artisan intraocular lens (IOL) is a surgical option for correction of aphakia; however, these IOLs have not been used in eyes with uveitis including Fuchs' heterochromic iridocyclitis (FHI) due to possible risk of severe postoperative intraocular inflammation. In the case reported here, we secondarily implanted an Artisan IOL in a 28-year-old man with FHI who had aphak...