Blepharospasm is an uncontrolled spasmodic contraction of the orbicularis muscles of the eye resulting in an abnormal tic or twitch of eyes. It usually lasts for seconds to minutes but in severe cases eyes may be closed for hours. It may be essentially benign or secondary due to a lesion in basal ganglia, pyramidal tract, and trauma, local pathology in the eyes or drug induced. Here we are pres...

A 57 years old myopic healthy woman came to the urgent care in Darlington Memorial Hospital, UK for follow up after anterior uveitis in her left eye. She was on topical steroids and cycloplegic for her left eye. The patient has been complaining of floaters and recurrent onset of decreased vision in both eyes since 1999. She has also a long history of recurrent anterior uveitis and vitritis in b...

The contribution presents data and findings from a teacher education intervention, which aimed at supporting (student) teachers’ professional vision in order to improve their (dialogic) reflective practices. In facilitate meaningful dialogue, video-recorded English lessons were used as bases of discussion. 19 participants early career teachers (with about two four years teaching experience) div...

The risk of transmission of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is an important problem for the health care worker. HCV transmission by blood splashing into eyes is very rare. In a hemodialyses department, a 23-year-old female nurse splashed blood from a patient who was anti-HCV positive into her eyes. She washed her eyes with water immediately and reported to the infection control department. Sh...

BACKGROUND An adolescent girl had isolated abnormal downward gaze and oculovestibular (cold caloric) testing during propofol administration, prompting concern for brainstem abnormality. PATIENT An otherwise healthy 16-year-old girl presented after an intentional hanging. Brainstem reflexes were normal except that both eyes exhibited tonic downward gaze on initial examination. After propofol w...

The patient presented herein is a 52-year-old woman suffering from primary open angle glaucoma (POAG) in both eyes. She has no history of systemic disorders and is not on any systemic medications. She underwent laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) 9 years ago for refractive error of -5.50-3.00×180 in both eyes, and was diagnosed with glaucoma 7 years afterwards. Her ocular examination when I sa...

An 11-year-old girl and a case of primary congenital glaucoma (PCG) with negative family history of glaucoma, was referred to our glaucoma service for uncontrolled intraocular pressure (IOP). Maximum tolerable medications and multiple glaucoma operations had failed to control her IOP. Review of the patient’s chart revealed an IOP of 30 mmHg and horizontal corneal diameter of 11.5 mm in both eye...