BACKGROUND/AIM Peripheral nerve destruction is the hallmark of leprosy. Ocular complications form a substantial part of the clinical manifestations but histopathology of nerve destruction within ocular structures has not been shown satisfactorily. The role of protein gene product (PGP) 9.5 in identifying nerve destruction in the ciliary body and posterior ciliary nerves of lepromatous eyes is s...

The ability of topical timolol and epinephrine to decrease the 0-adrenergic responsiveness of the cornea and iris-ciliary body of albino and pigmented rabbits is reported. The time course of the decrease in responsiveness was determined by comparing in vitro, /?-adrenergic stimulated cyclic AMP synthesis in these tissues from in vivo drug treated and contralateral, untreated eyes. In the cornea...

AIM To determine the frequency of ciliary body or retinal breaks and retinal detachment in eyes with atopic cataract. METHODS The records of 106 eyes (74 patients) with atopic cataract that underwent cataract extraction were reviewed. The frequency of ciliary body or retinal breaks and retinal detachment was classified by their presence preoperatively and postoperatively, and by cataract type...

INTRODUCTION Anterior segment tumors can be difficult to detect until tumor growth is substantial enough to cause local signs or symptoms. Earlier detection may result in improved outcomes, particularly the ability to option for globe-conserving therapy. Multiple diagnostic modalities such as ultrasound or optical coherence tomography exist to aid for earlier detection of ciliary body tumors, b...

INTRODUCTION We report an unexpected presentation of metastatic renal cell carcinoma (RCC) to the ciliary body and an interesting response to proton beam radiotherapy. CASE PRESENTATION We encountered a case of angle-closure glaucoma as the initial presentation of ocular metastasis to the ciliary body in a 65-year-old Caucasian man who had undergone right radical nephrectomy for RCC 15 years ...

Aim: To determine the frequency of ciliary body or retinal breaks and retinal detachment in eyes with atopic cataract. Methods: The records of 106 eyes (74 patients) with atopic cataract that underwent cataract extraction were reviewed. The frequency of ciliary body or retinal breaks and retinal detachment was classified by their presence preoperatively and postoperatively, and by cataract type...

AIMS Perivascular epithelioid cell tumor (PEComa) is a mesenchymal neoplasm originating from perivascular myoid cells. We report a case of PEComa arising from the ciliary body. METHODS Case report. RESULTS A 13-year-old girl was referred to our department with a clinical diagnosis of ciliary body melanoma in her right eye. Her visual acuity was 20/600 OD. Slit-lamp examination revealed a br...

A case of rare tumor of the iris and ciliary body in a 24-year old woman is presented, which was diagnosed as adenoma of the nonpigmented ciliary body epithelium. The diagnosis was confirmed immunohistochemically.