Ocular involvement in the acute phase of Kawasaki disease typically involves the anterior segment of the eye, and its associated treatment outcomes are generally excellent. However, there are rare reports of posterior segment involvement, and these are associated with poorer outcomes. This study reviewed six patients with recently reported blindness and/or ocular posterior segment involvement i...

UNLABELLED Objectives To describe the clinical features of cutaneous and ocular manifestations of childhood rosacea, to propose diagnostic criteria, and to emphasize the possible severity of ocular complications in this age group. DESIGN Retrospective study. SETTING Tertiary referral center. Patients Children aged 1 to 15 years who had received a diagnosis of cutaneous and/or ocular rosacea...

A case of mycosis fungoides with bilateral intraocular involvement is reported. The diagnosis was established with the aid of a vitreous biopsy. Intraocular involvement, though rare, may be an early sign of extracutaneous disease.

Behçet's disease is a chronic systemic disorder characterized by recurrent uveitis, aphthous lesions of the mouth, and ulcerations of the genitalia. Vision loss from ocular involvement is frequently the presenting symptom and optometrists should be aware of the various ocular signs of Behçet's disease. Management of the Behçet's patient involves systemic therapy and therefore requires comanagem...

BACKGROUND Ocular complications of herpes zoster ophthalmicus (HZO) may lead to substantial visual disability, severe post-herpetic neuralgia and rarely fatal cerebral complications. AIM To identify the pattern of ocular manifestation in herpes zoster ophthalmicus. MATERIALS AND METHODS A cross-sectional descriptive study was under taken including the clinically diagnosed cases of HZO. All ...

A 34-year-old female a known scleroderma patient presented to us with ocular manifestations in the form choroiditis along with optic nerve involvement. Blood investigations were done, and the ocular findings were confirmed by fundus fluorescein angiography. She was successfully managed with systemic steroid therapy. Among the protean ocular manifestations in scleroderma, only a few cases of cho...

To study the distribution of ocular involvement among persons with rheumatic disease, a cross-sectional survey was performed in 224 patients attending the Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Maharaj Nakorn Chiang Mai Hospital. Of these patients, 102 presented with rheumatoid arthritis, 74 systemic lupus erythematosus, 39 systemic sclerosis, 6 mixed connective tissue disease, 2 pol...

INTRODUCTION In some instances, the understanding of the ocular manifestations in childhood leukemia is not only important to establish the diagnosis but also reflects the disease state and prognosis. OBJECTIVE To study the ocular manifestations of childhood acute leukemia among the children attending a tertiary-level hospital in Nepal. MATERIALS AND METHODS A cross-sectional, descriptive s...

Ocular sarcoidosis is frequent in Japan, but in many cases the condition remains undiagnosed in patients with suspected ocular sarcoidosis. Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) was performed in order to study the clinical implications of lymphocytosis of BAL fluid in such patients with characteristic ocular manifestations. The subjects included in this study were 39 patients with suspected ocular sarco...