Bell's phenomenon is protective reflex in which the globe is turned upwards and slightly outwards during the eyelid closure to avoid corneal exposure. In Inverse Bell's phenomenon, the eye moves downward instead of upward, this may be seen in the normal population, patients with Bell's palsy or following conjunctival scarring. We hereby present the unusual complication of transient inversion of...

PURPOSE to report a case of severe ocular hypertension occurring as a complication after a single intravitreal injection of triamcinolone acetonide for the treatment of a diabetic cystoid macular edema. METHODS interventional case report. RESULTS a 63-year-old pseudophakic diabetic woman developed a severe and relatively sudden IOP increase to 50 mm Hg one month after receiving a single 4-m...

Coloboma literally means defect. Ocular coloboma of the eyes is an extremely rare congenital developmental defect, which constitute one of important causes of visual impairment and blindness in the pediatric age group. Reported incidence of ocular coloboma is 0.5 to 7.5 per 10, 000 live births. Authors report an interesting case syndromic variety of ocular coloboma, where the upper eyelid colob...

OBJECTIVE To determine the frequency of appearance and the factors most commonly associated with ocular complications following dental local anesthesia, also establishing the location and type of anesthesia used. STUDY DESIGN An indexed search in the Pubmed and Compludoc databases was carried out with the keywords "oral anesthesia", "ocular", "ophthalmologic", "damage", "complications", "inje...

INTRODUCTION Endophthalmitis is a sight-threatening condition defined as any inflammation of the internal ocular spaces. It is classified as either endogenous or exogenous depending on the route of infection. Exogenous endophthalmitis results from direct inoculation as a complication of intra-ocular surgery, penetrating ocular trauma, intra-ocular foreign bodies, corneal ulceration and followin...

Wernicke’s encephalopathy (WE) is the best known neurological complication of thiamine deficiency, characterized by ocular, symptoms, mental confusion and ataxia. we report herewith a male child with unusual features, suggestive of WE and with thiamine treatment, the response was dramatic.Participated in the national seminar on Consumerism in DNR College, Bvrm

Viper venoms act mainly on blood and blood vessels. Reports of ophthalmic manifestations after snakebite include ptosis and ophthalmoplegia. In the current study, we describe a case that developed bilateral retinal and subretinal hemorrhage following snakebite. Bilateral retinal hemorrhage is a rare ocular complication of snake envenomation and has not been reported with fundus photographs in t...

A 47-year-old factor VIII deficient haemophiliac successfully underwent bilateral cataract extraction. The use of cryoprecipitates to achieve haemostasis permitted retrobulbar anaesthesia and a peripheral iridectomy without complication. We consider that the use of cryoprecipitated factor VIII concentrate allows safe elective ocular surgery in patients with classic haemophilia.

A patient with symptomless Paget's disease of the bone, suddenly developed multiple osteogenic sarcoma. Obstruction to one jugular vein led to increased intracranial tension and a perforation developing in the orbital plate of the frontal bone led to uni-. ocular symptoms and signs. With this, we believe hitherto unrecorded complication, he also exhibited some of the well known'complications of...

Uncommon complications may occur in the context of illnesses encountered frequently in later life. They may be difficult to both identify and manage in a drowsy, confused patient, particularly in the absence of collateral information. We present an unusual ocular complication in a patient with systemic sepsis from a urinary tract infection, an unquestionably common diagnosis in older patients a...