We studied a clinical case of vaccinia virus that caused an ocular manifestation in a dairy worker in Brazil. Biologic and molecular analyses identified a co-infection with 2 isolates from different Brazilian vaccinia virus phylogenetic groups.

Sarcoidosis is a systemic granulomatous disease, which may in­ volve any part of the eye and its adnexal tissues. Although the first manifestation of systemic sarcoidosis is often ophthalmic involve­ ment, non­ophthalmologists are not familiar with its ocular man­ ifestations, especially when described in ophthalmologic terms. In this article, the author intends to describe the ocular manifesta...

A 14 year old boy underwent a 7 hour long spinal surgery for scoliosis in the prone position. In the immediate postoperative period, he developed right proptosis, periorbital swelling, chemosis and total ophthalmoplegia. The vision in his right eye was only counting fingers and the intraocular pressure was 68 mmHg. Fundus examination revealed occlusion of the right central retinal artery. A rar...

The association of bilateral ocular myositis with primary inflammatory muscle disease is rare. We describe a 30-year-old man with a 2-month history of eyelid edema, erythema, and orbital pain, occurring in the course of previously undiagnosed and untreated dermatomyositis (DM). Although ocular myositis is a very rare manifestation of DM, it might be overlooked by clinicians who are not aware of...

Since Ernst Fuchs's publication on sarcoma of the uveal tract,' in which he stated that malignant melanoma does not metastasise to the eye, more than 40 cases have been reported.2-28 An autopsy series of 15 patients who had died from disseminated cutaneous malignant melanoma, and who had no ocular symptoms, showed a 33% incidence of ocular metastases.29 The case is reported here of a man who, b...

Ocular signs are common in systemic sarcoidosis. Upwards of 50 per cent. of affected patients develop a granulomatous anterior uveitis, and fundus lesions are frequently observed. Ocular findings due to central nervous system involvement are less frequent, but can be the initial complaint. The subject of central nervous system involvement in sarcoidosis has been reviewed by Colover (I948) and W...

Cysticercosis is the most common parasitic disease of the nervous system. The disease occurs when humans become the intermediate host in the life cycle of Taenia solium by ingesting its eggs from contaminated food. The most common sites of involvement of cysticerci are soft tissue, eye and central nervous system. Unusual location of the cysts may result in uncommon manifestations. Ocular cystic...

Eye movement abnormalities constitute an important clinical sign that can be a manifestation of dysfunction of cranial nerves III, IV, and VI (the 3 ocular motor nerves). Specific motility deficits often have highly localizing value within the neuroaxis, serving to refine a differential diagnosis and guide management. This article reviews the key anatomic concepts, clinical presentation, differ...

Weill-Marchesani syndrome (WMS) is a rare connective tissue disorder with characteristic phenotypic skeletal and ocular manifestations. A 28-year-old myopic female presented with an 8-month history of bilateral blurred vision. On examination, she was noted to be of short stature with brachydactyly. On ocular examination, she was found to be spherophakic with bilateral inferiorly subluxated lens...

Encephalitozoon cuniculi is a microsporidian parasite affecting rabbits and other mammals, including immunocompromised humans. One clinical manifestation of E. the ocular form, which typically presents with phacoclastic uveitis, yellow-white granuloma cataract. This literature review focuses on aetiopathogenesis, presentation, diagnosis treatment options for emphasis phacoemulsification, gold s...