PURPOSE To report the diagnoses of lesions initially misdiagnosed as ocular melanoma. METHODS This retrospective study included all new patients who were referred with a presumptive diagnosis of choroidal melanoma to the ocular oncology clinic at Farabi Eye Hospital from January 2009 to December 2012. Each patient underwent a full ocular examination and B-scan ultrasonography by an ocular onc...

Purpose: To evaluate and compare the ocular blood flow in non-glaucoma versus primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) subjects attending ophthalmic clinic of University Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH) Enugu using Doppler ultrasonography. Methods: A cross-sectional comparative study was adopted. Fifty-Eight POAG 58 were recruited. Information on their socio-demographic clinical profiles obtained via...

BACKGROUND Recent case reports have shown that ultrasonography can be used to diagnose ocular pathology in an emergency setting. Ultrasound may be especially useful when periorbital edema and pain interfere with the examination of the post-traumatic eye. OBJECTIVE This study evaluated the ability of emergency physicians to detect a ruptured globe in an ex-vivo porcine model. METHODS Followi...

The use of B-scan ultrasonography was first reported by Baum and Greenwood (I958), who described their results as equivalent to the first x rays. As they predicted, improvement in equipment and technique has led to increased resolution of ocular structure being obtained by B-scan ultrasonography. The clinical application of the B-scan has been described by Coleman and Jack (I973) and the reliab...

BACKGROUND Various imaging modalities play a role in diagnosing parasitic infections of the eye. We describe the spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) findings of an intravitreal parasite with subsequent evaluation by light microscopy. FINDINGS This is a case report of a 37-year-old Ecuadorian man who presented with uveitic glaucoma and a new floater in his left eye for 1 week...

Fraser syndrome is a systemic condition characterized by cryptophthalmos, syndactyly and abnormal genitalia, which may be associated with urinary tract, ear, nose, larynx and skeletal abnormalities. Cryptophthalmos can be an isolated finding (that has been reported as an autosomal dominant trait) or associated with other congenital anomalies (reported as an autosomal recessive disorder). RMSA, ...

PURPOSE To report the occurrence of an astrocytoma of the ciliary body. METHODS The patient was evaluated by ophthalmoscopic examination (including color ultrasonography and ultrasound biomicroscopy) as well as operating therapy. Histopathology and immunocytochemical analysis were performed. RESULTS A 29-year-old woman was found to have a left ciliary body tumor. Color ultrasonography revea...

The authors report a 22-year patient presented with night-blindness and progressive visual loss. Ophthalmologic examination included slit lamp biomicroscopy, best-corrected distance visual acuity, cycloplegic refraction, A-mode and B-mode ultrasonography, and full-field flash electroretinogram (ERG). Cycloplegic refractions were -6.00 (-1.25 x 175) dpt in the right eye and -7.00 (-1.50 x 165) d...

Parasites enter the eye through hematogenous spread. The interaction with host immune system may result in its destruction but not without collateral damage to the vital retinal structures. Currently, the accepted treatment for ocular parasitosis is surgical removal or direct laser photocoagulation. A 24-year-old Indian woman presented with abrupt painless loss of vision to 5/300. A large yello...