Recurrent non-immune fetal hydrops (NIH) has been reported in the literature but it’s a very rare entity. It has been postulated to be related to a recessive gene. We report a case of recurrent non immune fetal hydrops in a multigravida with no medical history of note. She presented in her current pregnancy with a significant history of having 2(out of 3) previous pregnancies affected by hydrop...

PURPOSE We report the case of a 77-year-old man with no history of keratoconus or other ectatic disorders who presented with corneal hydrops in the setting of a corneal ulcer. The risk factors, pathogenesis and treatment options of corneal hydrops are discussed. METHOD This is an observational case report study. RESULTS A 77-year-old man presented with a 1-day history of severe pain, rednes...

OBJECTIVE Endolymphatic hydrops has been well described in patients with Ménière's syndrome; however, causation has not been established. Decompression of the endolymphatic sac has been proposed as a means to relieve hydrops and improve vertigo symptoms, but the efficacy of the surgery is debated. Until recently, there have been few objective measures of efficacy other than patients' subjective...

In order to investigate the physiological consequences of hydrops on auditory function an animal model has been developed in which endolymphatic hydrops is surgically induced and electrophysiological responses are monitored preceeding during and following hydrops induction. These studies have revealed that experimental hydrops systematically results in a fluctuant low frequency hearing loss ( b...

Background: Keratoglobus is a rare noninflammatory corneal disorder characterized by diffuse corneal thinning and globular protrusion of the cornea. Surgical management of keratoglobus is challenging and the standard method has not yet been defined. Aim: To present the role of large penetrating keratoplasty (PK) in the management of keratoglobus. Case Presentation: A 29-year-old male patient wi...

Acute corneal hydrops is a rare complication of advanced corneal ectasia. This case report describes the clinical course of a child with severe atopy and no previous ocular examination who developed bilateral, acute corneal hydrops, secondary to keratoconus, by 8 years of age. The report demonstrates the rapidity of progression in the pediatric phenotype of the disease. This case also provides ...

Mirror syndrome, also called Ballantyne’s or triple edema syndrome, was described in 1982 by John Ballantyne as a combination ofmaternal edema, fetal and placental hydrops. This syndrome is a complication of fetal hydrops inwhich the maternal edema virtuallymirrors the edema of the fetus. The incidence is not clear since it is a rare disease, often underdiagnosed.1–3 Fetal hydrops of any etiolo...