in this report, a 10 year old boy with both tendinous and tuberous xanthoma is presented. premature corneal arcus and aortic stensosis were associated findings in this case. tuberous and tendinous xanthomas are two clinical varieties of one disease, both of which are seen in type ii hyperlipoproteinemia. increased serum cholesterol with pathological findings of skin lesions with oculocardiac in...

Introduction. Leptomeningeal carcinomatosis occurs in about 5% of cancer patients. Ocular involvement is a common clinical manifestation and often the presenting clinical feature. Materials and Methods. We report the case of a 52-year old lady with optic neuritis as isolated manifestation of neoplastic meningitis and a review of ocular involvement in neoplastic meningitis. Ocular symptoms were ...

Inflammation of the eye is often times seen in association with systemic inflammatory diseases. Understanding the various forms of ocular involvement in these conditions is important as untreated ophthalmic involvement can lead to severe vision loss. In addition to providing a basic framework for diagnosis and treatment, this review will highlight the ocular manifestations of the following syst...

Sarcoidosis is a systemic multiorgan disorder of unknown etiology characterized by a non-caseating granuloma reaction. Ocular involvement has been reported in 25-60% of the patients. Seven percent of the patients with sarcoidosis may first see an ophthalmologist due to ocular complaints. This report aims to present our diagnostic and treatment approach to a female patient with significant unila...

A six-year-old boy, a known case of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) on remission since 1991 presented with leukocoria and poor vision of the left eye for two days' duration. Examination revealed endophthalmitis in the left eye with raised intraocular pressure. Anterior chamber paracentesis with vitreous biopsy confirmed a diagnosis of ocular involvement. Further investigation revealed that ...

The ocular ischemic syndrome is characterised by ocular symptoms and signs secondary to severe carotid artery obstruction. In this paper, two cases of bilateral ocular involvement are presented. The first case was caused by severe bilateral carotid stenosis and the second by bilateral occlusion of the carotid artery.

Protothecosis is an uncommon disease caused by a unicellular algae primarily found in organic matter, which affects humans, cattle, dogs, and cats, with reserved to poor prognosis. The infection typically begins the gastrointestinal tract, presenting as refractory diarrhea that persists for months before progressing systemic infection, involving other organs such eyes. objective of this study w...