purpose: to report multiple astrocytic hamartomas in a patient with tuberous sclerosis (ts). patient and findings: a 16-year-old girl with ts without any ocular complaint was referred for ophthalmologic examination. she had papular rash on her face and other skin lesions elsewhere in the body which were specific for ts. multiple well-circumscribed elevated lesions characteristic of astrocytic h...

Background: Alopecia areata is a patchy hair loss that may occur in any hair bearing area on the body. There are many reports of ocular abnormalities such as lens and retinal changes in alopecia areata. Objective: To evaluate ocular alterations in alopecia areata with regard to the lens and retina. Patients & Methods: Seventy three patients with alopecia areata including 34 males and 39 f...

Goltz syndrome / Focal Dermal Hypoplasia (FDH) is a rare syndrome resulting from developmental defects in tissues with mesodermal origin such as eye, skin, mouth, muscoloskeletal, and central nervous system. We report a 13-year-old girl with FDH who had several features of skin, eye, and mouth involvement. She also had revurrent otitis media, which has not been reported so far.

purpose: to report a case of isolated corneal squamous cell intraepithelial neoplasia in a patient with unilateral dry eye symptoms. case report: a 48 year old man presented with history of thermal corneal injury in his left eye two years ago, with decreased visual acuity and dry eye symptoms a short time thereafter. he was treated for dry eye with no improvement in symptoms. upon presentation,...

purpose: to specify histopathologic features of corneal involvement in a case with xeroderma pigmentosum (xp). case report: a 19-year-old man with a clinical diagnosis of xp presented with bilateral corneal leukoma and decreased visual acuity predominatly in his right eye. penetrating keratoplasty was performed in the right eye due to severe corneal opacity, vascularization and lipid deposition...

background rheumatoid arthritis (ra) is a chronic inflammatory disease with extra- articular involvement. eyes in particular are one of the most common sites of involvement in rheumatoid arthritis. on the other hand, dry eye syndrome is the most common conflict in terms of management. particular studies suggested dry eye has been associated with greater rheumatoid arthritis severity, but its as...