Vitreopapillary Traction in Stickler Type IV COL9A1
This case report describes a woman aged 43 years with Stickler syndrome and bilateral vitreopapillary traction who presented with shadows and ghosting of vision in both eyes.
JAMA Ophthalmology
Acute Corneal Edema in a Middle-Aged Patient
A middle-aged patient who had bilateral penetrating keratoplasty 20 years ago for keratoconus presented with pain and blurriness of the right eye for 2 days. Despite prompt corticosteroid therapy, they had no vision improvement and reported occasional pain. What would…
Interventions for Proliferative Vitreoretinopathy
Clinical Question What is the efficacy of pharmacologic interventions in preventing proliferative vitreoretinopathy? Bottom Line There is limited high-quality evidence to support currently available pharmacological options for prevention of proliferative vitreoretinopathy.
Interventions for Dry Eye – An Overview of Systematic Reviews
Importance Dry eye is a common ocular disease that can have substantial morbidity. Systematic reviews provide evidence for dry eye interventions and can be useful for patients, clinicians, and clinical guideline developers. Overviews of reviews use explicit and systematic methods to…
Human Whole-Eye Donation for Research Optimizing Clinical Trial Informed Consent
Importance Posthumous whole-eye (globe) donations for research lack a mechanism that reinvolves the existing ophthalmic research team of the donor unless there is a preplanned donor directive. Disconnection between the deceased and their research team equates to lost opportunities for the…
Leukocoria Due to Persistent Hyperplastic Primary Vitreous
This case report discusses a diagnosis of persistent hyperplastic primary vitreous presenting as leukocoria in a boy aged 50 days.
Bilateral Eyelid Polyposis Due to Eccrine Hidrocystoma
This case report discusses a diagnosis of eccrine hidrocystoma in a female patient aged 65 years who presented with bilateral, painless eyelid masses.
Morning Glory Syndrome in a Newborn Aged 2 Weeks
This case report describes a diagnosis of morning glory syndrome in a 2-week-old infant who presented with divergent strabismus, cleft lip, and hypertelorism.
Serpiginous Endothelial Exudates in a 15-Year-Old Boy
This case report discusses the accumulation of endothelial exudates in a boy aged 15 years after lensectomy for endophthalmitis.
Facial Swelling After External Dacryocystorhinostomy
A 67-year-old woman underwent elective external dacryocystorhinostomy to treat symptomatic nasolacrimal duct obstruction and developed persistent cervicofacial swelling and ecchymoses of the eyelids and cheek. Head computed tomography revealed extensive emphysema throughout the soft tissues of the face and neck….
