Are congenital prepapillary arterial loops changeable?
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P C Ding
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Corneal subepithelial opacities associated with inappropriate contact lens care.
PURPOSE: To report two cases of corneal subepithelial opacities, which may be related to improper lens care by the patients. METHODS: Slit-lamp examination and monitoring of contact lens care procedures. RESULTS: Two female patients experienced similar symptoms of soreness, blurring, and red eyes after wearing soft contact lenses. Slit-lamp examinations demonstrated numerous subepithelial opacities in the central cornea. Both patients used the same kind of cleaner (MiraFlow) inappropriately, which resulted in the possibility of residual cleaner remaining in the lenses. The symptoms and signs gradually subsided after discontinued use of soft contact lens and application of topical steroid. CONCLUSIONS: Residual MiraFlow in soft contact lenses may result in corneal subepithelial opacities.
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Choroidal retinal anastomosis in age-related macular degeneration as demonstrated by fluorescein angiography--a case report.
Pathological choroidal retinal anastomosis is relatively rare. It has been described in age-related macular degeneration (AMD) with fibrous scarring or occult pigment epithelial detachment or actively proliferating classic choroidal neovascular membrane (CNV). We report a case of disciform macular scar with the occurrence of a choroidal retinal anastomosis, which directed blood flow from an occult choroidal neovascular membrane into a retinal vein through the fovea in a 52-year-old female with unilateral AMD. Fluorescein angiography (FA) clearly demonstrated the anastomosis.
Choroidal Neovascularization↗
Retinal arteriolar tortuosity with recurrent retinal hemorrhages--case report.
Retinal arteriolar tortuosity with retinal hemorrhage was first described in 1958. A 45 year-old Taiwanese man had experienced recurrent retinal hemorrhages in each eye in the previous 20 years. The hemorrhages resolved spontaneously without any subjectively obvious sequelae. He has no history of hypertension or any vascular occlusive diseases. There were also no similar cases in his family. The medical examination and laboratory tests did not reveal any significant etiologic factors. Ophthalmologically, the retinal vein was normal but all retinal arterioles were tortuous from the posterior pole to the periphery. Fluorescein angiography revealed the same findings. To our knowledge, this is the first case report in Taiwan.
Arterioles↗
Reversible axial myopia following infectious scleral ulceration--a case report.
Adult-onset axial myopia is uncommon in comparison with the lenticular myopia. When we dealt with a case of the infectious scleral ulceration, the progressive myopic shift was not only due to the dense nuclear sclerosis but also due to the longer axial length. The elongating axis became shortened after 3-months follow up. Then the patient underwent uneventful cataract surgery. However, the reversal process persisted even after the operation. Although the pathogenesis is not well known, we concluded that the cataract surgery in dealt with the complicated cataract should be delayed in the cases with any inflammation or the axial changes.
Cataract Extraction↗
Peripapillary arterial loop--case report.
Peripapillary arterial loops are uncommon congenital retinal arterial anomalies, which are characterized by retinal arterial loops that originate and terminate on the retina beyond the optic disc borders. We report a case of peripapillary arterial loop associated with preretinal and vitreous hemorrhage. The fluorescein angiography demonstrates the arterial loop and leakage from the loop and its capillaries. The origin of hemorrhage of peripapillary arterial loop might result from the loop and its adjacent capillaries.
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