The purpose of this paper is to describe the clinical aspects of one case with deep corneal vascularization after corneal ring implantation to treat corneal ectasia due to LASIK 4 years before. The corneal ectasia diagnostic was performed by corneal pachimetry and topography. Intrastromal corneal ring segment was implanted. On the third year of follow-up, extrusion of one segment was noted and deep corneal neovascularization was found. The segment was removed, laser photocoagulation was applied and complete vascular regression was […]

The eyeball luxation is a dramatic phenomenon in which there is a forward displacement of the eyeball so that the eyelids spasmodically close behind it. There are many risk factors, non-related to trauma, but orbital contusions with optic nerve and extraocular muscles involvement carry the worst prognosis. The present paper reports a dramatic domestic case of globe luxation in childhood, its pathophysiology mechanisms and management.

Retinal telangiectasis was first described by Reese, in 1956. It is an abnormality of the retinal vessels, with irregular dilation and vessel failure. ELS, 44 years old, male, white, from Rio de Janeiro. His complaining was progressive visual loss in the left eye (OS). Corrected visual acuity (VA) was 20/20 in the right eye (OD) and 20/100 in OS. Fundoscopy in OD was normal, and in OS showed capillaries dilation and hard exsudates (circinate) in macular area. After fluorescein angiogram, […]

The authors report a case of conjunctival rhinosporidiosis associated with scleral thinning treated surgically with scleral graft. The similarities and differences with other reported cases in the literature are analyzed.

Punctal lachrymal stenosis is a common cause of symptomatic epiphora, often the diagnosis of this disease is jeopardized due to the lack of familiarity of the ophthalmologist with such disease. The literature about this subject is scarce and its causes remain obscure. The objective of this study is to make a brief review of available literature, report a case, showing how the diagnosis is carried out, as well as its clinical handling. The ambulatorial treatment, when properly deployed can produce […]