A 34-year-old man presented with pain and blurring vision in the right eye for 24 hours. The best-corrected visual acuity was 9/10 in the right eye. Slit-lamp examination of the right eye revealed conjunctival injection, three white granulomatous corneal precipitates (), one of them behind a stromal infiltrated area. A white tyndall effect in the anterior chamber at one cross and ocular hypertension at 50 mmHg were noticed. Gonioscopy shows a 360° open angle with a flat iris insertion root. […]

ABSTRACT This case report describes the clinical presentation and management of a 38-day-old infant referred to the Ophthalmology Service for evaluation of conjunctival hyperemia, corneal opacity, and eyelid edema in the left eye. The patient was initially diagnosed by the pediatrician with bacterial conjunctivitis and was prescribed a combination of topical corticosteroid and antibiotic drops, with worsening of symptoms over the following five days. Ophthalmologic examination revealed moderate conjunctival hyperemia and an extensive corneal lesion with a clear base and […]

The acute retinal necrosis is a rare and devastating necrotizing retinitis, which can be caused by the herpes simplex virus type 1 or 2. It typically affects healthy patients of all ages. This study report a case of 18 year-old healthy male patient, with the the diagnosis of the acute retinal necrosis due to herpes simplex, and presents its clinical and ultrassonographic features. The acute retinal necrosis results in endofthalmitis because of lack of early diagnosis and therapy.

We decribed a case of endothelitis that began with keratoneuritis in patient who wore soft contact lens and saline solution with poor hygiene. A 41 years old ,white female suffered from severe pain in her left eye, with microcystic corneal edema and radial keratoneuritis .Culture and corneal byopsia was made, and all tests were negative.The treatment including topical dexametasona 0.1% ophthalmic solution and oral acyclovir successfully controlled the corneal edema and the pain.