To describe a new method for iris fixation of intraocular lens in the absence of capsular support during penetrating keratoplasty. Its a new technique of iris fixation of intraocular lens without capsular support during penetrating keratoplasty. This technique is used in cases with a healthy iris and partial or total absence of capsular support during penetrating keratoplasty. Tied Out Open Sky is a technique easy to perform for iris fixation of intraocular lens during penetrating keratoplasty. The big advantage is […]

The canaliculitis is a rare infection and chronicle lachrymal pathology, whose commoner etiology is Actinomyces israelli ( bacteria anaeroby positive gram). This pathology does not present cure espontany The diagnosis differential with is done: Recurring chronic conjunctivitis, blefarity and hordeoly. The definitive treatment is the surgical (canaliculotomy)), being accomplished under location anesthetizes.

Sjogren – Larsson syndrome is a rare autosomal recessively inherited neurocutaneous disorder which occurs with 100% penetrance and is classically characterized by ichthyosis, spasticity and mental handicap. The disease is caused by mutations in the aldehyde dehydrogenase gene. The ocular manifestations are highly characteristic bilateral, glistening yellow-white retinal dots from the age of 1 to 2 years onward. The number of dots increases whit age. The extent of the macular abnormality does not correlate with the severity of the ichthyosis […]

A case of unilateral visual loss and right eye presenting intense pre-orbital bleeding was described in patient 80 years old, after upper and lower bilateral blepharoplasty surgery. Ophthalmologic examination showed clinical profile of posterior ischemic optic neuropath with superior hemianopsia and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of normal orbit. Comments are made on possible mechanism involved in the process as well as analysis on the evolution of the retinal nerve layer by optical coherence tomography.

Relatamos o caso de uma senhora de 45 anos de idade, portadora de ceratocone grau 2 e consequente anisometropia, submetida à extração do cristalino transparente, e uso da lente intraocular modelo SN60T5 AcrySof Toric para o olho esquerdo. Facoemulsificação seguida pelo implante da lente intraocular tórica no olho esquerdo. No pós-operatório, resultados refracionais e visuais satisfatórios foram alcançados. O uso de lentes intraoculares tóricas pode se constituir em opção terapêutica para casos selecionados de ceratocone grau 2.

A ocorrência de metástases do melanoma de coróide é frequente na doença avançada, acometendo principalmente fígado, pulmões e sistema nervoso central. Relatamos um caso de melanoma de coróide com metástases cutâneas, por se tratar de acometimento raro, mesmo em casos avançados da doença.

Metastasis in choroidal melanoma is frequent on advanced diseases, involving mainly the liver, lungs and central nervous system. We report a case of cutaneous metastasis in choroidal melanoma because is an unusual condition, even in advanced disease.

Racemose Haemangioma (RH) is a congenital anomaly, characterized by retinal arteriovenous(AV) malformation. About 30% of patients have signs of central nervous system (CNS) involvement, which has been called the Wyburn-Mason syndrome. The authors present a 39-year-old male patient, who was admitted at the emergency room with decreased visual acuity of his left eye, for the last 6 days. Ophthalmic examination was performed and showed a visual acuity of 4/10 in his right eye and of 2/10 in the left eye. […]