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 […]

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.

Report of a case of posterior persistent hyperplastic primary vitreous (PHPV) case on a nine years old patient with low visual acuity on the left eye, referred by the school for ophthalmic evaluation. The PHPV can embrace a wide spectrum of ocular alterations involving retina, vitreous, optic nerve, macula, crystalline, iris and ciliary body besides anomalies like mycroftalmia and microcornea. We point out the importance of early ocular evaluation in children, late diagnosis and late treatment, in order to minimize […]

In order to assure corneal transparency after injury the effective removal of myofibroblasts is fundamental. The corneal myofibroblasts display platelet activator factor receptor on its surface. The platelet concentrate is one of the richest sources of essential growth factors, reducing bleeding, inflammation, scaring time, thus speeding up the closing of the ulcers. We report a case which provides evidence of clinical improvement with concentrate platelet eyedrops on a non responsive trophic corneal disease.

To describe the diagnosis and management of a optic disc haemorrhage probably caused by an acute and spontaneous posterior vitreous detachment. A single case-report of an optic disc haemorrhage probably caused by an spontaneous posterior vitreous detachment, in order to discuss the diagnosis, management and prognosis. Optic disc haemorrhage regression was observed after 6 hours of evolution without relapsing signals during the subsequent registers. The Scanning Laser Ophthalmoscopy revealed as an advanced alternative and efficient method in the vitreous detachment […]

The authors describe four rare cases of polychromatic posterior corneal dystrophy, not describe in national literature. The opacities are deep in the stroma, dotlike, polychromatic, uniform in size, distributed from limbus to limbus, leading no reduction in visual acuity. It is also presented a bibliographic review of pre-Descemet’s dystrophy.