For the first time, a systemic therapy has shown clinical activity in a rare eye cancer, metastatic uveal melanoma, for which there is no standard treatment. Medscape Medical News
Conjunctival Thickness Measured by Optical Coherence Tomography
In vivo monitoring of changes in conjunctival thickness may provide valuable insight into disorders characterized by or featuring conjunctival thinning. However, to the best of our knowledge, there have been no studies reporting total conjunctival thic…
An Unusual Case of Epidermal Iris Cyst
We report an unusual case of an iris cyst with a white mass in the anterior chamber (AC). The diagnosis of epidermal cyst was confirmed histopathologically. A 24-year-old man visited us for a white mass in the AC of his right eye. The cornea had been…
Intraocular Pressure in Patients with Muscular Dystrophies
Myotonic (DM1) and facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD) are among the most common muscle disease with ocular involvement. Myotonic muscular dystrophy affects about 1:8000 Caucasian individuals and is inherited in an autosomal dominant mode. Be…
Second Reflective Band Intensity in Age-related Macular Degeneration
Further characterization of the anatomic changes present in early age-related macular degeneration (AMD) will lead to improved markers of disease severity and progression. Currently, spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) allows the deli…
MRI in Retinoblastoma with Orbital Cellulitis
Retinoblastoma-associated orbital cellulitis is a well-recognized clinical entity. Inflammation of orbital soft tissues can clinically mimic extraocular tumor invasion, potentially affecting patient management decisions. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI…