Opening a dacryocystorhinostomy into the opposite nasal cavity in a case of hemiarhinia.

Heminasal agenesis is an exceedingly rare congenital anomaly which is frequently associated with disorders of eye, lacrimal drainage system and face. At times, a proboscis may also be noted with this condition. Herein, we present a case of a 13-year-old boy who presented to us with heminasal agenesis with concomitant microphthalmos, leucomatous corneal opacity, blepharoptosis, dacryocystocoele and maxillary hypoplasia. The child underwent a modified transeptal external dacryocystorhinostomy with placement of a lacrimal stent. There was significant improvement of epiphora and discharged following surgery. Heminasal aplasia with dacryocystocoele is surgical challenge; however, a well thought out surgical approach can yield satisfactory outcomes.

Optical coherence tomography angiography in amblyopia: A critical update on current understandings and future perspectives.

Optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) is a non-invasive tool to assess the retino-choroidal vasculature in vivo. It tracks the red blood cell movement and maps the vasculature in quick succession. In routine, diabetic retinopathy, age related macular degeneration, central serous chorioretinopathy, and others are commonly being studied to unveil its clinic role. On the other hand, amblyopia is a condition where the visual acuity is subnormal due to non-organic causes in the eye. But the OCTA studies till now have shown variable changes along retino-choroidal vasculature. Hence, to comprehend the existing literature knowledge, a systematic literature search was carried out and the original works describing novel findings in amblyopic eyes on OCTA were included. Upon detailed assessment, firstly, the disturbed vasculature along superficial retinal plexus, deeper retinal plexus, and choroidal plexus were evident in most untreated amblyopic eyes. However, such changes were not uniform, which is due to noted heterogenic patient profile, small sample size, biometric biases, non-uniform algorithms, and other factors. And to note, even in presence of such diverse changes, almost all the authors stated a plausible explanation for their notable changes. Secondly, the utility of OCTA in identifying vascular changes with standard treatments and segregation of visual beneficiaries from non-beneficiaries were possible. Hence, to conclude, OCTA is a valuable tool which can provide valuable useful insights into the amblyopic eyes during pre and post treatment periods. However, to gather more concrete evidence for clinical benefits, systematic, homogenous, and better structured clinical studies are mandated.

Contralateral field defect in traumatic globe luxation with optic nerve injury.

CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Traumatic globe luxation is rare vision-threatening event. Besides causing loss of vision in traumatised eye, it may also cause injury to contralateral optic nerve. Any such limitation in a one-eyed patient can make him crippled in his day-to-day activities. Here we hypothesise cause of contralateral field defect in such patients. BACKGROUND: Traumatic globe luxation is a rare event that leads to profound vision loss due to injury of the ipsilateral optic nerve and rarely a visual field defect in the contralateral eye. Through this communication, we report similar case scenarios and intend to hypothesize the mechanism that results in the occurrence of the contralateral visual field defect. METHODS: It is a retrospective, observational study. All cases with traumatic globe luxation were enrolled. Visual field analysis of the contralateral normal eye was main outcome measure. RESULTS: Four patients with traumatic globe luxation and optic nerve injury were studied. There was complete loss of vision in the traumatised eye in all the patients. One patient had complete transection of the optic nerve, whereas in three patients, the course of the optic nerve was intact, on imaging. Three patients had quadrantanopia in the contralateral normal eye for which oral steroids were given. At 1-month follow-up, there was complete recovery of the visual field defect in two patients. We noticed that all the three patients with an intact course of the ipsilateral optic nerve had quadrantanopia in the contralateral normal eye. CONCLUSION: We hypothesize that in scenarios where globe luxation is associated with incomplete transection or no transection of the optic nerve, a continuous long standing stretch on the optic nerve, transmits the pulling force to the chiasma which might result in a contralateral field defect as compared to those associated with the complete transection of the optic nerve.

Cysticercosis in ophthalmology.

Cysticercosis is caused by Taenia solium, a cestode or tapeworm that preferentially affects the subcutaneous tissue, brain, muscle, and the eye. It is traditionally a disease of low socioeconomic regions, but large-scale population migration has made it a matter of global concern. Its ocular invasion is a potentially blinding disease. In the last two decades, there has been considerable discussion of cysticercosis; however, most comes from a limited number of case observations. Thus, to overcome this limitation, we summarize and analyze twenty years of medical literature (from 2000 to 2020) on cysticercosis in ophthalmology.

Surprise of Behcet's disease in a patient with bilateral disc oedema and the role of OCT.

Behcet's disease is a multisystem vasculitis which can be associated with cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) leading to increased intracranial tension and papilloedema. We report a case of a 17-year-old boy who presented to us with inward deviation of right eye with bilateral disc oedema and on further investigations was found to be Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) B5 positive, along with CVT on magnetic resonance venography which further led us to the diagnosis of non-parenchymal neuro-Behcet's.

Importance of clinical tests in ocular myasthenia.

A 24-year-old otherwise healthy male presented to us with unilateral ptosis and contralateral lid retraction with limitation of extraocular movements; the disease had a gradual chronic course, which raised a suspicion of ocular myasthenia. Ice pack test was performed, which improved the ptosis; further investigations confirmed the diagnosis of ocular myasthenia. Patient was started on pyridostigmine and oral prednisolone which improved the extraocular movements and ptosis.

Tarsal buckle with conjunctival prolapse following levator plication for unilateral congenital ptosis.

An 8-year-old child underwent uneventful levator plication surgery for unilateral congenital ptosis. Postoperative course for initial few days was uneventful but on day 7, the patient was brought with conjunctival prolapse from the undersurface of upper eyelid due to tarsal kinking and eversion. Early medical management was initiated with frequent surface lubrication to avoid conjunctiva dryness. Under general anaesthesia, right-sided conjunctival repositioning was performed with an eyelid spatula supplemented by three forniceal stay sutures to retain the conjunctiva in its anatomical place. To reverse the tarsal kinking, continued downward traction suture was placed for a period of 2 weeks. At the end of 4 weeks, the conjunctival prolapse was completely resolved with a well-formed superior fornix. At the end of 3 months, the symmetric eyelid position was maintained without any additional complications.