[Penetrating orbitocranial injury after trivial eyelid trauma: a case report]. / Lesión órbito-craneal penetrante tras traumatismo palpebral mínimo: a propósito de un caso.

CASE REPORT: We report a patient who, while in a drunken state, sustained a cerebral hemorrhage associated with an apparently trivial eyelid injury after an aggressive attack with a metallic object. DISCUSSION: Any apparently trivial eyelid injury may be associated with serious cerebral lesions. Making a correct diagnosis that distinguishes between that of drunkenness and an organic injury is essential, because failure to do so may result in both clinical and legal repercussions.

[Severe bilateral ocular affection caused by vitamin A deficiency]. / Afectación ocular severa bilateral por déficit de vitamina A.

CASE REPORT: We report a patient with alcohol-induced chronic pancreatitis, with associated caloric-protein malnutrition and lipid soluble vitamin deficiencies, along with peripheral ulcerative keratitis in the right eye and necrotizing stromal ulceration with hyphema in the left eye. DISCUSSION: Although uncommon in developed countries, Vitamin A deficiency must be considered when there is a bilateral corneal affection in alcoholic patients or in patients with gastrointestinal, pancreatic or biliary pathology.

Afectación ocular severa bilateral por déficit de vitamina A / Severe bilateral ocular affection caused by vitamin A deficiency

Caso clínico: Se presenta un paciente con pancreatitis crónica alcohólica con una queratitis ulcerativa periférica (QUP) en el ojo derecho (OD) y una úlcera estromal necrotizante e hifema en el ojo izquierdo (OI) asociadas a una malnutrición calórico-proteica con déficit de vitaminas liposolubles.Discusión: Aunque es raro en los países desarrollados, debe considerarse el déficit de vitamina A ante afectación corneal bilateral en pacientes alcohólicos, con patología gastrointestinal, pancreática o de la vía biliar

Case report: We report a patient with alcohol-induced chronic pancreatitis, with associated caloric-protein malnutrition and lipid soluble vitamin deficiencies, along with peripheral ulcerative keratitis in the right eye and necrotizing stromal ulceration with hyphema in the left eye. Discussion: Although uncommon in developed countries, Vitamin A deficiency must be considered when there is a bilateral corneal affection in alcoholic patients or in patients with gastrointestinal, pancreatic or biliary pathology

[Bilateral carotid occlusion in young woman. Clinical and hemodynamic ocular results]. / Oclusión carotídea en mujer joven. Consecuencias oculares clínicas y hemodinámicas.

CASE REPORT: We report the case of a 44-year-old woman, with a history of cigarette smoking (60 per day) and hyperthyroidism. She presented a bilateral ocular ischemic syndrome, and a bilateral occlusive carotid artery disease which showed reverse ophthalmic artery flow that resulted in a steal phenomenon, characterized by a shunt to the low resistance intracranial circuits and reduction of blood flow to the eyes. DISCUSSION: Young patients with severe bilateral occlusive carotid artery disease may be at greater risk of developing ocular ischemic syndrome, while this reverse flow decreases the patient's risk of stroke and death.

Oclusión carotídea en mujer joven. Consecuencias oculares clínicas y hemodinámicas / Bilateral carotid occlusion in young woman. Clinical and hemodynamic ocular results

Caso clínico: Describimos el caso de una mujer de 44 años, fumadora de 60 cig./día y con antecedentes de hipertiroidismo. Presentó un síndrome de isquemia ocular en ambos ojos (AO) por oclusión de carótidas internas que originó un flujo retrógrado en ambas arterias oftálmicas, produciendo un fenómeno de robo caracterizado por un shunt a los circuitos intracraneales de baja resistencia y una reducción en el aporte sanguíneo a los ojos. Discusión: Los pacientes jóvenes con obstrucción carotídea bilateral severa tienen mayor riesgo de desarrollar un síndrome de isquemia ocular, mientras este flujo retrógrado parece reducir su riesgo de infarto cerebral o muerte (AU)

Case report: We report the case of a 44-year-old woman, with a history of cigarette smoking (60 per day) and hyperthyroidism. She presented a bilateral ocular ischemic syndrome, and a bilateral occlusive carotid artery disease which showed reverse ophthalmic artery flow that resulted in a steal phenomenon, characterized by a shunt to the low resistance intracranial circuits and reduction of blood flow to the eyes. Discussion: Young patients with severe bilateral occlusive carotid artery disease may be at greater risk of developing ocular ischemic syndrome, while this reverse flow decreases the patient’s risk of stroke and death (AU)