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Ultrastructural changes detected using swept-source optical coherence tomography in severe vitreopapillary traction: a case report

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 82 (6), 2019
ABSTRACT Vitreopapillary traction is an uncommon condition characterized by strong adhesion and the traction of the posterior hyaloid onto the optic disc and peripapillary retina, leading to optic disc elevation and visual loss. An 85-year-old man presented with a 6-month history of slow, progressive vis...

Ultrasonographic characteristics of active ocular toxoplasmosis

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 82 (4), 2019
ABSTRACT Purpose: To evaluate ophthalmic ultrasonographic findings associated with active ocular toxoplasmosis. Methods: Forty-seven eyes with active ocular toxoplasmosis in 47 patients were subjected to ocular ultrasonography using the transpalpebral technique (10-MHz transducer) and fundus photograph...

Intravitreal Angiostrongylus cantonensis: first case report in South America

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 81 (1), 2018
ABSTRACT This study reports the first case of intravitreal angiostrongyliasis in South America treated with posterior worm removal via pars plana vitrectomy. This was a retrospective, observational case study. Data from medical charts, wide-field digital imaging, ocular ultrasound, and visual evoked pote...

Bilateral Severe Vitritis, an intraocular recurrence of B cell lymphoma: a case report

Purpose: To report a case of bilateral vitritis originated from Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma. Diagnosis was made from a careful history taking and confirmed with vitrectomy. Case report: 65-year-old Vietnamese male had one month of progressive blurred vision in both eyes without other eye comp...