A painful eye - Answers

(Refer to page 207) Answer: Hypopyon In this case, hypopyon is seen in the anterior chamber and posterior synaechiae can also be seen at the pupil margin. Hypopyon can be defined as layering of white blood cells in the anterior chamber of the eye following acute, subacute and chronic inflammatory reactions involving the aqueous humor and anatomical structures adjacent to it. It appears as a white milky layer at the bottom of the anterior chamber.

A painful eye

A 55-year-old man presented with a five-day history of blurring of vision, pain and redness in the right eye. He had no significant past ocular or medical history, and gave no history of trauma. Ophthalmologic examination is shown above (Panel). What is the diagnosis? Answer: refer to page 235

Presumed spontaneously regressed retinoblastoma with tractional retinal detachment and dislocated lens / 国际眼科杂志(Guoji Yanke Zazhi)

We illustrated a case of presumed spontaneously regressed retinoblastoma in a blind eye. The tumour remained stable, with no extraocular spreading, for 20 years. Associating signs included band keratopathy, leukocoria, dislocated lens, calcified retinal masses and tractional retinal detachment.