A Case of Corneal Ulcer Caused by Paecilomyces in Diabetic Patient Wearing Soft Contact Lens

Fungal corneal ulcer is well known longstanding and troublesome disorder in eye clinic. Paecilomyces, a well known saprophytic fungi, is rarely pathogenic in normal humal being. Authors experienced a case of corneal ulcer caused by Paecilomyces in diabetic patient wearing soft contact lens, that was proved by Gram stain and Sabouraud agar culture. We report this as the first case of corneal ulcer caused by Paecilomyces in Korea.

Oculomoter Nerve Palsy Due to Arachnoid Cyst in the Newborn Infant

A 22 days old newborn infant with left total ophthalmoplegia involving manifestations of palpebral ptosis was examined and treated. An arachnoid cyst located in the temporo-parietal lobe as the very rare incidence of etiological lesion was detected on brain C/T. Following the successful cystoperitoneal shunt, the ophthalmoplegia improved clinically.