Autologous serum eye drops for the treatment of persistent corneal epithelial defects

A series of 10 patients at Armed Forces Institute of Ophthalmology, Rawalpindi, from September 2009 to August 2010 is reported. Follow-up of patients were done till February 2012. Patients with persistent corneal epithelial defects [PED] of minimum 2 weeks duration, in whom conventional therapy had failed, were included in the study. They were prescribed 100% autologous serum eye drops on hourly basis. When PED healed within 02 weeks, it was labeled as effective and when it healed within one month, it was labeled as partially effective. Six weekly follow-up was done for 18 months for all patients to document any recurrence of PED. Eight out of 10 patients had successful outcome i.e. 80% of PED healed within one month, out of which 7 patients had 'effective' outcome. Autologous serum eye drops are safe, effective and minimally invasive modality in treating PED

Intralenticular foreign body with a clear lens

Intraocular foreign bodies [IOFBs] are not uncommon in patients of penetrating ocular trauma but intralenticular foreign bodies are rarely seen. Penetrating ocular injuries are observed more commonly in young men. Intralenticular foreign bodies cause visually significant cataract in almost all cases. We report here a case of a young soldier with intralenticular foreign body of about 1.5 mm in size sparing the visual axis and only causing focal cataractous changes. The foreign body remained innocuous for about 3 months of follow-up not causing any progressive cataract, glaucoma or uveitis. The foreign body was removed, lens aspiration was done and posterior chamber intraocular lens was implanted, as patient could not be followed on long-term basis. The vision was restored to normally within 2 months