Management of ocular mycosis

Ten cases of ocular fungal infection have been treated with topical and subconjunctival injection of either Amphotericin B [Fungizone] or by miconazole [Daktarin] both are in diluted solution and other cases were treated by oral ketoconazole [Nizoral], in two cases we resorted to surgical interference in the from of therapeutic keratoplasty and pars plana vitrectomy with use of antifungal therapy post-operative

Long term experience with buphthalmos in Egypt

Patients with buphthalmos creates a real challenge to ophthalmologist in most of countries, particularly, in the third world. Egypt is a country that lies within in the domain of the third world, and is not exempted from this difficulty. For the last 15 years we tried to adopt a one stage operative technique for the control of buphthalmos in Egypt. One hundred and three eyes with buphthalmos were operated upon by subscleral trabeculectomy, 61.5% of eyes studied were controlled by one set surgery, 23.0% needed a second trabeculectomy and only 18 eyes [l5.3%] neccessitated a third surgical interference

effects of cryotherapy on induced vitreous hemorrhage

Induced vitreous haemorrhage was done in 12 pigmented Egyptian rabbits. They were divided into four groups. In each group one acted as a control,the second and third were treated by cryopexy applications in different manner [severe, and very severe]. Each group of rabbits were slaughtered at different period from the time of induction of vitreous haemorrhage. During these periods follow up of the condition was achieved ophthalmoscopically and by taking fundus photographs, then microscopic examination was performed. The effect of cryopexy application on induced vitreous haemorrhage in rabbits was compared with controlled cases and assessment was done

Ocular manifestations of behcet;s disease

According to Bietti and Bruna, the geographical distribution of Behcet's disease in the world showed that only four cases reported in the literature came from Egypt. In a survey of Behcet's disease studied at Am Shams University Hospitals, 75 cases of Behcet's disease with ocular manifestations were collected in the last eight years. The ocular manifestations in all cases were thoroughly studied and more than 50% of them were followed up for more than 3 years, outstanding feature of the ocular affection was a posterior segment lesion, the various appearances of which are discussed and the place of ocular manifestations in the diagnosis is evaluated