Norrie's disease report of an Egyptian family pedigree with an ultrasonic evaluation

This is the first reported data about an Egyptian and probably African pedigree of family affected with Norrie's disease, the ultrasonographic features of the disease which are consistent with the histopathologic data previously reported show the presence of abnormal vitreoretinal relationship with a consequent occurrence of retinal detachment, retronetal fibrovascular mass and atrophia bulbi. The study aimed also at reporting some clinical findings not previously mentioned, and including grayness of hairs, esophageal atresia, epilepsy and fragile bones, and the question always remains; could this be a mere association with the disease or a more widespread expression of the responsible genetic defect? This has to be more properly investigated

Refraction stability following extracapsular cataract extraction

This study was conducted on 40 patients presenting with senile cataract to assess the time which refraction became stable after extracapsular cataract extraction to prescribe the first glasses. All patients were subjected to history taking and full ophthalmic examination. Planned extracapsular cataract extraction was done to all patients. According to type wound closure the patients included were divided into two groups: Group A, wound closed with five to seven 8/0 interrupted virgin silk sutures [20 eyes] and group B, wound closed with continuous 10/0 nylon suture [20 eyes]. All the patients were followed up for six months postoperatively. It was detected that mean prescribing time of the silk group was 96 weeks while that of the nylon group was 20 weeks