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PURPOSE: To report a case series of penetrating injury complicated by occurrence of intraocular cilia. METHODS: Retrospective analysis of charts of 11 eyes of 11 patients with penetrating injury and intraocular cilia, presenting between September 1978 and November 1998. Ten eyes underwent surgery for trauma-related problems such as cataract, vitritis, retinal detachment etc., at which time intraocular cilia were removed. One eye did not have surgery and continues to harbour cilia at the posterior perforation site. RESULTS: Metallic wire was responsible for injury in 6 of 11 eyes with intraocular cilia. Five eyes had significant intraocular inflammation. The cilia were located in the anterior segment in 4 eyes; in the posterior segment in 6 eyes and in both in one eye. At the last follow up, 72.7% had 6/18 or better vision. Poor vision in the rest was due to recurrent retinal detachment (2 eyes) and macular scarring (1 eye). CONCLUSION: Intraocular cilia are more commonly associated with injury by a metallic wire. The presentation and management of an injured eye does not seem to be influenced by the presence of cilia in the eye.
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Adolescente , Adulto , Segmento Anterior do Olho/lesões , Criança , Corpos Estranhos no Olho/etiologia , Ferimentos Oculares Penetrantes/complicações , Pestanas , Feminino , Humanos , Cristalino/lesões , Masculino , Metais , Prognóstico , Estudos Retrospectivos , Corpo Vítreo/lesõesRESUMO
PURPOSE: To study the occurrence, risk factors and management of subconjunctival cysts formed following the use of intraocular silicone oil as a tamponade. METHODS: We analyzed 5 cases of single and multioculated subconjunctival oil cysts between 1986 and 1996. RESULTS: Cysts were observed 15 days to 4 months following silicone oil injection. Clinically they showed minimal inflammatory signs but histopathology of removed cysts showed emulsified silicone oil globules with chronic inflammatory cellular infiltration. CONCLUSION: Though silicone oil is considered to be nontoxic, it can cause chronic inflammation when spilled into the subconjunctival space.
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Adolescente , Criança , Doença Crônica , Doenças da Túnica Conjuntiva/induzido quimicamente , Cistos/induzido quimicamente , Humanos , Injeções , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Reoperação , Descolamento Retiniano/cirurgia , Estudos Retrospectivos , Recurvamento da Esclera , Óleos de Silicone/administração & dosagem , VitrectomiaRESUMO
Six patients, consisting of 4 males and 2 females with mean average age fo 29.20 years, with variable picture of multifocal choroiditis were serologically investigated for their association with Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) infection. IgG and IgM antibodies to EBV-Virus Capsid Antigen (VCA) were assayed by immunoperoxidase method on EBV infected lymphoblast cells (P3HR-1 Burkitt's lymphoma cell line). In these patients definite serological evidence of EBV infection with high titres of IgG and IgM antibodies to EBV-VCA was demonstrated suggestive of active continuing or persisting EBV infection.