Central Serous Chorioretinopathy in Women Compared with in Man

Idiopathc Central Serous Chorioretinopathy (ICSC)is a self-limited disorder that typically affects healthy middle-aged men. Although extensive information is available pertaining to the clincial features of ICSC in men, little is known about this condition in women. The authors reviewed the medical records and photographic files of 41 CSC cases of women, and comparison was made with 52 cases of men. Thirty eight cases of women were idiopathic, two women were pregnant in the third trimester, and one woman was taking exogenous corticosteroids for asthma. The findings in women with ICSC were similar to those in men, with exception that women tend to have lower initial visual acuity(p0.05). The average duration of illness was 3.3 months and the final visual acuity was 0.8 or better in 84.2% and worse than 0.1 in one patient who developed SRNVM. The recurrent elevation was observed in 10.5% of patients. Thus ICSC in women is similar to or more benign than those generally described in men.

Two Cases of Electric Cataract with Maculopathy

Catatracts are an infrequent but well-known complication of electrical injury, remains poorly understood. We report two cases of electric cataract with maculopathy experienced recently. The first case was a 58-year-old man who had exposed to 22000 voltage current and sustained third degree, 15% burn. 54th day after burn, the lenticular changes showed total opacity of both eyes and the intraocular pressure of left eye was 28 mmHg. 65th day after burn, extracapsular cataract extraction with posterior chamber lens implantation on left eye was performed. After the operation, naked vision was 1.0, but hard exudates were showed in macular area. The second case was a 23-year-old man who had exposed to 54000 voltage current and sustained third degree, 20% burn. 82th day after burn, the lenticular changes showed moderate opacities in the anterior and posterior subcapsular area of both eyes. 137th day after burn, extracapsular cataract extraction with posterior chamber lens implantation on right eye was performed. The final corrected visual acuity was 0.5 on 7th week after the operation due to lamellar macular hole.

Correction of the Trichiasis and the Cicatricial Entropion by Transposition of Skin Flaps

Trichiasis is usually associated with congenital entropion or conjunctival destruction from disease or injuries. Cicatricial entropion follows scarring of the palpebral conjunctiva, which may be caused by chemical injuries, surgical procedures, trauma and infections. Numerous surgical procedures have been described for correction of trichiasis and cicatricial entropion in accordance with the severity and location of the condition. We have treated partial trichiasis in 2 cases(4 lids),(one involving nasal one forth of the upper lid with corrected congenital ptosis and the other in temporal one forth of the upper lid with narrow palpebral fissure) and cicatricial entropion on the middle one forth of the upper lid in 3 cases(3 lids) with transposition of skin flaps. The resuits were satisfactory.