Intravitreal cysticercosis presenting as neovascular glaucoma.

We report two cases of intraocular cysticercosis which showed a peculiar presentation of neovascular glaucoma which is hitherto unreported. Two young adults presented with symptoms of raised intraocular pressure due to neovascular glaucoma. On dilated fundus examination both were found to have dead intravitreal cysticercosis. The cysts were removed by a three-port vitrectomy and intracameral injection of bevacizumab was given to help in the regression of rubeosis. Trabeculectomy had to be combined in one case. The intraocular pressure returned to normal. No recurrence of rubeosis was seen even after one year.

Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada syndrome in a 10-year-old child.

A 10-year-old female child attended outpatients department of Regional Institute of ophthalmology, Kolkata with the complaints of gradual dimness of vision of both eyes, recurrent pain, redness and photophobia. On examination, she was found to have bilateral anterior uveitis, poliosis and vitiligo. Laboratory tests were performed to rule out other causes of granulomatous uveitis. She was treated with topical and systemic steroids and topical cycloplegic. Then pars plana vitrectomy with lensectomy was carried out. The vision still remained poor.

Extensive meningoencephalitis, retrobulbar neuritis and pulmonary involvement in a patient of neurobrucellosis.

We report an unusual case of neurobrucellosis who presented with headache, vision loss, confusional state, retrobulbar neuritis and left hemiparesis. Neuroimaging studies showed features of ischemic infarct and white matter abnormalities. Pulmonary involvement in form of lobar pneumonia of left basal lobe was another unusual manifestation. Diagnosis was based on the rising titers of antibrucella antibody. Patient showed remarkable improvement on triple drug therapy in form of doxycycline, rifampicin and streptomycin.

A case report of unifocal Langerhans' cell histiocytosis or eosinophilic granuloma.

A case of unifocal Langerhans' cell histiocytosis or eosinophilic granuloma in a child is reported where the frontal, zygomatic and maxillary bones of the left orbital wall are affected. As eosinophilic granuloma is a rare disease and the involvement of maxillary bone in orbital eosinophilic granuloma is not well documented in the literature, this case is reported for its unusual involvement of 3 bones at a single site. The diagnosis was established by clinical, radiological and histological findings. As no other system or site was involved and considering the osseous involvement of multiple bones at one site, local radiotherapy was preferred as the mode of treatment. The patient responded favourably to radiotherapy with reduction of proptosis and tumour mass but there was no visual recovery. In the absence of universal agreement over the mode of treatment, the result emphasises the probable benign nature of the tumour and the need to withhold more aggressive treatment modalities for extensive multisystem involvements.

Bilateral scleromalacia in a case of congenital erythropoietic porphyria.

A 25-year-old woman presented with gradual dimness of vision in the left eye with history of recurrent cutaneous bullae, photosensitivity and passage of red coloured urine. Examination revealed cataract and high intra-ocular pressure in left eye and symmetrical areas of scleral thinning in both eyes. Systemic features of the patient pointed towards congenital erythropoietic porphyria, which was established by laboratory investigations.

Atypical presentation of a unilateral septic thrombosis of the cavernous sinus.

A 7 year-old boy with unilateral septic cavernous sinus thrombosis following a pyoderma in the eyebrow is described. Problems in diagnosis and the role of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in the management are highlighted. Patient recovered with mild residual sequelae. The unique feature of this case was absence of chemosis and non-toxic presentation of the patient.

Traumatic pseudophacocele.

A 70-year-old man presented with blunt trauma to his pseudophacic eye, resulting in subconjunctival dislocation of the posterior chamber intra-ocular lens. This rare incidence of traumatic pseudophacocele, occurring 5 years after cataract surgery and how its management salvaged useful vision is reported here.