Free-Floating Iris Cyst in a Patient with Recurrent Iritis.

PURPOSE: We describe an unusual clinical finding of a free-floating iris cyst in a patient with recurrent iritis. METHOD: The clinical finding of a free-floating iris cyst was recorded using slit-lamp photography. RESULTS: A 39-year-old male with a 5-year history of recurrent right iritis was found to have a small mobile iris cyst within his right anterior chamber, first identified 3 years ago. The patient did not experience any discomfort or visual symptoms resulting from the cyst. CONCLUSION: Surgical removal is not indicated for asymptomatic non-progressive free-floating iris cysts. The significance of a free-floating iris cyst in the setting of recurrent iritis remains unknown.

A Case of Acute Bilateral Irvine-Gass Syndrome following Uncomplicated Phacoemulsification, Demonstrated with Optical Coherence Tomography.

PURPOSE: To report a case of acute bilateral Irvine-Gass syndrome. METHODS: This is an observational case report. RESULTS: An 82-year-old man with no significant ocular history developed postsurgical pseudophakic cystoid macular edema (CME; Irvine-Gass syndrome) on consecutive phacoemulsification cataract surgeries. His initial first-eye (left) CME developed 25 days after surgery and was managed with topical preparations of dexamethasone 0.1% and ketorolac 0.4%, in addition to a routine post-cataract surgery drop regime. His left CME resolved completely on optical coherence tomography (OCT) by day 100, and he subsequently (after extensive discussion of CME risks) underwent cataract surgery on his right eye. He was commenced prophylactically on dexamethasone, ketorolac and oral indomethacin 25 mg t.d.s. immediately after surgery; however, he later developed CME (OD) on day 32 postoperatively. Within 6 months, he achieved complete resolution of his CME in both eyes. His clinical course was documented with serial OCT studies. CONCLUSION: Irvine-Gass syndrome remains an important differential diagnosis in the evaluation of blurred vision after cataract surgery, despite decreasing incidence. Those who experience CME following their first cataract operation should be counseled about the risks of developing the condition in the contralateral eye, despite prophylactic measures.

Conjunctival Attachment of a Live Paralysis Tick, Ixodes holocyclus, in a Child: A Case Report.

We describe a rare clinical finding of conjunctival tick attachment in a child. A 10-year-old boy presented to the clinic with right-eye itch. He was found to have a live tick firmly attached to his right temporal conjunctiva. The tick was identified as the larval stage of the paralysis tick, Ixodes holocyclus. The tick was removed completely by conjunctival excision. Although various methods of removing a tick have been described in the literature, the goal of treatment is the safe and complete removal of the tick to prevent further transmission of pathogens, allergens, and toxins to the patient.