A case of an isolated unilateral horizontal gaze paralysis is presented. The abnormality has remained static and in isolation for more than three years. A review of the benign causes of pontine gaze palsies is presented. The unique features of this case is the fact that the gaze paralysis is unilateral and unassociated with any other neurologic or systemic abnormality.
The surgical treatment and results of 17 patients with DVD is presented. Supermaximum recessions of the superior rectus muscle were performed on the deviating eye. No lid changes or any limitation of elevation were noted following the surgery. The manifest deviation was converted to less than ten prism diopters in all except one case. Four over-corrections of two to six prism diopters of hypotropia resulted. There was no change in eye preference to the operated eye. Saccadic velocities showed no change in the acceleration or velocity of the operated superior rectus. Discussion of this technique compared to other modalities is made.
This report concerns the late results of therapy in the treatment of strabismic amblyopia. Of the patients who achieved a visual acuity of 20/40 or better (56%), 40 percent maintained this on prolonged follow-up. Those whose visual acuity deteriorated, the majority lost two lines or less in their acuity. Close follow-up and repeated patching of such patients is indicated. Eccentric fixation at the onset of amblyopia treatment is a poor prognostic sign. Two-thirds of those who were eccentric at the onset were eccentric at the final follow-up examination.
Orbital rhabdomyosarcoma presenting as a localized, epibulbar mass is unusual, but common enough for the clinician to be aware of it. Although there has been a recent trend toward simple biopsy followed by irradiation and chemotherapy, cases presenting in this manner may sometimes be managed by total excision with preservation of the globe, follwed by irradiation and chemotherapy. A case of such an epibulbar rhabdomyosarcoma is presented as an illustrative example.
Congenital anomalies of the eye and ocular adnexa occurring in Pondicherry have been described. Anophthalmos, microphthalmos, limbal dermoids, nervus of Ota, anterior lenticonus, buphthalmos, and congenital cataract are very common. Onset of cataract in young individuals was caused by abnormal aminoaciduria. Hereditary factors played a part in 59 percent of the cases who would have become blind if they were not treated. Consanguinity is a major factor in their pathogenesis. Avitaminosis A and systemic infections which are common here may be playing a significant role in their etiology.
Sixty-seven cases of orbital cellulitis from BGSM are reported and 247 cases from the literature reviewed. Staphylococcus aureus was the predominant pathogen except in the age group from three months to three years where a significant number of cases yielded Hemophilus influenzae and Diplococcus pneumoniae. The frequent association of paranasal sinus involvement and orbital cellulitis has been confirmed. Orbital cellulitis is a multifaceted disease which, for proper management, requires close cooperation among pediatricians, ophthalmologists, and nursing service as a multidisciplinary approach for optimal therapy and decreased frequency of complications and sequelae.