Ramesh Murthy

..A total of 12 patients who presented with proptosis and were subsequently diagnosed to have acute myeloid leukemia based on incision biopsy or peripheral blood smear were included in the study...

..Multiple extraocular muscle involvement by breast carcinoma metastasis is very rare and should be considered in the differential diagnosis, especially in patients with a prior history of breast carcinoma...

..Fourth nerve palsy has been reported with PHACE syndrome. We report a child presenting with a triad of congenital third nerve palsy, cerebellar hypoplasia and facial capillary hemangioma...

..The underlying cause for optic atrophy is unclear; possible explanations include mechanical pressure effect and ischemic damage...

..Prisms in any combination or even surgery may not help relieve their symptoms. We describe a longstanding case of acquired motor fusion disruption which was managed successfully with botulinum toxin injection...

..Repeat excision biopsy and conjunctival map biopsy confirmed recurrent sebaceous carcinoma of the lacrimal sac. Thirteen months after adjuvant radiotherapy to the orbit, the patient is alive and well with no loco-regional recurrence...

..To evaluate the indications, outcome and replacement schedule of custom ocular prostheses (COP) in children...

..Computed tomography showed an intraocular mass with intracranial extension. She died of metastatic disease despite intensive chemotherapy. Retinoblastoma should be suspected in a child with hyphema following trivial trauma...

..The mass was removed by a medial orbitotomy. Histopathology confirmed the diagnosis based on the presence of inflammatory infiltrates, histiocytes and Touton giant cells...

..CONCLUSION: Polycystic echinococcosis of the orbit caused by E oligarthrus is rare. It may be an entirely new entity or hitherto unrecognized form of orbital echinococcosis...

..We describe an adult patient who developed cyclic exotropia and hypotropia associated with monocular loss of vision...

..The smooth muscle or fibroblastic elements in the tissue explains progressive contracture of the membrane...

..This study was undertaken in an attempt to identify putative stem-like cells by characterizing different subpopulations of cells in retinoblastoma...

..CONCLUSIONS: Ocular surface squamous neoplasia may occur in patients with Papillon-Lefevre syndrome, an association that to the best of our knowledge has not been previously reported...

..In this study, we have evaluated the clinical features and response of "viable" extraocular muscle cysticercosis to a tailored therapy with oral albendazole and steroids...

..Chemotherapy also spared the patient from radical neck dissection. The patient had limited morbidity and was free of local, regional, and systemic disease at 26 months of follow-up...

..The symptoms are disabling and challenging to manage. We evaluate the efficacy of botulinum toxin in the management of INO...

..The authors aimed to evaluate the involvement of FOXL2 in familial and sporadic cases of BPES in an Indian cohort...

..We describe a case of unilateral vasoproliferative retinal tumor associated with retinitis pigmentosa in a patient with Usher syndrome type 1...

..To describe the clinical signs and outcome of surgery in cases with Centurion syndrome and highlight the clinical presentation of this syndrome...

..In this report, a case of unilateral fibrosis with enophthalmos and blepharoptosis due to a fibrous band is described...

..We describe a longstanding case of myopic strabismus fixus, which was managed by bilateral medial rectus disinsertion and scleral fixation laterally to the periosteum...

..This article reviews the current literature on the applications of amniotic membrane transplantation and its outcome in various ophthalmic conditions...