Srinivasan Sanjay, Ankush Kawali, Sameeksha Agrawal, Padmamalini Mahendradas Pan Am J Ophthalmol 2022, 4:26 (19 May 2022) DOI:10.4103/pajo.pajo_14_22
Coronavirus disease (COVID)-19 is associated with ophthalmic manifestations during and after recovery from the disease and may be sight-threatening. A 54-year-old Asian Indian female patient presented to us with redness, pain, and blurred vision in her right eye (RE) of 2-day duration. In RE, the best-corrected visual acuity was 20/25, and she was diagnosed with anterior sclero-uveitis. Three days later, she had mild breathlessness and loss of taste. Nasopharyngeal swab for reverse transcription–polymerase chain reaction-COVID-19 was positive, and investigations for uveitis were negative. The systemic evaluation was also within normal limits. A month later, she had no evidence of ocular inflammation. There was no other attributable cause to her ocular inflammation. Her COVID-19 immunoglobulin G antibody was positive, confirming the previous COVID-19 infection. The case emphasizes the importance for eye care professionals to remain vigilant and considers SARS-CoV-2 as the causative agent in patients presenting with anterior segment inflammation.
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Ajita Sasidharan, Mithun Thulasidas Pan Am J Ophthalmol 2022, 4:25 (19 May 2022) DOI:10.4103/pajo.pajo_6_22
Spherophakia is usually associated with systemic disorders but may also present as an isolated entity. Spherophakia patients often present in adolescence or before 50 years of age. Here, we describe a case of isolated spherophakia in a 61-year-old woman with bilateral angle closure and cataract managed by lens extraction and retropupillary iris-claw lens implantation.
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