1.Total ophthalmoplegia, optic perineuritis and central retinal artery occlusion secondary to giant cell arteritis: a case report
Karuppannan BASHKARAN ; Hitam Wan Hazabbah WAN ; Wajih Salem Abdullah WAHID ; Zunaina EMBONG ; Naik Ramaswamy VENKATESH
International Eye Science 2009;9(12):2269-2272
A 67-year-old man presented with right sided temporal headache and sudden onset of painless loss of vision in the right eye. It was associated with total ophthalmoplegia with swollen optic disc. ESR and C-reactive protein were elevated. Magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated features of optic perineuritis. The right temporal artery biopsy was normal. The extraocular movements improved with systemic steroids. Unfortunately the patient developed central retinal artery occlusion in the right eye. Total ophthalmoplegia is a rare presentation of giant cell arteritis and initiation of corticosteroids is required for a satisfactory outcome and to prevent blindness of the fellow eye.
2.Arrow Ocular Injury
Rafidah Saleh ; Wahid Abdullah Salem Wajih
Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences 2020;16(No.4):397-399
Pediatric ocular trauma; though the number is small, can lead to a devastating lifetime impact due to its risk of amblyopia (if it occurs before the age of seven) and also loss of vision. We are reporting a case of a young 12-year-old-boy
who was struck unintentionally by an arrow to the eye by another friend during sports activity. The arrow pierced
the right eyebrow just below the orbital roof then perforated the globe from the superior orbit pointing downwards
piercing the floor of the orbit fracturing the maxillary roof. Emergency scleral repair was done; however, there was no
useful vision left. Arrow injury to the eye is a rare occurrence but leads to severe consequences given its high velocity
and projectile in nature. The incidence is low and highly avoidable if precautionary measures are taken.