Clinical Case Notes: Intraorbital Ophthalmic Artery Aneurysms
February 2004
in “
Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology
”
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Studysummary This paper presents two cases of rare intraorbital ophthalmic artery aneurysms associated with arteriovenous malformations and discusses their clinical presentation, pathogenesis, and management, but reports no new clinical outcomes.
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In 2004, several case studies were conducted on various eye conditions. One study involved a 10-month-old boy with 13q deletion syndrome who developed bilateral retinoblastoma, emphasizing the need for regular eye examinations for children with this syndrome. Another case involved a 68-year-old woman with metastatic breast cancer who experienced vision loss due to tamoxifen toxic optic neuropathy, a rare side effect of her cancer treatment. A 43-year-old man developed bilateral cataracts after using Propecia (finasteride) for 3 years to treat early stage androgenic alopecia, marking the first reported case of Propecia-associated cataract. The document also discussed Lipoid Proteinosis, a rare, inherited disorder characterized by non-inflammatory, persistent papules on the skin and mucous membranes. Two clinical cases of Adult-onset Foveomacular Vitelliform Dystrophy (AOFVD) were diagnosed using Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT), demonstrating its usefulness in diagnosing various macular diseases.
