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| Case Study 4 29 April, 2010 |
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| A 63 year old gentleman was referred to us for a fleshy growth in the left eye which was treated with antibiotics and medication. |
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| On examination, he was found to have a cancerous growth. He was advised an excision of the growth. The same was done (excision + double freeze thaw cryotherapy + amniotic membrane) and the tissue was sent for a biopsy. |
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| At the end of 3 months, he was comfortable and had no recurrence. |
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| Case Study 5 12 April, 2010 |
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| A 23 year old medical student was referred to us by another ophthalmologist for a suspected corneal infection and white spot in the cornea after some dirt entered into her eye. |
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| After a scraping of the corneal tissue and sending for microbiological evaluation, she was advised to use antibiotic eye drops. |
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| Within a week, she resolved completely and regained her eyesight. |
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| Case Study 6 7 April, 2010 |
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| A 50 year old man was referred to us for an eye infection which was not responding to medications. On careful examinations, he was diagnosed to have a corneal ulcer which was treated with antibiotics. But it was also noted that the posterior segment of the eye, the vitreous had got infected. He was managed by the expertise of our vitreo retinal surgeon by giving intravitreal injections of antibiotics. Gradually his infection was totally cured. |
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| This emphasises the importance of having expert superspeciality (cornea + retina) care at hand. |
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