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Ocular surface reconstruction with human amniotic membrane-symblepharon ring complex
Ocular surface squamous neoplasia (OSSN) is a broad term used to label dysplastic lesions including conjunctival intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN), carcinoma in situ, and invasive squamous cell carcinoma of conjunctiva.1 OSSN is the most common ocular surface malignancy with a prevalence ranging from 0.02 to 3.5 cases per 100,000 population. Clinically, it may present as a mass with accompanying blood vessels in a papilliform, leukoplakic, or gelatinous pattern. It is typically a slow-growing tumor that rarely metastasizes; however, it can behave more aggressively in HIV-infected individuals, potentially invading the eyelids, orbits, sinuses, and brain.Eye love you
Valentine’s Day is a time to say “I love you”; however, the term “eye love you” is rarely, if ever, used. In this article, we present rare cases of ocular pathology that have adopted a heart-shaped appearance. Cupid’s cornea (Fig. 1A) demonstrates a heart-shaped endothelial fungal plaque associated with metallic foreign body. Aphrodite’s atrophy (Fig. 1B) represents a fundus autofluorescence image of geographic atrophy that demonstrated a heart-shaped hypoautofluorescence. Finally, lover’s laser (Fig.Clinicopathologic case reports of Alternaria and Fusarium keratitis in Canada
Fungal keratitis is prevalent in tropical environments, making up 35% of all keratitis cases in Florida.1 However, few cases have been reported in more temperate regions such as Canada.1–3 In this article, we present 2 Canadian farmers who experienced keratitis involving a dematiaceous fungus, Alternaria alternata, and a Fusarium species, respectively.
