Case Reports archive for October 2022

Fundus image of the right eye postoperatively.

A paediatric case of central retinal artery occlusion following antibiotics and decompression surgery for orbital cellulitis

3 October 2022 | | Ophthalmology, Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus

Orbital cellulitis is an ophthalmic emergency that warrants urgent management in the hospital setting [1]. This occurs more frequently in the paediatric population where it is often secondary to sinus infections. Delay in treatment could result in severe complications including...

CT scan showing hyper-ossification of the frontal sinus wall with reduction of expansion of the sinus.

Upper eyelid ulceration as a presenting sign of frontal sinus mucocele

3 October 2022 | | Ophthalmology

Introduction A sinus mucocele is an epithelium-lined sac filled with mucus and desquamated epithelium. It forms secondary to inflammatory processes that occur in a sinus with an obstructed ostium. Predisposing conditions include previous trauma, surgery, tumours, anatomical abnormalities, and chronic...