Published since 1995, The Digital Journal of Ophthalmology (DJO) is dedicated to the worldwide dissemination of original basic science and clinical research as well as case reports, grand rounds, and images and videos of exceptional teaching value. The DJO is an open-access, peer-reviewed journal for the ophthalmology community with the potential to reach over 3 billion users of the Internet worldwide.  The DJO is indexed in MEDLINE, PubMed Central, and Scopus.

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Vol. 30 No. 3 (2024)

Healed central capsular defect with opacification of capsular edges and underlying lens cortex

Case Reports
Excision of an intrascleral cyst guided by anterior segment optical coherence tomography
Secondary glaucoma as a late complication of a primary iris stromal cyst
Bilateral anterior lens capsule ruptures in Alport syndrome: case series and literature review
Primary anaplastic extramedullary plasmacytoma in the lacrimal sac

Grand Rounds
A 22-year-old woman with alcoholic pancreatitis and bilateral central scotomata

Images & Videos
Widefield fundus photograph and optical coherence tomography of vitamin A deficiency retinopathy
Frosted branch angiitis in a case of chronic kidney disease
Unilateral congenital prepapillary vascular loop
Mirror image: opposite paths of cilioretinal arteries
A rare case of Merkel cell carcinoma of the eyelid
An artifact of ultrawide-field retinal imaging due to DSAEK graft marking
Dye-enhanced visualization of trabecular meshwork for canal-based minimally invasive glaucoma surgery
An unusual primary conjunctival plasmacytoma
Atypical bilateral posterior polymorphous corneal dystrophy – a perpendicular presentation
Glistening aqueous and pseudohypopyon—phacolysis without raised intraocular pressure
Laser-induced subhyaloidal and macular hemorrhage with complete recovery following vitrectomy

Published: 2024-09-30

Case Reports

Intraoperative AS-OCT was performed to delineate the cyst wall from the scleral bed.

Excision of an intrascleral cyst guided by anterior segment optical coherence tomography

Corrina P. Azarcon, MD, Phoebe D. Lenhart, MD, Caroline M. Craven, MD, Jill R. Wells, MD
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Clinical photograph of right eye showing stromal iris cyst in the inferior quadrant.

Secondary glaucoma as a late complication of a primary iris stromal cyst

David Oh, BA, Jeffrey Goshe, MD, Jonathan Eisengart, MD
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, Healed central capsular defect with opacification of capsular edges and underlying lens cortex.

Bilateral anterior lens capsule ruptures in Alport syndrome: case series and literature review

Danielle Gouws, MBChB, Dian P. van der Westhuizen, MBChB, Kelsey V. Stuart, MBBCh, MSc, MRCSEd
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The right lacrimal sac region shows an oval, grape-sized mass extending above the medial canthal tendon, pushing it superiorly. Contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (axial section) of the orbits shows a well-defined hyperintense mass in the lacrimal sac fossa.

Primary anaplastic extramedullary plasmacytoma in the lacrimal sac

Abha Gupta, MBBS, Khushdeep Abhaypal, MS, Debajyoti Chatterjee, MD, Manpreet Kaur, MS, Manpreet Singh MS, DNB, FAICO, MNAMS
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Grand Rounds

Widefield fluorescein angiography obtained at initial presentation showing small arteriolar filling defects.

A 22-year-old woman with alcoholic pancreatitis and bilateral central scotomata

Tushar Dave, BSc, MD, Keith D. Yap, BSc, MD, FRCSC, Aaron W. Joe, BSc (Hons), MD, PhD, FRCSC
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Images & Videos

Funduscopic examination showed multiple, midperipheral yellow punctate deposits bilaterally. Optical coherence tomography of the macula revealed an attenuated ellipsoid zone in each eye.

Widefield fundus photograph and optical coherence tomography of vitamin A deficiency retinopathy

Soungmin Cho, MD, Moises Enghelberg, DO
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Fundus examination of the right eye revealed a pale, edematous retina, with extensive subretinal fluid in the macula and panretinal florid perivascular sheathing and hemorrhages, with the appearance of frosted branch angiitis.

Frosted branch angiitis in a case of chronic kidney disease

Nafees Fathima, MBBS, MS Ophthalmology, Sriram Simakurthy, MBBS, MD Ophthalmology, Kusumanjali Nakkina, MBBS, MS Ophthalmology
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Unilateral congenital prepapillary vascular loop in an 18-year-old man with a complaint of blurred vision.

Unilateral congenital prepapillary vascular loop

Júlio Almeida, MD, Catarina Monteiro, MD, Inês Coutinho, MD
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In the right eye, the cilioretinal artery was seen to originate from the upper temporal quadrant, whereas in the left eye, it originated from the lower temporal quadrant.

Mirror image: opposite paths of cilioretinal arteries

Dhruval Khurana
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Patient with a nodular, tender-elastic lesion, measuring about 1.9 x 1.2 cm (length x height) and not easily mobile with respect to profound tissues, located just inferiorly to the lateral third of the left brow.

A rare case of Merkel cell carcinoma of the eyelid

Stefano Gouigoux, MD, Silvia Rinaldi, MD, Dario Marangoni, MD, PhD, Federico Cesare Novati, MD, Giulia Pian, MD, Daniele Tognetto, MD
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The artifact was seen on fundus autofluorescence.

An artifact of ultrawide-field retinal imaging due to DSAEK graft marking

Nicholas J. Heller, BS, Konstantin Astafurov, MD, PhD
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On intraoperative gonioscopy, it was noted that ICG dye also stained the trabecular meshwork to a green color, aiding in its identification and making the BANG procedure technically easier.

Dye-enhanced visualization of trabecular meshwork for canal-based minimally invasive glaucoma surgery

Nitika Beri, MS, Anand Naik Bukke, MD, Ashi Gupta, MBBS, Tanuj Dada, MD
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Histopathological analysis of the excised lesion showed proliferation of mature plasma cells in a trabecular pattern. Immunohistochemistry showed positivity for CD38 (B).

An unusual primary conjunctival plasmacytoma

Dario Marangoni, MD, PhD, Stefano Gouigoux, MD, Alberto Zacchi, MD, Daniele Tognetto, MD
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The left eye had two central, horizontally oriented, parallel bands with a few fine vesicles in the intervening endothelial surface of the cornea.

Atypical bilateral posterior polymorphous corneal dystrophy – a perpendicular presentation

Aashna P. Doshi, MBBS, DNB, FICO
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Slit-lamp examination of the left eye revealed minimal conjunctival congestion, clear cornea, and a deep anterior chamber with multiple refractile particles (white arrow) forming a pseudohypopyon (black arrow) and a hypermature (Morgagnian) cataract with an intact anterior lens capsule.

Glistening aqueous and pseudohypopyon—phacolysis without raised intraocular pressure

Aashna Doshi, MBBS, DNB, FICO
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Posterior segment examination revealed hemorrhaging in both the subhyaloidal space and intramacular layers of the affected eye, accompanied by sedimented blood.

Laser-induced subhyaloidal and macular hemorrhage with complete recovery following vitrectomy

Arash Daneshtalab, MD, Ali Sharifi, MD, Amir Sharifi, MD, Amin Zand, MD
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