Because the ocular complaints of IBD patients are often nonspecific, it may be helpful to performed eye examinations as a routine component in the follow-up of these patients. It is well-known that early diagnosis and treatment of ocular involvement may prevent serious ocular complications that could be associated with significant visual morbidity. In addition, clinicians should be aware that some ocular diseases, such as uveitis and scleritis, might precede a diagnosis of ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease.

Intracameral amphotericin B may be an effective adjunctive treatment of fungal keratitis unresponsive to conventional antifungal therapy, although cataract may occur.

Staphylococci are the most commonly isolated microbial agents in cases of infectious keratitis in West Anatolia, Turkey. These findings will provide valuable background information and facilitate successful treatment in this region, and they will be useful as reference data for the particular population in this region as a basis for empirical antibiotic therapy.

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With timely intervention, the visual outcome was reasonably good in patients with subconjunctival dislocation of the crystalline lens.