We report 2 patients with stable keratoconus and high myopia who benefited from implantation of an iris-supported phakic intraocular lens (Verisyse, AMO) for correction of their refractive error. Both patients had a postoperative uncorrected visual acuity of 20/40. Endothelial cell density showed at most a 4% decrease, and no evidence of keratoconus progression was witnessed. The use of the Verisyse lens may be beneficial for certain keratoconic patients as an alternative step between rigid gas-permeable lenses and penetrating keratoplasty.
Ocular pathology is a subspecialty of both pathology and ophthalmology with few specialists around the world. Like many other pathology specialties, the clinical–pathological correlation is essential for a correct diagnosis. Most of the diseases and tumours affecting the eye and ocular adnexae can be seen in other sites of the body. However, there are some specific tumours that are characteristic of the eye and are rarely found or do not exist anywhere else, like sebaceous carcinoma of the eyelid, conjunctival melanosis, retinoblastoma, and uveal melanoma. Also, the eye can be a source of systemic diseases and disseminated tumours. In this chapter we review the most important tumours in ophthalmic pathology emphasizing the clinical features, pathological diagnosis, and differential diagnosis.
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