The second case of a rare entity, a patient with non-CGD McLeod who developed anti-Kx and anti-Km, was managed successfully with a combination of autologous donations and procurement of compatible units from national and international sources.

The surgical success rates for intermittent exotropia were comparable between the patients operated upon before 4 years of age and those operated upon after 4 years of age. The incidence of postsurgical complications was low and not significantly different between the two study groups.

The prevalence of strabismus increased with the severity of WMDI and was higher among patients with WMDI than among healthy individuals. The severity of WMDI might be related to the presence and constancy of strabismus.

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Background: Investigation of visual field defects (VFDs) is important to decide the treatment and to predict the prognosis in patients with a pituitary mass. The aim of this study was to evaluate the correlation among 2 diagnostic modalities-MRI and optical coherence tomography (OCT)-and VFDs. Methods: Consecutive patients who showed the presence of a pituitary mass on MRI and in whom ophthalmic examinations were performed were recruited. Height and volume of the mass, sagittal and coronal displacement of optic chiasm, and the direction of mass expansion were measured. Patients were divided into 2 groups according to the presence (VFD group) or absence of VFDs (no VFDs group [NVFD]). The correlation among MRI parameters, OCT parameters, and VFDs were examined, and the diagnostic values of MRI and OCT and the combined value of the 2 modalities were analyzed.Results: Forty-one patients were included. The greatest coefficients of determination were observed between the sagittal displacement and pattern standard deviation (PSD) (R 2 = 0.3661, P , 0.001) and between the inferonasal ganglion cell-inner plexiform layer (GCIPL) and PSD (R 2 = 0.4079, P , 0.001). The height and the size of the mass in the VFD group were significantly greater as 57% and 148%, respectively, and the VFD group had more severe chiasmal displacement both in the sagittal (165%) and in the coronal (178%) plane (large effect in all). All macular GCIPLs were thinner in the NVFD group (range 9%-26%, large effect), whereas only temporal (25%) and average (11%) values were among peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layers. Conclusions: The highest correlations with the degree of the VFD were seen in the sagittal displacement of optic chiasm and the inferonasal GCIPL, and these parameters were correlated concurrently. Both modalities showed a good diagnostic value for discriminating VFDs.

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Over-glasses patching treatment is a useful option for amblyopia treatment when the patients suffer from adverse effects of using adhesive skin patching.