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S Dinakaran

Publications and source records attributed to S Dinakaran.

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PubMed2000

Group-C meningococcal conjunctivitis in a neonate.

Meningococcal conjunctivitis, although rare, may be complicated by ocular damage and systemic spread. Identification of the infecting organism is important for appropriate management. Meningococcal infection needs treatment of both the patient and the contacts. We report the use of meningococcal group-C vaccine in the prophylaxis of adult contacts of a neonate with meningococcal conjunctivitis. This measure, we believe, has not been reported before in the management of meningococcal conjunctivitis.

Anti-Bacterial Agents↗
PubMed1999

Intraoperative ocular damage caused by a cannula.

We report a case in which posterior capsule rupture, vitreous loss, and vitreous hemorrhage were caused by a dislodged, flying cannula during phacoemulsification. We modified our surgical practice since the occurrence of this unusual complication and use Luer-lock syringes during surgery. This measure should prevent the recurrence of this complication.

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PubMed1998

Silent orbitocranial penetration by a pencil.

OBJECTIVE: To emphasise the value of computed tomography even in the absence of symptoms in a case of penetrating injury of the upper eyelid. METHODS: Case report. RESULTS: Although clinically asymptomatic, penetration of upper eyelid was associated with intracranial penetration that left a track in the brain parenchyma. CONCLUSIONS: Computed tomography of orbit and brain is an important investigation, even in seemingly trivial eyelid injury, to reveal the full extent of the damage.

Brain Injuries↗
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Exposure keratopathy following phacoemulsification under local anaesthesia.

PURPOSE: Report a series of patients with exposure keratopathy following phacoemulsification under local anaesthesia. METHODS: A case series. RESULTS: Four patients were found to have exposure keratopathy within hours after surgery resulting in a visit to the casualty on the day of surgery. CONCLUSIONS: One should anticipate the possibility of lagophthalmos and assess the blink reflex at the end of surgery. If the reflex is poor, patching the eye or taping the lids should be undertaken to prevent this complication.

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Central serous retinopathy associated with Weber-Christian disease.

PURPOSE: To report an association between central serous retinopathy and Weber-Christian disease. METHODS: A case report. RESULTS: Central serous retinopathy was noticed in a patient with Weber-Christian disease possibly secondary to vasculitis involving the choriocapillaris. CONCLUSIONS: Central serous retinopathy may be associated with an uncommon systemic condition like Weber-Christian disease.

Exudates and Transudates↗