The Ophthalmology Unit, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS), Kuching, Sarawak.
The Ophthalmology Department, SarawakGeneralHospital,
Kuching, Sarawak, East Malaysia.
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Photo by Professor Chua
Chung Nen
This Indonesian worker
from Java is noted by his employer to have poor vision especially at night.
His vision was 6/60 in the right eye improved with pin hole to 6/18 and hand
movement in the left eye. The cornea has scars in both eyes with anterior
synechiae. The left pupil is eccentric. He gave a history of illness when he
was a young child and on recovery his vision was poor. It is likely that he
had measles which in the presence of vitamin A deficiency can lead to
corneal melts. The left vision could be improved by dilating the eye and
therefore iridectomy is schedule to centralize the visual axis.
