A 31 Year Male With Ocular String Of Pearls

Journal of Ophthalmology and Eye Disorders A 31 Year Male With Ocular String Of Pearls. *Corresponding Author: Sheena Balakrishnan. Department of Ophthalmology, Lifecare Hospital, Musaffah, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Email: [email protected]. Received: 20-June-2026, Manuscript No. JOES - 5829 ; Editor Assigned: 22-June-2026 ; Reviewed: 06-July-2026, QC No. JOES - 5829 ; Published: 15-July-2026. DOI: 10.52338/joes.2026.5829. Citation: Sheena Balakrishnan. Impact of Urbanization and Lifestyle Transition on NCD Risk in Rural Town Interface Zones in Sub-Saharan Africa: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Journal of Ophthalmology and Eye Disorders. 2026 July; 18(1). doi: 10.52338/joes.2026.5829. Copyright © 2026 Sheena Balakrishnan. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. ISSN 2836-2551 Clinical Image Sheena Balakrishnan 1 , Debashish Mishra 2 1.Department of Ophthalmology, Lifecare Hospital, Musaffah, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. 2.Department of Rheumatology, Lifecare Hospital, Musaffah, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. www.directivepublications.org IMAGE DESCRIPTION 31 years, Indian male presented to Ophthalmology Clinic with history of pain, redness and excessive lacrimation in right eye for 5 days. He was treated with topical Tobramycin and Decamethasone drops for 2 days, however had worsening. On examination, his visual acuity was 6/6 with normal intra-ocular pressure. He had follicular conjunctivitis with blackish discoloration in inferior sulcus. After preliminary investigations and eye swab, he was initiated on oral Doxycycline with topical Moxifloxacin and Tobramycin. After 2 days, he developed erythematous edema of right lower eyelid with multiple, deep seated, umbilicated and ulcerated lesions on lid margin and conjunctiva (image 1a and 1b). He also had right preauricular pain and tenderness suggesting acute lymphadenitis secondary to ocular infection. Eye swab culture was negative but polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was positive for Orthopoxvirus MPXV that causes Mpox. Patient was kept under isolation and treated with tecovirimate 600 mg twice daily for 2 weeks with topical steroids with which he had complete resolution. Figure

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