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To the Editor. —Subretinal abscess is an unusual clinical entity. We describe a subretinal abscess with minimal vitreous involvement in an intravenous drug abuser. Cultures of subretinal material yielded Aspergillus flavus . Report of a Case. —A 40-year-old man presented with pain of five days' duration and central visual loss in his right eye. He had previously abused intravenous cocaine. Ocular and medical history were unremarkable. General physical examination results were normal. Eye examination revealed a visual acuity of counting fingers in the right eye and 20/25 OS. There was no relative afferent pupillary defect. Slit-lamp examination of the right eye showed a hyperemic conjunctiva, fine keratic precipitates on the corneal endothelium, moderate cellular reaction in the anterior chamber, and minimal cellular reaction in the anterior vitreous. Intraocular pressure was 8 mm Hg OD and 12 mm Hg OS. Fundus examination of the right eye demonstrated a well-defined, creamy, yellow

To the Editor. —Acute angle closure glaucoma is a recognized complication of cicatricial retinopathy of prematurity 1 ; however, most reported cases have occurred in eyes with severe degrees of retrolental fibroplasia. Scleral buckles can decrease anterior chamber depth acutely, 2 but this usually returns to normal after several months. We describe herein a 4-year-old girl with cicatricial retinopathy of prematurity in whom simultaneous acute angle closure glaucoma developed in both eyes. We believe encircling scleral buckles placed before the eyes had reached their full size contributed to persistent narrowing of the anterior chamber angles. Report of a Case. —A 4-year-old girl presented four days after routine eye examination with a three-day history of anorexia, nausea and vomiting, and bilateral eye pain. At birth, her estimated gestational age was 24 weeks, her birth weight was 680 g, and she required ventilation with high oxygen concentrations during the immediate postnatal period. At