Purpose: To evaluate the therapeutic effect of the injection of 98% ethyl alcohol in the treatment of iris cyst.Method: 102 patients with secondary iris cyst participated in this study between 1982-1999. Clinical trial quasi-experimental study. 98% ethyl alcohol was injected in the iris cyst.Results: 102 patients 37 female (36.2%) and 65 male (63.7%), 4 to 71 years old with secondary iris cyst were treated. Causes of iris cycst included: 11 post ICCE, 30 post ICCE + vitreous loss, 3 post ECCE, 5 post ECCE+ P/C IOL, 50 after penetrating trauma, 2 after trabeculectomy and 1 congenital. Of 102 cases, 98% ethyl alcohol was injected in 99 cases. 90 were treated with a single injection, 3 responded to treatment after the second injection, 98% alcohol was injected for the third time and of this 3 cases did not respond to the treatment. Of all our cases 3 were omitted as they had connection to the anterior-chamber.Conclusion: Injection of 98% alcohol in the treatment of iris cyst is a safe, cheap and easy procedure.

Rhabdomyolysis is a common condition with potentially devastating complications, and only few therapeutic options are available for the treatment of acute Rhabdomyolysis. In this case, a 56-year-old male who had been drinking alcohol, presented to the emergency department for evaluation of slurred speech, ataxic gait, mood instability, and cognitive disorder. On admission, his creatine kinase (CK) level was 2882 U/L. Despite aggressive fluid repletion, his CK level continued to increase, peaking at 11350 U/L. On administration and after the fluid transfusion with isotonic saline, his CK levels and clinical symptoms improved dramatically. We report this case as it is a rare condition of rhabdomyolysis due to alcohol, with the intent to highlight its clinical features and paraclinical finding.