Ocular manifestations of giant cell arteritis.

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The purpose of this study is to discuss current controversies surrounding the proposed treatments for traumatic optic neuropathy (TON) and review recent evidence from the literature relating to these therapeutic options. RECENT FINDINGS:No recent randomized controlled trials investigating surgical or...

journal_title：Current opinion in ophthalmology

authors： Chaon BC,Lee MS

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The recent literature was reviewed to analyze the developments in the diagnosis, pathogenesis, and immunology of this group of paraneoplastic syndromes. Clinical features and pathologic findings are summarized. RECENT FINDINGS:The mechanism of cell death in cancer-associated retinopathy appears to oc...

journal_title：Current opinion in ophthalmology

authors： Ling CP,Pavesio C

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several laser technologies including 1053-nm picosecond, excimer, erbium:yttrium-aluminum-garnet, and neodymium:yttrium-aluminum-garnet (Nd:YAG) have been studied for use in the removal of cataractous lens tissue. Nd:YAG laser phacolysis involves laser pulses striking a titanium target that are incorporated into an i...

journal_title：Current opinion in ophthalmology

authors： Dodick JM,Lally JM,Sperber LT

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To report on the accumulating peer-reviewed data of phakic intraocular lens (pIOL) implantation in the pediatric population. I evaluate and compare the published peer-reviewed articles for the reported efficacy and complications of phakic intraocular lens implantations in children for correction of cl...

journal_title：Current opinion in ophthalmology

authors： Pirouzian A

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review highlights recent advances related to diagnosis, clinical course, and management of nonglaucomatous optic neuropathies. Optic nerve disorders of particular interest and importance are emphasized, including ischemic optic neuropathy, optic neuritis, HIV-related infection, neoplastic disease, and pseudotumor...

journal_title：Current opinion in ophthalmology

authors： Balcer LJ

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ophthalmologic nystagmus can be congenital and manifest/latent both of whose waveforms, compensatory mechanisms, and treatment are different. Physiologically, latent nystagmus may be reversed at will, whereas nystagmus and head nodding may be simultaneously triggered at will. Occasional oscillopsia is more frequent th...

journal_title：Current opinion in ophthalmology

authors： Spielmann A

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A wealth of antiallergic drugs is available for ocular allergy, and many new drugs will soon be approved. Pharmaceutical companies frequently seek approval of anti-inflammatory drugs for allergic indications, because it is relatively easy to perform clinical trials for ocular allergy. Extremely safe drugs for mild to ...

journal_title：Current opinion in ophthalmology

authors： Friedlaender MH

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Removal of the eye may be necessary after severe ocular trauma, to control pain in a blind eye, to treat some intraocular malignancies, in endophthalmitis unresponsive to medical therapy, and for cosmetic improvement of a disfigured eye. The choice of procedure to accomplish this is best made by an informed patient. E...

journal_title：Current opinion in ophthalmology

authors： Migliori ME

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Exfoliation syndrome is the most common identifiable cause leading to chronic open-angle glaucoma. It affects the treatment of glaucoma in various ways. The prognosis of capsular glaucoma (exfoliative glaucoma) is worse than that of open-angle glaucoma. Medical therapy and the long-term effect of laser treatment seem ...

journal_title：Current opinion in ophthalmology

authors： Tarkkanen A,Hietanen J

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The management of retinoblastoma is complex and involves strategically chosen methods of enucleation, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, laser photocoagulation, thermotherapy, and cryotherapy. Chemotherapy has become the most common eye-sparing modality. There are four routes of delivery of chemotherapy for ...

journal_title：Current opinion in ophthalmology

authors： Shields CL,Lally SE,Leahey AM,Jabbour PM,Caywood EH,Schwendeman R,Shields JA

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As the number and types of keratorefractive procedures increase and as the baby boomer population moves into the "cataractous decades," the number of patients requiring cataract surgery following refractive surgery grows larger each year. While technological advances in surgical instrumentation and intraocular lens (I...

journal_title：Current opinion in ophthalmology

authors： Hamilton DR,Hardten DR

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To provide an unstructured review of the recent literature on the role of optical coherence tomography (OCT) in cataract surgery with specific focus on cystoid macular edema (CME) on the basis of expert opinion of the authors. RECENT FINDINGS:OCT appears to be a useful method to reveal clinically rel...

journal_title：Current opinion in ophthalmology

authors： Kim SJ,Bressler NM

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To provide an update on clinical and experimental literature for ocular surface effects of glaucoma therapy and to provide practical guidelines for ophthalmologists treating glaucoma patients with ocular surface disease (OSD). RECENT FINDINGS:Preservatives, notably benzalkonium chloride (BAK), contin...

journal_title：Current opinion in ophthalmology

authors： Anwar Z,Wellik SR,Galor A

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Diabetic retinopathy is common and increasing in prevalence. Pharmacologic management of diabetic macular edema (DME) has improved tremendously over the last decade with the use of two families of intravitreally administered medications: antivascular endothelial growth factor-specific agents and corti...

journal_title：Current opinion in ophthalmology

authors： Wykoff CC

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The purpose is to summarize treatment strategies in idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH), a potentially sight-threatening disease, with a focus on the most current outcome data for venous sinus stenting. RECENT FINDINGS:Historically, the primary treatment options for medically refractory IIH co...

journal_title：Current opinion in ophthalmology

authors： Chaudhry S,Bryant TK,Peeler CE

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:This review summarizes factors for progression in the Early Manifest Glaucoma Trial (EMGT), including the effect of treatment. EMGT randomized patients with early glaucoma either to argon laser trabeculoplasty plus betaxolol (n = 129) or to no immediate treatment (n = 126) and followed them every 3 mo...

journal_title：Current opinion in ophthalmology

authors： Leske MC,Heijl A,Hyman L,Bengtsson B,Komaroff E

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:There is a suggestion of increased risk or progression of age-related macular degeneration after cataract surgery, which is related to the increased exposure of the retina to short-wavelength light. RECENT FINDINGS:Cell culture and animal work has described retinal and retinal pigment epithelium phot...

journal_title：Current opinion in ophthalmology

authors： Patel JI

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Whereas intraocular pressure is considered a major risk factor in glaucoma, growing evidence now indicates that ocular ischemia plays a major role too. By virtue of this and because many existing medications are able to interact with vasculature, altering ocular blood flow, it is essential that current and future medi...

journal_title：Current opinion in ophthalmology

authors： Harris A,Jonescu-Cuypers CP

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the past year, many papers described new surgical approaches to correct extraocular muscles paralysis. New advances have been made in the knowledge of ptosis and superior oblique muscle myochymia. Moreover, the author reports sensory problems concerning subjective cyclorotation and binocularity that arise with ...

journal_title：Current opinion in ophthalmology

authors： Bellusci C

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Cataracts are a significant cause of blindness and visual impairment worldwide. The present article reviews the literature and describes the current extent of cataracts globally, barriers to treatment, and recommendations for improving the treatment of cataracts. RECENT FINDINGS:Prevalence and absolu...

journal_title：Current opinion in ophthalmology

authors： Lee CM,Afshari NA

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Simple limbal epithelial transplant (SLET) is a technique for addressing limbal stem cell deficiency. Limbal tissue from a donor eye, typically the patient's fellow healthy eye, is transplanted onto an amniotic membrane attached to the surface of the diseased eye. SLET was developed to address limitat...

journal_title：Current opinion in ophthalmology

authors： Sangwan VS,Sharp JAH

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of the villain in high-pressure glaucoma is played by ocular hypertension. Alterations of lamina cribosa, other mechanical alterations, and a possible loss of optic nerve head capillaries are all accountable, and from a therapeutic standpoint most clinicians readily perceive that lowering ocular pressure is t...

journal_title：Current opinion in ophthalmology

authors： Béchetoille A

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The status of the cornea is crucial to a good outcome with cataract extraction. Preexisting corneal disease must be managed appropriately to get the high quality results that we have come to expect with modern day cataract surgery. It is now more common to perform cataract surgery on patients who have had previous cor...

journal_title：Current opinion in ophthalmology

authors： Preschel N,Hardten DR

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:For decades, laser trabeculoplasty has been a well-proven therapeutic option in glaucoma management, and more recently, it has only gained in popularity. One reason for such popularity is that selective laser trabeculoplasty (SLT) is a therapy independent of patient adherence, which is typically low a...

journal_title：Current opinion in ophthalmology

authors： Töteberg-Harms M,Meier-Gibbons F

更新日期：2021-01-18 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Recent advances in experimental studies of optic nerve regeneration to better understand the pathophysiology of axon regrowth and provide insights into the future treatment of numerous optic neuropathies. RECENT FINDINGS:The optic nerve is part of the central nervous system and cannot regenerate if i...

journal_title：Current opinion in ophthalmology

authors： Chun BY,Cestari DM

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Endoresection of intraocular tumors is a complicated procedure utilizing pars plana vitrectomy techniques. Though it has potential downsides and complications, there is potential for this technique in the treatment of malignant and benign intraocular tumors. RECENT FINDINGS:Endoresection has been uti...

journal_title：Current opinion in ophthalmology

authors： Reichstein D,Karan K

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD) is understood to be a highly prevalent, chronic progressive disease and the leading cause of dry eye. All available published peer-reviewed results of the novel vectored thermal pulsation therapy for patients with MGD are investigated. RECENT FINDINGS:The PubMed and ...

journal_title：Current opinion in ophthalmology

authors： Blackie CA,Carlson AN,Korb DR

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Strabismus surgery may restore limited binocular function and improve cosmesis in patients with paralytic strabismus. Evaluation of the amount of residual function of the affected extraocular muscles is essential to determine which surgical procedure will yield the best results. Standard muscle resection techniques ar...

journal_title：Current opinion in ophthalmology

authors： Phillips PH

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antiphospholipid syndrome includes elevation of either the lupus anticoagulant titer or the anticardiolipin antibody titer on two occasions, separated by 6 weeks in a patient with an episode of thrombosis. The eye is involved frequently in patients with antiphospholipid syndrome. Patients with retinal vascular disease...

journal_title：Current opinion in ophthalmology

authors： Bolling JP,Brown GC

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To summarize the ocular and systemic associations of floppy eyelid syndrome (FES) as well as provide an up-to-date review on the pathogenesis and treatment strategies. RECENT FINDINGS:Virtually all patients with FES have obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). However, a significantly lower proportion of pati...

journal_title：Current opinion in ophthalmology

authors： Idowu OO,Ashraf DC,Vagefi MR,Kersten RC,Winn BJ

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00