Recurrent anterior uveitis associated with streptococcal pharyngitis in a patient with a history of poststreptococcal syndrome.

abstract：PURPOSE:To present a case of choroidal neovascularization associated with sympathetic ophthalmia successfully treated with photocoagulation. DESIGN:Interventional case report. METHODS:A 41-year-old man with a history of penetrating injury right eye, as well as sympathetic ophthalmia left eye, developed a classic chor...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Borkowski LM,Weinberg DV,Delany CM,Milsow L

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We conducted electrophysiologic tests of the toxic effects of fluorouracil on 26 albino rabbit eyes. Fluorouracil concentrations of 10(-7) g/ml, 10(-6) g/ml, and 10(-5) g/ml produced no significant changes in the b-wave amplitudes of the electroretinogram. A concentration of 10(-4) g/ml, however, reduced the b-wave am...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Nao-i N,Honda Y

更新日期：1983-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:In previous studies of fungal keratitis (FK) from temperate countries, yeasts were the predominant isolates, with ocular surface disease (OSD) being the leading risk factor. Since the 2005-2006 outbreak of contact lens (CL)-associated Fusarium keratitis, there may have been a rise in CL-associated filamentary F...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Ong HS,Fung SSM,Macleod D,Dart JKG,Tuft SJ,Burton MJ

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the indications for and outcomes of intraocular lens (IOL) exchange at the same clinical setting over the past decade, as well as compare the efficacy and safety of anterior chamber lens (AC-IOL) and posterior chamber lens (PC-IOL) implantation for IOL exchange. DESIGN:Retrospective, nonrandomized ...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Jin GJ,Crandall AS,Jones JJ

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To document a case of Candida tropicalis endophthalmitis as the only manifestation of pacemaker endocarditis. METHODS:We examined a 75-year-old man with diabetes mellitus who was initially examined for bilateral multifocal endophthalmitis complicating endocarditis 2 years after a permanent pacemaker for sick s...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Shmuely H,Kremer I,Sagie A,Pitlik S

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the prognostic implication of subfoveal choroidal thickness on treatment outcome after intravitreal ranibizumab injections for typical exudative age-related macular degeneration (AMD). DESIGN:Retrospective study. METHODS:A total of 40 eyes of 37 patients who completed 6-month follow-up were ana...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Kang HM,Kwon HJ,Yi JH,Lee CS,Lee SC

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Graft edema developed after removal of continuous monofilament sutures in six eyes of six patients in whom no wound dehiscence occurred. All sutures were removed at least one year after penetrating keratoplasty, and graft edema was noted one day after suture removal. In all cases, partial or total resolution of graft ...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Goldberg DB,Schanzlin DJ,Mondino BJ,Brown SI

更新日期：1979-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine if topical dorzolamide, as observed with the use of systemic acetazolamide and methazolamide, would be effective in treating cystoid macular edema (CME) in patients with retinitis pigmentosa (RP). DESIGN:Prospective, nonrandomized clinical trial. METHODS:setting: Institutional. patients: Fifteen ...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Grover S,Apushkin MA,Fishman GA

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Transvascular leakage occurs in diabetic retinopathy. The tight junction proteins occludin and zonula occludens-1 (ZO-1) and adherens junction protein cadherin-5 are critical to the maintenance of endothelial barrier. We report a comparison of junction protein expression in the normal and diabetic retina. METH...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Davidson MK,Russ PK,Glick GG,Hoffman LH,Chang MS,Haselton FR

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the impact of Bruch membrane pathology on the choroid in pseudoxanthoma elasticum (PXE). DESIGN:Monocenter cross-sectional prospective case series. METHODS:The study included 61 eyes of 51 patients with PXE and 54 eyes of 54 normal subjects. The diagnosis of PXE was based on skin biopsy, geneti...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Gliem M,Fimmers R,Müller PL,Brinkmann CK,Finger RP,Hendig D,Holz FG,Charbel Issa P

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We reviewed the long-term follow-up on a consecutive series of 16 eyes from ten patients with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis-associated cataracts that were removed by using pars plana lensectomy and vitrectomy. All patients had prominent cataracts, chronic uveitis, posterior synechiae, and vitreitis preoperatively, and...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Fox GM,Flynn HW Jr,Davis JL,Culbertson W

更新日期：1992-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Between September 1978 and December 1985, 450 case reports of serious respiratory and cardiovascular events and 32 case reports of death attributed to ophthalmic timolol were received by the United States Food and Drug Administration and the National Registry of Drug-Induced Ocular Side Effects. Two hundred sixty-seve...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Nelson WL,Fraunfelder FT,Sills JM,Arrowsmith JB,Kuritsky JN

更新日期：1986-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the value of whole-body positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) as a screening tool for patients with uveal metastasis. DESIGN:Retrospective observational case series. METHODS:setting: Clinical practice. study population: Eighteen patients with uveal metastatic tumors were eva...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Patel P,Finger PT

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 50-year-old man who had been taking betamethasone for 20 days experienced a slight bilateral decrease in visual acuity. There were localized dark-gray atrophic lesions at the posterior pole, accompanied by a diffuse detachment of the sensory retina. The retinal vessels appeared to be normal and only minimal anterior...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Hayashi M,Yoshimura N,Kondo T

更新日期：1982-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the prevalence of peripheral pigmented retinal lesions and associated clinical findings in patients with Stargardt disease. DESIGN:Retrospective case series. METHODS:Records at a single academic institution were reviewed for patients with genetically confirmed Stargardt disease with peripheral ...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Zhao PY,Abalem MF,Nadelman D,Qian CX,Branham K,Schlegel D,Khan N,Heckenlively JR,Jayasundera T

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare the incidence, prevalence, and hazard of nonexudative and exudative age-related macular degeneration (AMD) among different races throughout the United States. DESIGN:Retrospective longitudinal cohort study. METHODS:Billing records of all encounters for 2 259 061 beneficiaries aged ≥40 enrolled in a...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Vanderbeek BL,Zacks DN,Talwar N,Nan B,Musch DC,Stein JD

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report long-term anatomical and functional results after pars plana vitrectomy with peeling of the internal limiting membrane (ILM) for idiopathic macular hole. DESIGN:Prospective, nonrandomized, consecutive series. METHODS:Ninety-nine patients with a follow-up of at least 12 months were included. The surg...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Haritoglou C,Gass CA,Schaumberger M,Gandorfer A,Ulbig MW,Kampik A

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To delineate the clinical features, course, complications, and associated systemic diseases in patients with HLA-B27-associated uveitis. METHODS:We reviewed the records of 148 patients with HLA-B27-associated uveitis from two large uveitis practices. RESULTS:There were 127 (86%) white and 21 (14%) nonwhite pa...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Tay-Kearney ML,Schwam BL,Lowder C,Dunn JP,Meisler DM,Vitale S,Jabs DA

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To describe a group of patients with dense visual field defects following macular hole surgery. METHODS:Nine (7%) of 125 patients reviewed noted onset of dense visual field defects following uncomplicated vitrectomy with gas-fluid exchange for the treatment of macular hole. Patient records were reviewed to inv...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Boldt HC,Munden PM,Folk JC,Mehaffey MG

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We noted two instances of forceps-induced fragmentation of the bar used for scleral plug storage during vitreous surgery. The silicone bar material was adherent to the plug in both cases. Because this represents a significant intraocular foreign body hazard, the scleral plug should be carefully inspected before insert...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Bovino JA,Marcus DF

更新日期：1982-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate microbiota colonizing soft contact lenses (CL) in eyes with Boston type I keratoprosthesis (BKPro), and determine the prevalence of resistance to fourth-generation fluoroquinolone (FQ). DESIGN:Prospective, observational study. SUBJECTS:Patients with BKPro using CL as routine who were in postoperat...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Torres-Netto EA,Silva LD,Bordon Riveros MA,Santos A,Sousa LB,Oliveira LA

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lamellar keratoplasty was done in 18 eyes with keratoconus in an attempt to obtain a more satisfactory postoperative refractive error than that after penetrating keratoplasty. The refractive error after lamellar keratoplasty was better than that after 7.5-mm penetrating keratoplasties, but the vision was not as good. ...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Wood TO

更新日期：1977-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To analyze the biological stability of autologous serum eyedrops after lyophilization. DESIGN:Prospective, comparative experimental study. METHODS:This was a comparative study with serum obtained from 12 healthy volunteers. The concentrations of different epitheliotropic factors (eg, transforming growth facto...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： López-García JS,García-Lozano I,Rivas L,Viso-Garrote M,Raposo R,Méndez MT

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Photorefractive keratectomy has the potential to cause transient corneal haze. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationship between transient corneal haze as measured by an objective means and high and low contrast visual performance. METHODS:In a prospective study, 44 eyes of 28 patients were ex...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： van de Pol C,Soya K,Hwang DG

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the risk of glaucoma development after being prescribed topiramate. DESIGN:A retrospective, population-based cohort study using an administrative database. METHODS:The study group comprised 1956 patients who received their first prescription of topiramate between 2001 and 2007. The comparison c...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Ho JD,Keller JJ,Tsai CY,Liou SW,Chang CJ,Lin HC

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the relationship between β-zone parapapillary atrophy (βPPA) and corneal hysteresis (CH) in patients with glaucoma. DESIGN:Prospective, cross-sectional study. METHODS:Glaucoma patients aged 18 to 90 years with disc photographs within 12 months of the study visit were consecutively enrolled. Exclus...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Hayes DD,Teng CC,de Moraes CG,Tello C,Liebmann JM,Ritch R

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In an 8-year-old girl with asymptomatic proptosis, computed tomographic scans showed a large medial orbital mass that contoured the globe anteriorly, bowed the optic nerve laterally, and extended posteriorly to the orbital apex. T1-weighted coronal magnetic resonance images showed the mass to be a diffusely enlarged m...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Capps DH,Brodsky MC,Rice CD,Mrak RE,Glasier CM,Brown HH

更新日期：1990-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the relationship of circulating levels of soluble form of LR11 (sLR11; also called SorLA or SORL1), with the progression of proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. DESIGN:Cross-sectional study. METHODS:Fifty-four patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Takahashi M,Bujo H,Shiba T,Jiang M,Maeno T,Shirai K

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In four patients, we repaired leaking blebs by using a new technique of excision of the cystic bleb and replacement with free conjunctival autograft. The leaks were repaired successfully, and bleb function was maintained in all four patients. This technique should be considered when surgical management of a leaking bl...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Wilson MR,Kotas-Neumann R

更新日期：1994-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Progressive change in optic disk appearance has been suggested as the best available reference standard for glaucoma diagnosis. We evaluated the accuracy of scanning laser polarimetry (SLP) with variable corneal compensation to discriminate patients with documented progressive optic disk change from healthy sub...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Medeiros FA,Zangwill LM,Bowd C,Sample PA,Weinreb RN

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00