Clinical application of a homogeneous colorimetric assay for tear lysozyme.

abstract：PURPOSE:To present a population of patients sharing atypical manifestations of vitreoretinal lymphoma (VRL). METHODS:Institutional case series in a single tertiary center. Patients with cytologically proven VRL, referred between November 2009 and May 2010, were retrospectively reviewed. Diagnosis of VRL was based on c...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： AlQahtani A,Touitou V,Cassoux N,Aknin C,Merle-Beral H,Bodaghi B,LeHoang P

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To analyze the diagnostic predictive ability of clinical variables. METHODS:Demographic and clinical variables of 172 serologically proven leptospiral uveitis patients were compared with 200 controls of non-leptospiral uveitis. Multiple logistic regression analysis identified diagnostic predictors. A receiver ...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Sivakumar R,Balakrishnan V,Gowri P,Visalakshi J

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anterior uveitis is far more common than intermediate, posterior or panuveitis. About 50% of patients with acute anterior uveitis are HLA B27+. Those who are HLA B27+ are highly likely to have associated back, joint, or tendon disease. The majority of patients with acute anterior uveitis and inflammatory low back pain...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Rosenbaum JT

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To present the clinical characteristics of patients with anterior uveitis who had evidence of cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection on polymerase chain reaction PCR-based assays for viral DNA in aqueous samples. METHODS:This was a retrospective observational case series of 16 patients with CMV infection on qualitati...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Woo JH,Lim WK,Ho SL,Teoh SC

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose: To report an unusual case of corneal graft rejection after yellow fever vaccine. Methods: Case report. Results: We have described the case of a 48-year-old man who developed a corneal graft rejection in the left eye 3 weeks after a yellow fever vaccination. The ophthalmic examination of the left eye revealed ...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Vignapiano R,Vicchio L,Favuzza E,Cennamo M,Mencucci R

更新日期：2021-01-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:To compare different existent implants for noninfectious uveitis. METHODS:We performed a systematic review of randomized clinical trials (RCTs), searching in five electronic databases and screening reference lists of included studies and relevant reviews. We performed network meta-analysis to compare 0...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Vieira R,Sousa-Pinto B,Figueira L

更新日期：2020-08-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose: To compare vessel density (VD) as measured by optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA), in uveitic eyes with secondary glaucoma (UG) with VD in uveitic eyes without glaucoma (UV), eyes with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG), and healthy eyes (HY). Methods: VD was measured at the following segmentation...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Lommatzsch C,Bauermann P,Heimes-Bussmann B,Nolte C,Heinz C

更新日期：2020-11-13 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To establish how much uveitis patients know about their own condition and to investigate the contribution of demographic factors to that knowledge. METHODS:A self-designed questionnaire, comprising 20 questions about uveitis, was distributed to 200 consecutive patients attending a uveitis clinic. The questionn...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Papagiannuli E,Edmunds MR,Scollo P,Southworth S,MacKenzie A,Murray PI

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:An HLA-DQ1 association has been suspected in patients who develop Propionibacterium acnes endophthalmitis following cataract surgery. New techniques exist which may help to define this association. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Patients with culture-proven P. acnes endophthalmitis following cataract surgery were HL...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Davis JL,Winward KR,Lonardo EC,Nussenblatt RB,Meisler DM,Lee TD

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose: To report a case of chronic anterior uveitis associated with relapsing polychondritis (RP).Case Report: A 43-year-old female patient presenting with bilateral progressive vision loss was diagnosed with bilateral anterior uveitis. According to her clinical signs and symptoms and biopsy results, RP was ultimate...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Wei Y,Chi Y,Fang Y,Wu D,Qiao R

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To describe the clinical characteristics, diagnosis, and treatment of VIAU in immunocompromised patients. METHODS:A critical review of literature was performed. RESULTS:Diagnosis and treatment of VIAU in immunocompromised patients may be a challenge due to atypical clinical-courses, severe presentations, and ...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： de-la-Torre A

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose: To investigate whether variants in the ARMC9 gene encoding KU-MEL-1 are associated with Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada (VKH) disease in a Japanese population. Methods: We recruited 380 Japanese patients with VKH disease and 744 Japanese healthy controls to genotype seven single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in ARMC9....

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Ohno T,Meguro A,Takeuchi M,Yamane T,Teshigawara T,Kitaichi N,Horie Y,Namba K,Ohno S,Nakao K,Sakamoto T,Sakai T,Nakano T,Keino H,Okada AA,Takeda A,Fukuhara T,Mashimo H,Ohguro N,Oono S,Enaida H,Okinami S,Mizuki

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose: To determine the anti-inflammatory effects of dehydroxymethylepoxyquinomicin (DHMEQ), a nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) inhibitor, on endotoxin-induced uveitis (EIU) in rats.Methods: EIU was induced by a subcutaneous injection of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) in Lewis rats. DHMEQ was injected intraperitoneally concurren...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Ando Y,Keino H,Kudo A,Hirakata A,Okada AA,Umezawa K

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To describe whole-body 18-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography/computed radiographic tomography (PET-CT) imaging of ophthalmic patients with systemic sarcoidosis. METHODS:Four systemic sarcoidosis patients were evaluated with PET-CT for staging. Two had been treated for conjunctival melanoma a...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Shulman JP,Latkany P,Chin KJ,Finger PT

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report the clinical profile and management of patients diagnosed to have ampiginous choroiditis in a tertiary care referral centre in India. METHODS:Retrospective cohort study. Twenty-six eyes of 16 patients were included in the study, which was diagnosed as choroiditis, serpiginous choroiditis, and acute p...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Jyotirmay B,Jafferji SS,Sudharshan S,Kalpana B

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Longitudinal evaluation of acute exudative polymorphous paraneoplastic vitelliform maculopathy (AEPPVM) following diagnosis and treatment of metastatic melanoma. METHODS:Case report of a 47-year-old male with unknown primary metastatic melanoma and AEPPVM monitored before and during melanoma treatment using cl...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Mueller CM,Hojjatie SL,Lawson DH,Jain N,Robinson J,Khan MK,Yushak ML,O'Keefe GAD

更新日期：2020-10-06 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To present the largest series reported so far of brimonidine induced granulomatous anterior uveitis. METHODS:Retrospective chart review of patients with chronic glaucoma on treatment with brimonidine presenting with anterior uveitis. RESULTS:19 eyes of 12 patients with chronic glaucoma developed anterior uvei...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Beltz J,Zamir E

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare QuantiFERON®-TB Gold and tuberculin skin testing as diagnostic tests for intraocular tuberculosis in HIV positive and negative patients. METHODS:A prospective study evaluating two different tests to help diagnose intraocular tuberculosis. RESULTS:Thirty-five of 106 patients (33.0%) were diagnosed w...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Smit DP,Esterhuizen TM,Meyer D

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess long-term efficacy and safety of infliximab for refractory Behçet disease (BD) uveitis and to evaluate the effect of withdrawal of infliximab after achieving long-term remission. METHODS:Retrospective study of 19 patients. RESULTS:Mean follow-up was 44.1 ± 36.5 months and mean number of infliximab i...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Al Rashidi S,Al Fawaz A,Kangave D,Abu El-Asrar AM

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report mycobacterial load in the vitreous of patients labeled as having Eales' disease. METHODS:Eighty-eight patients were prospectively enrolled into 3 groups: 28 patients with so-called Eales' disease (group A); 30 positive controls with specific uveitis syndromes (group B), and 30 negative controls (grou...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Singh R,Toor P,Parchand S,Sharma K,Gupta V,Gupta A

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose: The role of HIV infection in exogenous and endogenous endophthalmitis has not been clarified. We aim to assess the potential role of HIV as a risk factor or a poor prognostic feature in this sight-threatening condition. Methods: Literature review. Review of evidence: Evidence for endophthalmitis in HIV patien...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Tsirouki T,Steffen J,Dastiridou A,Praidou A,Androudi S

更新日期：2020-10-02 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the association between keratoconus (KC) and allergic diseases. METHODS:In a prospective age- and sex-matched case--control study clinical data of 885 KC patients and 1526 controls were evaluated regarding the presence of various allergic diseases. Severity of KC and ophthalmic parameters of KC ...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Naderan M,Rajabi MT,Zarrinbakhsh P,Bakhshi A

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose: To investigate the prevalence and characteristics of ocular manifestations of human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) in patients treated at a tertiary referral center in Taiwan during a time of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) Materials and Methods: A retrospect...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Tsen CL,Chen YS,Wu KS,Tsai HC,Chen YH,Lee YY,Sheu SJ

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The surgical technique and immediate results following posterior chamber IOL implantation after cataract extraction in eight children suffering from chronic uveitis are described. In all cases, improvement of the visual acuity and a better control of the intraocular inflammatory processes could be achieved after surge...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Benezra D,Raz J,Cohen E

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Equine uveitis is a spontaneous disorder of horses that can serve as a model for the study of human uveitis. Although the initial presentation is that of an anterior uveitis, retinal involvement has been noted in some cases. We report here the immunohistopathology of retinas from horses with uveitis. METHOD...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Kalsow CM,Dwyer AE

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose: To present the ocular findings of the members of a family that has the diagnosis of Muckle Wells syndrome, a form of cryopyrin associated periodic syndrome (CAPS).Materials and Methods: Nine patients with MWS were included in this study. Each study participant underwent a systemic evaluation, comprehensive op...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Cekic S,Yalcinbayir O,Kilic SS

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To report the ocular and systemic features in patients with definite and presumed sarcoidosis presenting to a tertiary referral eye center in south India. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Retrospective observational case series. Records of 51 patients with diagnosis of sarcoidosis were retrieved. A complete ophthalmic evalua...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Babu K,Kini R,Mehta R,Abraham MP,Subbakrishna DK,Murthy KR

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Experimental autoimmune uveoretinitis (EAU) induced by immunization of male Lewis rats with bovine S-antigen (S-Ag) is prevented by injection of S-Ag into the testis prior to immunization. This protection of animals is due to the induction of systemic immunotolerance or immunosuppression, which the authors designate o...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Ren J,Singh AK,Shichi H

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To describe the results of Boston keratoprosthesis implantation in a patient with Stevens-Johnson syndrome following autologous submandibular gland transplantation. DESIGN:Observational case report. METHODS:We report the case of a man diagnosed with Stevens-Johnson syndrome. Autologous submandibular gland tra...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Gu J,Zhai J,Liao G,Chen J

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the pre-cyclosporin therapy era, BenEzra and Cohen(1) reported an appalling visual prognosis of patients with Behçet's disease, with 74% of eyes losing useful vision six to ten years after diagnosis. This experience was in a population largely of Mediterranean origin and it has been suggested that different ethnic ...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Towler HM,Lightman S

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00