Drug therapy in Behçet's disease.

abstract：:Purpose: To evaluate retinal and choroidal microvascular features of VKH patients in acute and convalescent phases after treatment using OCTA.Methods: A prospective, observational study was conducted in patients with initial VKH at the acute stage (n = 15) and healthy participants (n = 15) served as controls. After 3-...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Luo K,Cai H,Hu Y,Jin C,Gan X,Deng Y,Lu M,Chen H,Su L,Chen G,Chi W

更新日期：2020-01-03 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Tear lysozyme and tear lactoferrin are enzymes synthesized by the lacrimal gland. Their concentration in human tears reflects tear gland function. Tear gland dysfunction can lead to ocular surface disease. We developed a colorimetric lysozyme assay. The objective of this study was to determine the diagnostic po...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Klaeger AJ,Cevallos V,Sherman MD,Whitcher JP,Stephens RS

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The eye is an immune-privileged site that uses specialized mechanisms to protect itself from damage and to preserve its visual acuity. Among the mechanisms that contribute to the eye's privileged existence is its ability to induce both local and peripheral tolerance to antigens that may transgress its chambers. Experi...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Stein-Streilein J

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report an immunocompetent patient with Nocardia exalbida endogenous endophthalmitis. DESIGN:Case report. METHODS:Clinical-pathologic correlation and microbiologic evaluation were performed on an enucleated eye. RESULTS:A 56-year-old man presented with rapidly progressive vision loss associated with a post...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Milman T,Trubnik V,Shah M,McCormick SA,Finger PT

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Scleritis is a severe and destructive inflammatory eye disease characterized by extensive extracellular matrix degradation. As in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), tissue destruction in scleritis may be mediated in part by matrix metalloproteinases such as collagenase (MMP-1) and stromelysin (MMP-3) which are normally kept i...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Girolamo ND,McCluskey PJ,Lloyd A,Wakefield D

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The objective of this study is to describe the surgical outcomes of patients of HIV on HAART who underwent surgery for CMV retinitis related retinal detachment. METHOD AND MATERIALS:A retrospective analysis of the medical records of 40 eyes of 35 consecutive HIV positive patients who underwent surgical repair for ...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Mathur G,Ratra D,Bhuibhar SS,Roy R

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute anterior uveitis (AAU) is the commonest type of uveitis and HLA-B27 AAU is the most frequently recognized type of acute anterior uveitis and anterior uveitis overall. Recent evidence indicates that acute anterior uveitis is a heterogenous disease, is polygenic and is frequently associated with the spondyloarthro...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Wakefield D,Yates W,Amjadi S,McCluskey P

更新日期：2016-08-01 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：:Intraocular tuberculosis presents a diagnostic challenge because of its protean clinical manifestations. Thus, it becomes imperative to distinguish chorioretinal inflammation due to tuberculosis from other infectious as well as non-infectious posterior uveitis since the clinical manifestations of these entities may be...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Agarwal A,Mahajan S,Khairallah M,Mahendradas P,Gupta A,Gupta V

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To describe the evaluation of optical coherence tomography (OCT) scans in the Muliticenter Uveitis Steroid Treatment (MUST) trial and report baseline OCT features of enrolled participants. METHODS:Time-domain OCTs acquired by certified photographers using a standardized scan protocol were evaluated at a readin...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Domalpally A,Altaweel MM,Kempen JH,Myers D,Davis JL,Foster CS,Latkany P,Srivastava SK,Stawell RJ,Holbrook JT,MUST Trial Research Group.

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To describe an unusual manifestation of sarcoidosis as a large tumor of the iris and ciliary body without any other involvement of the body. METHODS:We describe a 20-year-old female presenting with a granulomatous tumor of the right iris and ciliary body and concomitant uveitis. RESULTS:Extensive ocular and s...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Maca SM,Firbas U,Hauff W,Zettinig G,Horvat R,Barisani-Asenbauer T

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine the incidence of bacterial contamination of needles used for intravitreal injections. METHODS:Patients undergoing intravitreal injections were enrolled prospectively. No pre-injection antibiotics were administered. Following povidone-iodine irrigation, conjunctival cultures were taken and the inje...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Stewart JM,Srivastava SK,Fung AE,Mahmoud TH,Telander DG,Hariprasad SM,Ober MD,Mruthyunjaya P

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: Post-streptococcal uveitis is a rare ocular disease which is part of other auto-immune conditions associated with post-streptococcal syndrome. It was first mentioned in medical literature in 1991, with only a few cases published at that time. We are presenting the case of a patient with bilateral panuveiti...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Medina CA,Fajardo A,Calderon A,Aracena M

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose: To report a case of choroidal neovascularization (CNV), which was not obvious with dye angiography but was detected with optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA).Methods: A 50-year-old female presented with decreased vision in her right eye. Funduscopic examination revealed a swollen hyperemic disc, pe...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Demirel S,Yalçındağ N,Yanık Ö,Batıoğlu F,Özmert E

更新日期：2020-05-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose: To analyse the association between skin score with corneal biomechanics and dry eye tests in systemic sclerosis (SSc). Methods: 112 cases (limited SSc (lcSSc), n=50; diffuse SSc  (dcSSc), n=32; controls, n=30) were included in the study. Corneal hysteresis (CH), corneal resistance factor (CRF), Schirmer 1, 2 ...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Ayhan Z,Kaya M,Ozturk T,Arikan G,Birlik M

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To present a case of autoimmune retinopathy resulting from a mutation in the autoimmune regulator (AIRE) gene. DESIGN:Case study. METHODS:Case review. RESULTS:Mild improvement of goldmann visual field following treatment with systemic and local immunosuppression. CONCLUSIONS:There are a limited number of ca...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Breunig A,Lee MS,Miller BS,Binstadt BA,Anderson MS,Montezuma S

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare the efficacy of devR and MPB64 PCR in the diagnosis of intraocular tuberculosis. METHODS:Prospective, nonrandomized study. Seventy-five patients were enrolled in 3 groups. Group A had 25 patients with presumed intraocular tubercular uveitis, group B had 25 controls with specific uveitis other than t...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Kataria P,Kumar A,Bansal R,Sharma A,Gupta V,Gupta A,Singh R,Sharma K

更新日期：2015-02-01 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 show the current status of multimodal imaging and its role in supporting an early diagnosis of sympathetic ophthalmia. METHODS:The diagnosis is mainly clinical supported with ancillary investigations; mainly fluorescein angiography and others, including indocyanine angiography optical coherence tomography (...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Mahajan S,Invernizzi A,Agrawal R,Biswas J,Rao NA,Gupta V

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To describe the clinical and histopathological features of post viper bite anterior segment ischemia. METHODS:Seven patients with ocular complications following viper bite referred to uveitis clinic had slit-lamp examination, intraocular pressure (IOP) measurement, and fundus evaluation. Iris and fundus fluore...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Sivakumar RR,Rao NA

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:ICON is a fusion protein composed of factor VII, the natural ligand for tissue factor, conjugated to the Fc domain of a human IgG1 immunoglobulin. It binds to the tissue factor expressed on neovascular endothelia and initiates a cytolytic immune attack that destroys the neovascular tissue. We previously showed ...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Tezel TH,Bodek E,Sönmez K,Kaliappan S,Kaplan HJ,Hu Z,Garen A

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: Rapid and timely diagnosis of tubercular uveitis (TBU) is of paramount importance to save these eyes from blindness. The present study was, therefore, undertaken to carry out a comparative evaluation of Gene Xpert MTB/RIF (Xpert), MTBDRplus and Multiplex PCR (MPCR) for the diagnosis of TBU. These tests wer...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Sharma K,Gupta A,Sharma M,Sharma A,Bansal R,Sharma SP,Singh RD,Gupta V

更新日期：2019-10-03 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To describe treatment practices for ocular toxoplasmosis among members of the Brazilian Uveitis Society. METHODS:An online questionnaire sent to specialists, between October 2014 and March 2015. RESULTS:Most respondents (67.9%) treat all active cases. Most specialists consider visual acuity <20/200 (88.2%), s...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Morais FB,Arantes TEFE,Muccioli C

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose: To describe the distinguishing features of retinitis-like lesions seen in vitreoretinal lymphoma (VRL) from viral and toxoplasma retinitis. Methods: In this multicenter, retrospective study, we reviewed charts and imaging of consecutive patients with VRL. The associated features and the characteristics of ret...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Marchese A,Agarwal A,Miserocchi E,Giuffrè C,Bandello F,Modorati G,Prakash G,Gupta N,Bosello F,Sharma SP,Gupta V

更新日期：2019-09-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective: To report the clinical features and treatment outcomes in immunocompetent patients with anterior segment inflammation (ASI) related to human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) depending on their ethnic origin. Material and Methods: Multicenter retrospective study of 38 patients with at least one test, either HCMV-posit...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Leleu I,Jhanji V,Touhami S,Westcott M,Angi M,Titah C,Rousseau A,Hamard P,Brasnu E,Manicom T,Blumen-Ohana E,Rozenberg F,Vauloup-Fellous C,Deback C,Labetoulle M,Sahel JA,Bodaghi B,Merabet L,Kobal A,Brignole-Baudouin F

更新日期：2019-10-23 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The etiopathogenesis of pterygia is controversial. We wished to explore the effects of inflammatory cells and mediators such as T-lymphocyte subpopulations (CD4 and CD8), mast cells, intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1), and HLA-DR receptors on pterygium development. METHODS:Immunohistochemical stainings...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Beden U,Irkeç M,Orhan D,Orhan M

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose: The purpose of this study is to explore the effects of dihydrotestosterone (DHT) on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced proinflammatory cytokine release in human ocular surface epithelial cells exposed to LPS and LPS-binding protein (LBP).Methods: Immortalized human corneal, conjunctival, and meibomian gland epi...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Marangoz D,Oner C,Schicht M,Turgut Cosan D,Paulsen F,Yildiz E,Zibandeh N,Sahin A

更新日期：2019-11-18 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of unilateral glaucoma with falsely low intraocular pressure reading as a result of scleral thinning from anterior scleritis. ...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Nessim M,Kyprianou I,Kumar V,Murray PI

更新日期：2005-12-01 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:Uveitis is a common, sight-threatening inflammatory ocular disease and includes multiple heterogeneous clinical entities. The prevalence of various types of uveitis depends upon multiple factors, such as age, sex, race, geographic distribution, environmental influence, genetics, and social habits. Epidemiologic...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Tsirouki T,Dastiridou A,Symeonidis C,Tounakaki O,Brazitikou I,Kalogeropoulos C,Androudi S

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00