Polymerase chain reaction detection of Neisseria meningitidis in the intraocular fluid of a patient with endogenous endophthalmitis but without associated meningitis.

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate differences in clinical characteristics and genotype distribution in Japanese patients with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and pseudodrusen using multimodal imaging. DESIGN:Retrospective, observational case series. PARTICIPANTS:A total of 101 patients (101 eyes) with AMD and pseudodruse...

journal_title：Ophthalmology

authors： Elfandi S,Ooto S,Ueda-Arakawa N,Takahashi A,Yoshikawa M,Nakanishi H,Tamura H,Oishi A,Yamashiro K,Yoshimura N

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Blue Mountains Eye Study is a population-based study of vision and the causes of visual impairment and blindness in a well-defined urban, Australian population 49 years of age and older. METHODS:The logarithm of the minimum angle of resolution (logMAR) visual acuity was measured before and after refract...

journal_title：Ophthalmology

authors： Attebo K,Mitchell P,Smith W

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To improve the ophthalmic knowledge and eye examination skills of third-year medical students through the development and implementation of a 1-day ophthalmology experience. DESIGN:Noncomparative interventional case series. PARTICIPANTS:One hundred twenty-one third-year medical students at the Penn State Co...

journal_title：Ophthalmology

authors： Quillen DA,Cantore WA

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate Orbscan II (Bausch & Lomb, Orbtek Inc., Salt Lake City, UT) corneal topography in individuals with myopia. DESIGN:Retrospective, observational, consecutive, clinical case series. PARTICIPANTS:One hundred forty eyes of 70 persons with myopia. METHODS:Manifest refraction results and the Orbscan II ...

journal_title：Ophthalmology

authors： Wei RH,Lim L,Chan WK,Tan DT

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The dansyl chloride technique in conjunction with thin layer chromatography and autoradiography has shown that dipivalyl epinephrine is a pro-drug in the human eye. Dipivalyl epinephrine appears to be a more effective epinephrine compound, in that it penetrates the cornea approximately 17 times greater than epinephrin...

journal_title：Ophthalmology

authors： Mandell AI,Stentz F,Kitabchi AE

更新日期：1978-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a comparative study, subjective refractions were carried out on 115 normal subjects and 118 patients with four instruments (Humphrey Vision Analyzer, Möller/CooperVision Visutron, Reichert SR-IV, Rodenstock/Coburn Phoromat). The accuracy of the prescriptions obtained, the visual acuity results and the measurement t...

journal_title：Ophthalmology

authors： Wesemann W,Rassow B

更新日期：1986-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the prevalence of ocular trauma and proportion of blindness and visual impairment due to ocular trauma in a rural population of southern India. DESIGN:Population-based cross-sectional epidemiological study. PARTICIPANTS:A total of 7771 subjects of all ages, representative of the rural populatio...

journal_title：Ophthalmology

authors： Krishnaiah S,Nirmalan PK,Shamanna BR,Srinivas M,Rao GN,Thomas R

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Treatment to decrease the rebleeding rate in traumatic hyphema remains controversial. Although antifibrinolytics recently have been shown to reduce secondary hemorrhage rates, their routine use has not been widely applied because of adverse side effects and the relatively low frequency of severe hyphema comp...

journal_title：Ophthalmology

authors： Fong LP

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Postoperative recurrence of pterygium occurs in many patients. The authors studied the recurrence rate of pterygium after administration of a single intraoperative dosage of topcial mitomycin C at the completion of pterygium excision. METHODS AND PATIENTS:Eighty-one patients underwent excision of the pteryg...

journal_title：Ophthalmology

authors： Frucht-Pery J,Siganos CS,Ilsar M

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Retinal detachment is an important cause of visual loss. Currently, surgical techniques, including vitrectomy, scleral buckle, and pneumatic retinopexy, are the only means to repair retinal detachment and restore vision. However, surgical failure rates may be as high as 20%, and visual outcomes continue to vary second...

journal_title：Ophthalmology

authors： Wubben TJ,Besirli CG,Zacks DN

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the most common cause of blindness in industrialized countries. There has been considerable interest in the genetics of early age-related maculopathy (ARM) and AMD, because they have phenotypes similar to inherited diseases where mutations have been identified, but th...

journal_title：Ophthalmology

authors： Hammond CJ,Webster AR,Snieder H,Bird AC,Gilbert CE,Spector TD

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We performed morphologic and tissue culture studies on scleral tissues obtained from a nanophthalmic patient. Seen by light and electron microscopy, collagens in these unusually thick scleral tissues were arranged in irregularly interlacing bundles. The size of the collagen fibers was more variable than that observed ...

journal_title：Ophthalmology

authors： Yue BY,Duvall J,Goldberg MF,Puck A,Tso MO,Sugar J

更新日期：1986-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To estimate the prevalence and risk factors of primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) in an urban population and compare the same with that of our published rural population data in southern India. DESIGN:Population-based cross-sectional study. PARTICIPANTS:Four thousand eight hundred subjects 40 years or older...

journal_title：Ophthalmology

authors： Vijaya L,George R,Baskaran M,Arvind H,Raju P,Ramesh SV,Kumaramanickavel G,McCarty C

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe a cohort of patients with pars planitis followed at a single tertiary care institution, determine the frequency of multiple sclerosis and/or optic neuritis in patients with this disorder, and calculate gene frequencies of human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class II alleles in these patients. DESIGN:Fi...

journal_title：Ophthalmology

authors： Raja SC,Jabs DA,Dunn JP,Fekrat S,Machan CH,Marsh MJ,Bressler NM

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of this study was to evaluate 24-hour intraocular pressure (IOP) control in patients with moderate to severe open-angle glaucoma treated by trabeculectomy and mitomycin C versus maximum tolerated medical therapy. DESIGN:Prospective observational study. PARTICIPANTS:Thirty surgical patients and 30 ...

journal_title：Ophthalmology

authors： Konstas AG,Topouzis F,Leliopoulou O,Pappas T,Georgiadis N,Jenkins JN,Stewart WC

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Inflammation of the wall of the eyeball may extend to adjacent ocular tissues with blinding consequences and may be associated with potentially lethal systemic disorders. This study was undertaken to evaluate the ocular complications and systemic disease associations of the different types of scleritis and epis...

journal_title：Ophthalmology

authors： Sainz de la Maza M,Jabbur NS,Foster CS

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the use of a peripheral stromal support to facilitate and improve the outcomes of Descemet's membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK). DESIGN:Prospective case series. PARTICIPANTS:Ten patients with Fuchs' endothelial dystrophy. INTERVENTION:Pneumatic dissection was used to detach the central part...

journal_title：Ophthalmology

authors： Busin M,Patel AK,Scorcia V,Galan A,Ponzin D

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phenylephrine hydrochloride is a potent, effective, relatively safe drug with few ocular side effects. Side effects from topical instillation are uncommon but include severe systemic cardiovascular effects with elevated blood pressure and stroke. Ten percent phenylephrine should be used with caution in patients with k...

journal_title：Ophthalmology

authors： Meyer SM,Fraunfelder FT

更新日期：1980-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Optic nerve gangliogliomas are extremely rate tumors of the central nervous system composed of elements of glial and neuronal origin. The clinical and biologic behavior of gangliogliomas depends on the glial component. Pilocytic gangliogliomas generally have a low growth rate and good ultimate prognosis. No ...

journal_title：Ophthalmology

authors： Sadun F,Hinton DR,Sadun AA

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate optical coherence tomography (OCT), a novel noncontact and noninvasive imaging technique, for the diagnosis and quantitative characterization of epiretinal membranes. METHODS:Optical coherence tomography is similar to an ultrasound B-scan, except that light rather than sound is used, which enable...

journal_title：Ophthalmology

authors： Wilkins JR,Puliafito CA,Hee MR,Duker JS,Reichel E,Coker JG,Schuman JS,Swanson EA,Fujimoto JG

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 33-year-old man with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) was found to have bilateral cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis with concomitant unilateral optic neuritis. The patient died and postmortem examination of both eyes disclosed CMV inclusions in all layers of the involved retinas including the retinal pigment...

journal_title：Ophthalmology

authors： Grossniklaus HE,Frank KE,Tomsak RL

更新日期：1987-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSES:To evaluate submacular surgery for the management of subfoveal choroidal neovascularization in punctate inner choroidopathy, to describe the histopathology and ultrastructure of the excised subretinal tissue, and to propose a staging system that characterizes the development of choroidal neovascularization wit...

journal_title：Ophthalmology

authors： Olsen TW,Capone A Jr,Sternberg P Jr,Grossniklaus HE,Martin DF,Aaberg TM Sr

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Recent studies have shown a relationship between elevated levels of homocysteine and vascular disease including cerebrovascular accidents and myocardial infarctions. We evaluated patients with a recent retinal vein occlusion to determine if there was an associated elevation of homocysteine. DESIGN:Age and gend...

journal_title：Ophthalmology

authors： Brown BA,Marx JL,Ward TP,Hollifield RD,Dick JS,Brozetti JJ,Howard RS,Thach AB

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immunohistochemical staining analysis using monoclonal antibodies was performed on 107 recipient corneas removed at graft. There were significantly more infiltrating cells bearing one or more of the leukocyte-common antigen, class II major histocompatibility complex antigens, various myeloid-lineage markers, and a per...

journal_title：Ophthalmology

authors： Williams KA,White MA,Ash JK,Coster DJ

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To apply lessons learned in the treatment of systemic hypertension to the problem of nonadherence in glaucoma medical therapy. CLINICAL RELEVANCE:Although physicians recognize that nonadherence with glaucoma medication is a problem, most lack the skill set to identify nonadherent patients, to identify the caus...

journal_title：Ophthalmology

authors： Budenz DL

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The Specular Microscopy Ancillary Study was designed to examine donor corneal endothelial specular image quality, compare the central endothelial cell density determined by eye banks with the endothelial cell density determined by a central specular microscopy reading center, and evaluate donor factors that may...

journal_title：Ophthalmology

authors： Lass JH,Gal RL,Ruedy KJ,Benetz BA,Beck RW,Baratz KH,Holland EJ,Kalajian A,Kollman C,Manning FJ,Mannis MJ,McCoy K,Montoya M,Stulting D,Xing D,Cornea Donor Study Group.

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Efforts have been made to develop noncorticosteroidal anti-inflammatory therapy. The goals of such therapy have been to eradicate the primary cause, prevent the initial tissue injury, moderate inflammatory response, and enhance tissue repair while minimizing and eliminating the undesirable aspects of the therapy. ...

journal_title：Ophthalmology

authors： Leopold IH,Murray D

更新日期：1979-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate a new high-resolution noncontact biometer (Lenstar; Haag-Streit AG, Koeniz, Switzerland) using optical low-coherence reflectometry and to compare the clinical measurements with those obtained from the IOLMaster (Carl Zeiss, Jena, Germany) and the Pachmumeter (Haag-Streit AG). DESIGN:Exploratory eva...

journal_title：Ophthalmology

authors： Rohrer K,Frueh BE,Wälti R,Clemetson IA,Tappeiner C,Goldblum D

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eyes undergoing routine intracapsular cataract extraction (without alpha-chymotrypsin) often experience marked ocular hypertension in the first six hours after surgery. We conducted a randomized, prospective, double-blind study to determine if timolol maleate would prevent this increase in pressure. Thirty-five eyes u...

journal_title：Ophthalmology

authors： Haimann MH,Phelps CD

更新日期：1981-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the association between glaucomatous visual field (VF) loss and the amount of physical activity and walking in normal life. DESIGN:Prospective, observational study. PARTICIPANTS:Glaucoma suspects without significant VF or visual acuity loss (controls) and glaucoma subjects with bilateral VF los...

journal_title：Ophthalmology

authors： Ramulu PY,Maul E,Hochberg C,Chan ES,Ferrucci L,Friedman DS

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00