Pseudomonas aeruginosa choroidal abscess in a patient with bronchiectasis.

abstract：:Microtropia is an unilateral strabismus of less than 5 degrees, usually with harmonious anomalous correspondence. Three forms may be distinguished: Primary constant, primary decompensating and consecutive microtropia. In three instances microtropia is important for the ophthalmologist: In assessment of amblyopia appar...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Lang J

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper builds on results of a previous paper on the prevalence of trachomatous visual impairment as the foundation for assessing the global burden of trachomatous blindness and low vision: approximately 2.9 million cases of trachomatous blindness and 3.8 million low visioned corresponding to a global prevalence of...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Evans TG,Ranson MK

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report a case of toxic optic neuropathy caused by an ocular bee sting. METHODS:Case report and literature review. RESULTS:A 44-year-old female presented with no light perception vision 2 days after a corneal bee sting in her right eye. She was found to have diffuse cornea edema with overlying epithelial de...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Ahmed M,Lee CS,McMillan B,Jain P,Wiley L,Odom JV,Leys M

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Oncocytoma is rarely found around the lacrimal punctum. We describe a case of oncocytoma of the peripunctum. METHODS:Case report. RESULTS:An 88-year-old patient presented with a upper peripunctal mass in the left eye. The tumor was completely excised including the lacrimal punctum and part of the canalicul...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Imaizumi M,Nakatsuka K

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the changes in the thickness of the retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) after surgery for idiopathic macular hole (MH) using spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT). Twenty eyes of 20 consecutive patients who underwent vitrectomy to close a MH were studied. The peripapillary RNFL thickness was me...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Hibi N,Kondo M,Ishikawa K,Ueno S,Komeima K,Terasaki H

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Recently, the vasodilator relaxin 2 has been introduced as a treatment for acute heart failure. However, its role on vessels of the eye and intraocular pressure (IOP) remains unclear though it has been hypothesized to induce a decrease IOP after intramuscular injection in humans. We aimed to test whether the ho...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Hampel U,Träger K,Liu H,Teister J,Grus F,Prokosch-Willing V

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study is to report the clinical outcome of a diabetic patient with optic nerve head neovascularization treated with an intravitreal injection of triamcinolone acetonide. A 52-year-old patient presented with clinically significant diffuse macular edema and optic nerve head neovascularization due to prol...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Karacorlu M,Ozdemir H,Karacorlu S,Alacali N

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess the comparative efficacy and the long-term cost-utility of alternative minimally invasive glaucoma surgeries (MIGSs) when combined with cataract surgery in patients with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG). METHODS:Treatment effects, as measured by the 1-year reduction in intraocular pressure (IOP), w...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Bartelt-Hofer J,Flessa S

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cases of 23 patients with unilateral combined central retinal artery-central retinal vein obstruction are described. Criteria for the abnormality included: a history of relatively sudden visual loss; superficial retinal whitening in the posterior pole in combination with a cherry spot; and intraretinal blood, gene...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Brown GC,Duker JS,Lehman R,Eagle RC Jr

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To describe indocyanine green angiography (ICGA) and visual acuity (VA) results in patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) refractory to ranibizumab switched to aflibercept. METHODS:This study is a prospective interventional case series. Thirty-two eyes of 32 patients with nAMD showin...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Calvo-Gonzalez C,Reche-Frutos J,Fernández-Vigo JI,Donate-López J,Serrano-García I,Fernández-Pérez C

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Pseudoexfoliation syndrome (PEX) is a late onset disorder of extracellular matrix turnover, associated systemically with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease. To evaluate the suggested association of polymorphisms of homocysteine metabolism genes MTHFR (rs1801131, rs1801133) and MTHFD1 (rs8006686) with PE...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Gopalakrishnan P,Haripriya A,Sundaresan P

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The unifying principle underlying this classification system is: The more posterior the disease and the greater the amount of involved retinal vascular tissue, the more serious the disease. The staging of the disease at any given location expresses the natural history and evolution of events at the border between vasc...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors：

更新日期：1985-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical and histopathological findings are described in a case of cerebral and ocular abnormalities associated with (congenital) muscular dystrophy. Histopathological examination of the eyes revealed a fetal configuration of the anterior chamber angle, elongated ciliary processes, cataract, persistence of primary...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Sanders DG,Mooy CM

更新日期：1993-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To describe the intraoperative complications and the learning curve of microincision cataract surgery assisted by femtosecond laser (FLACS) with bimanual technique performed by an experienced surgeon. METHODS:It is a prospective, observational, comparative case series. A total of 120 eyes which underwent biman...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Cavallini GM,Verdina T,De Maria M,Fornasari E,Volpini E,Campi L

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To gain an insight into the manufacturing and fitting of artificial eyes in children and potential improvements to the process. METHOD:An online qualitative survey was distributed to 39 ocularists/prosthetists in Europe and Canada. Participants were recruited through purposive sampling, specifically maximum va...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Chinnery H,Thompson SBN,Noroozi S,Dyer B,Rees K

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Corneal melting with perforation is a severe ophthalmic complication of autoimmune disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis. It requires urgent medical management in order to maintain the integrity of the globe and preserve vision. Treating this complication by penetrating keratoplasty is problematic due to the h...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Livny E,Mimouni M,Bahar I,Molad Y,Gershoni A,Kremer I

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sarcoidosis is a multisystem disease characterized by enhanced immune responses at sites of involvement. To elucidate the immunopathogenesis of ophthalmic lesions, cell infiltrates in biopsies from conjunctiva and other tissues involved (lungs, lymph nodes, skin) were studied in 26 patients with active sarcoidosis in ...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Angi MR,Forattini F,Chilosi M,Cipriani A,De Caro G,Semenzato G

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Blindness in diabetics is largely due to retinopathy and/or cataract. Hyperglycaemia and the duration of diabetes are major risk factors for the development of cataract and retinopathy. This review details some of the reactions of glucose that are relevant to the development of complications, and follows the elucidati...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Crabbe MJ

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Trichiasis/Entropion are the severe consequences of chronic trachoma during early life. Blindness and vision loss is preventable with timely lid surgery to correct trichiasis. In a trachoma hyperendemic region of Central Tanzania, a two year follow-up survey was conducted among 205 women with trichiasis to determine t...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： West S,Lynch M,Munoz B,Katala S,Tobin S,Mmbaga BB

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spontaneous hyphema has been linked to many conditions. We describe a patient with recurrent spontaneous hyphema caused by an abnormal angle vessel without associated rubeosis iridis, glaucoma, or other vascular abnormalities as documented by iris fluorescein angiography. After treatment with several sessions of argon...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： de Corral LR,Conway M,Peyman GA,Constanteras A

更新日期：1985-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Ibopamine is used when performing provocative tests, thanks to its pharmacological property of increasing ocular pressure in eyes with outflow system impairment. This study summarizes the latest results that we have achieved with reference to its clinical-diagnostic use. METHODS:175 (250 eyes) POAG patients, 1...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： De Gregorio F,Pecori Giraldi J,Pannarale L,Saccucci S,Virno M

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of the study was to assess the reproducibility of ocular biometry using the IOLMaster-700 in a healthy population. METHODS:This is a prospective, cross-sectional, observational reproducibility study. Ocular biometry was performed three times on each of 45 studied eyes. Flattest meridian (Kf) and th...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Garza-Leon M,Fuentes-de la Fuente HA,García-Treviño AV

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have studied the cholinergic nerve fibers (CNF) of human uveoscleral tissue in normal and pathological conditions (intraocular pressure: (IOP) of various degrees ) and have performed a quantitative image analysis of CNF with the aim of studying an hypothetical association between IOP and the uveoscleral level of ch...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Cavallotti C,Pescosolido N,Leali FM,Gherardi F,Cavallotti D

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The melanocytoma of the optic disc is a deeply-pigmented tumor located on the optic nerve head. In contrast to malignant melanoma, it appears to occur in equal frequency in whites and non-whites. Histologically, it consists of deeply-pigmented plump nervus cells with benign characteristics. No treatment is usually nec...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Shields JA

更新日期：1978-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glaucoma after penetrating keratoplasty is a frequently observed post-operative complication and is a risk factor for graft failure. Penetrating keratoplasty performed for aphakic and pseudophakic bullous keratopathy and inflammatory conditions are more likely to cause postoperative glaucoma compared with keratoconus ...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Greenlee EC,Kwon YH

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), as an alternative, are replacing corticosteroids in ocular inflammatory diseases. Diclofenac has been used mainly topically, and recent focus has been on intravitreal delivery. Both of these methods have been shown to have complications in long-term application....

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Panahi Y,Naderi M,Jadidi K,Hoseini H,Abrishami M

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We constructed a contact lens with an integrated pressure-sensing device. It is housed in a container with three force-sensing elements, each 120 degrees apart, enabling measurement of the appositional force, i.e., the force with which the instrument is held against the eye. In part 1 of the study, the lens' precision...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Dekker PW,Robert YC,Kanngiesser H,Pirani P,Entenmann B

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We report a case of atypical, extratarsal chalazion referred with a history of a chronic inflammatory mass found on the edge of the lower eyelid. METHODS:A 3-year-old female developed a small mass on the medial side of the right lower lid in 4-month duration. She was seen by her ophthalmologist and the diagnos...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Chang M,Park J,Kyung SE

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate the potential benefit of intraocular pressure (IOP) reduction in normal-tension glaucoma (NTG) patients in South Korea. A retrospective, multi-center analysis of Korean NTG patients with 5-years follow-up, typical glaucomatous optic disc and/or visual field changes and no recorded IOP >21 mmHg. Progression...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Ma KT,Kim CY,Seong GJ,Lee SH,Park JW,Ha SJ,Cho BJ,Stewart JA,Kristoffersen MS,Nelson LA,Stewart WC

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Melanoma-associated retinopathy is a paraneoplastic retinopathy associated mostly with cutaneous melanoma. In most cases it presents months to years after diagnosis of primary cutaneous melanoma was made or after recurrence. We describe a 55-year-old male patient who presented with symptoms of decreased vision and pho...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Rappoport D,Leiba H

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00