Bacterial contamination of needles used for intravitreal injections: a prospective, multicenter study.

abstract：:Purpose: Anterior uveitis is the most common anatomic subset of uveitis. We developed a novel multi-parametric flow cytometry panel to identify immune dysregulation signatures in HLA B27-associated acute anterior uveitis (AAU) and axial spondyloarthritis (AxSpA).Methods: We used fluorescence activated cell sorting to ...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Huang JC,Schleisman M,Choi D,Mitchell C,Watson L,Asquith M,Rosenbaum JT

更新日期：2019-11-25 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：: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：PURPOSE:To evaluate corneal parameters of scleroderma (SC) patients by Pentacam-HR. METHODS:Twenty-two eyes of 22 SC patients and 33 eyes of 33 control subjects were enrolled. All participants underwent Pentacam (Pentacam-HR, Oculus, Germany) evaluation. Both SC and control groups were divided into two subgroups as dr...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Şahin M,Yüksel H,Şahin A,Cingü AK,Türkcü FM,Kaya S,Yazmalar L,Batmaz İ

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose: Corneal involvement in systemic sclerosis (SSc) is rare, but due to rich collagen composition cornea is especially vulnerable to connective tissue diseases. Therefore, our aim was to evaluate corneal parameters of SSc patients. Methods: The study included 32 SSc patients and 39 control subjects with no ocular...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Nagy A,Rentka A,Nemeth G,Ziad H,Szücs G,Szekanecz Z,Gesztelyi R,Zsuga J,Aszalos Z,Szodoray P,Kemeny-Beke A

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of tachykinins on prostaglandin E2 (PGE2)-induced intraocular inflammation were investigated. PGE2 (0.01% or 0.1%) instillation induced iridal hyperemia and protein leakage into the aqueous humor in rabbits, but caused minimal miosis. Intravitreally injected substance P (SP) or neurokinin A (NKA), on the o...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Tsuji F,Hamada M,Shirasawa E

更新日期：1998-03-01 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 describe a case of sympathetic ophthalmia following vitrectomy for endophthalmitis after an intravitreal injection of bevacizumab. DESIGN:Retrospective case report. METHODS:An 84-year-old male developed sympathetic ophthalmia 4 months after vitrectomy for endophthalmitis following an intravitreal injection...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Sisk RA,Davis JL,Dubovy SR,Smiddy WE

更新日期：2008-09-01 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 2 cases of branch retinal artery occlusion (BRAO) associated with Behçet disease (BD). DESIGN:Small case series. METHODS:Review of two patients' charts, fluorescein angiography, and optical coherence tomography (OCT). RESULTS:The authors report two young patients, diagnosed with BD, who developed d...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Yahia SB,Kahloun R,Jelliti B,Khairallah M

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Acute posterior multifocal placoid pigment epitheliopathy (APMPPE) is an acquired inflammatory disorder affecting the retina, retinal pigment epithelium, and choroid of healthy adults. APMPPE has been reported to occur after diverse infectious diseases, suggesting a possible immune disorder. The primary site of...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Borruat FX,Piguet B,Herbort CP

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose: To study outcome of secondary glaucoma in pediatric uveitis patients. Methods: Retrospective analysis of records of uveitis patients ≤16 years. Results: Of 182 pediatric uveitis patients, secondary glaucoma was seen in 48 patients (75 eyes, 26.23%) with female preponderance (F:M-29:19) . JIA was the most comm...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Gautam Seth N,Yangzes S,Thattaruthody F,Singh R,Bansal R,Raj S,Kaushik S,Gupta V,Pandav SS,Ram J,Gupta A

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To look at markers to differentiate ocular sarcoidosis from ocular tuberculosis in a high TB endemic population. MATERIALS & METHODS:Retrospective multicenter study involving seven tertiary eyecare centers in India between July 2016 to December 2016. Demographic, clinical and laboratory data were retrieved from re...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Babu K,Biswas J,Agarwal M,Mahendradas P,Bansal R,Rathinam SR,Basu S,Ganesh SK,Konana VK,Vedhanayaki R,Philips M,Choudhary T

更新日期：2020-09-01 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 investigate clinical findings and ocular characteristics of sterile endophthalmitis following intravitreal injection (IVI) of triamcinolone for the treatment of macular edema. METHODS:IVI is an institutional practice at our hospital. From March 2002 to January 2003, a total of 21 IVIs of triamcinolone aceto...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Wang LC,Yang CM

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:By providing information on choroidal lesions, indocyanine green (ICG) angiography is complementary to fluorescein angiography in the workup of posterior uveitis. The aim here was to illustrate practically the suitability of performing dual fluorescein/ICG angiograms in a demonstrative case of recurrent presume...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Herbort CP

更新日期：2000-12-01 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 describe the formation of a retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) tear following immunosuppressive treatment of a large choroidal granuloma in a patient with sarcoidosis-related panuveitis. METHODS:A 25-year-old woman presented with bilateral sarcoidosis-related panuveitis and optic disc edema in both eyes with ...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Knickelbein JE,Wei M,Nussenblatt RB,Sen HN

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose: To describe tuberculous uveitis (TU) presenting as a bullous retinal detachment (RD) and to perform a comprehensive literature review on TU with similar features. Methods: Observational case report and systematic literature review. Results: An 84-year-old woman presented with bilateral granulomatous uveitis a...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Song JH,Koreishi AF,Goldstein DA

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the clinical outcome and safety of adalimumab in patients with Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada (VKH) disease. METHODS:VKH patients treated with adalimumab seen at the University of Buenos Aires were reviewed. Main outcome measures were visual acuity, anterior segment inflammation, optic nerve inflammation (ON...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Couto C,Schlaen A,Frick M,Khoury M,Lopez M,Hurtado E,Goldstein D

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose: To evaluate neurosyphilis cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) findings and initial ophthalmic manifestations in patients with syphilitic uveitis. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the records of CSF analysis of 14 patients with syphilitic uveitis with treponemal analysis - chemiluminescent immunoassay and TPHA- and ...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Bazewicz M,Lhoir S,Makhoul D,Libois A,Van den Wijngaert S,Caspers L,Willermain F

更新日期：2019-10-24 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To describe the incidence of ocular hypertension (OHT) and secondary glaucoma (SG) in JIA-associated uveitis, identify risk factors for development of these complications, and describe their effect on visual outcomes. METHODS:A retrospective cohort of 108 patients (196 eyes) with JIA-associated uveitis seen ov...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Stroh IG,Moradi A,Burkholder BM,Hornbeak DM,Leung TG,Thorne JE

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To examine the role of interleukin 27(IL-27) and interleukin 35 (IL-35) in diabetic retinopathy (DR). METHODS:Patients with diabetes mellitus were divided into three groups: diabetes without retinopathy (DWR), non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy (NPDR), and proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR). Patients...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Yan A,You H,Zhang X

更新日期：2018-01-01 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：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 bilateral ocular hypertension in association with ocular sarcoidosis. METHODS:Case note review of patients with a diagnosis of sarcoidosis-related uveitis. RESULTS:The authors identified 5 patients who fulfilled the diagnostic criteria for ocular sarcoidosis and who had intraocular pressures of > 40...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Mirza S,Saeed T,Murray PI

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To report a case of toxic anterior uveitis probably secondary to the use of topical podophyllum. DESIGN:Case report, interventional. METHODS:The authors present a 78-year-old male with acute anterior uveitis that developed within a couple of hours of application of topical podophyllum. In vivo confocal micr...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Avadhani K,Mahendradas P,Shetty R,Shetty BK

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report a case of acute retinal necrosis (ARN) occurring in the opposite eye to the ophthalmic shingles eruption. DESIGN:Case report. METHODS:Clinical examination and multimodal imaging review, including ultra-widefield photography and fluorescein angiography (FA). RESULTS:A 49-years-old man attended the U...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Battista M,Marchese A,Bordato A,Bandello F,Modorati GM,Miserocchi E

更新日期：2020-07-09 00:00:00

abstract：:We determined the referral pattern and visual prognosis for patients with uveitis at a tertiary university eye center in the Midwestern U.S. over a five-year period. A retrospective chart review was conducted on 853 patients seen in the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences (DOVS) at Washington University an...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Oruc S,Kaplan AD,Galen M,Kaplan HJ

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00