Hypertensive retinopathy mimicking neuroretinitis in a twelve-year-old girl.

abstract：:Insertion of glaucoma drainage devices has become a mainstay in the surgical management of multiple forms of glaucoma, and the indications for this procedure continue to expand. A unique clinical challenge in the postoperative care of these devices is the hypertensive phase, a period of postoperative intraocular press...

journal_title：Survey of ophthalmology

authors： Fargione RA,Tansuebchueasai N,Lee R,Tania Tai TY

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coats'-like changes (i.e., retinal telangiectasia and/or exudative detachment) have been reported in as many as 1.2 to 3.6 percent of patients with retinitis pigmentosa. In severe cases this disorder may progress to total retinal detachment and visual loss in the context of longstanding retinitis pigmentosa. Forty-six...

journal_title：Survey of ophthalmology

authors： Khan JA,Ide CH,Strickland MP

更新日期：1988-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review comprises brief discussions of the epidemiology, clinical manifestations, laboratory features, and treatment of the oculogenital diseases as they appear typically in the newborn infant, the child, and the adult. Inclusion conjunctivitis is the most frequently occurring oculogenital infection in all three c...

journal_title：Survey of ophthalmology

authors： Ostler HB

更新日期：1976-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The optical considerations of intraocular lenses can be understood, using only the formulae and principles taught in a typical basic science course in ophthalmology. Some of the more common optical problems associated with intraocular lenses are presented and the methods for their solutions are illustrated and explain...

journal_title：Survey of ophthalmology

authors： Miller D

更新日期：1979-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glaucoma is often characterized by decreased pressure-sensitive aqueous outflow through the trabecular meshwork. This defect in pressure-sensitive aqueous outflow is evident from the low tonographic facility of outflow ("C") measured in many patients. The impairment in outflow facility causes the high intraocular pres...

journal_title：Survey of ophthalmology

authors： Brubaker RF

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Technologic improvements in cataract surgery have not only improved visual outcomes, but also have minimized intraoperative and postoperative pain. We review the mechanisms, risk factors, and management of intraoperative and postoperative pain. Summaries of less common sources of physiologic pain have been included to...

journal_title：Survey of ophthalmology

authors： Assam JH,Bernhisel A,Lin A

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The nonocular manifestations of parenteral drug abuse are presented to familiarize the ophthalmologist with this ever growing, medical and psychosocial problem. The ophthalmologist, like other primary care physicians, may be the first professional to encounter these patients whose substance abuse may lead to a wider s...

journal_title：Survey of ophthalmology

authors： Michelson JB,Robin HS,Nozik RA

更新日期：1986-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Topically administered ophthalmic medications are capable of attaining clinically important serum concentrations, as evidenced by the variety of systemic side effects they can produce. These drugs are therefore also capable of interacting with other drugs administered orally and intravenously. This is especially impor...

journal_title：Survey of ophthalmology

authors： Gerber SL,Cantor LB,Brater DC

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is generally accepted that postoperatively radiographic examinations be limited to the area of pathology. The patient presented here complained of visual difficulties two years after transphenoidal removal of a pituitary prolactinoma. His endocrinologist ordered what he believed to be the appropriate computed tomog...

journal_title：Survey of ophthalmology

authors： Mindel JS,Fetell MR

更新日期：1985-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Laser photocoagulation treatment of the posterior pole of the retina is often complicated by immediate visual impairment, which is caused by the unavoidable laser-induced destruction of the normal tissue adjacent to the lesion. A neuroprotective therapy aimed at salvaging this normal tissue might enhance the ...

journal_title：Survey of ophthalmology

authors： Solberg Y,Dubinski G,Tchirkov M,Belkin M,Rosner M

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review summarizes recent short-term clinical studies evaluating the ocular hypotensive efficacy of different dose-regimens of latanoprost. When tested in ocular hypertensive and glaucoma patients concomitantly treated with timolol, 0.006% latanoprost given only in the evening, was found to be more effective than ...

journal_title：Survey of ophthalmology

authors： Diestelhorst M,Krieglstein GK,Lusky M,Nagasubramanian S

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several Greek and Byzantine sovereigns are known in history by nicknames that are of ophthalmologic origin; the sobriquets derive from characteristics of their eyes or their actions in relation to the eyes. The first was Antigonos I Monophthalmus (the One-eyed), who was the most eminent successor of Alexander the Grea...

journal_title：Survey of ophthalmology

authors： Lascaratos J

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a patient with left eye positional transient visual obscurations, diplopia, a left afferent pupillary defect, and optic disk edema-all occurring during pregnancy. Noncontrast magnetic resonance imaging revealed an orbital mass encasing the optic nerve and extending through the superior orbital fissure into t...

journal_title：Survey of ophthalmology

authors： Mokhtarzadeh A,Maltry A,McClelland C

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Surgeons must decide on the type of anesthesia to use when performing cataract surgery. These "viewpoints" articles provide a well-balanced discussion offering the pros and cons of both topical anesthesia and retrobulbar/peribulbar injection. Dr. Dutton gives an overview of both techniques, focusing on relevant orbita...

journal_title：Survey of ophthalmology

authors： Dutton JJ,Hasan SA,Edelhauser HF,Kim T,Springs CL,Broocker G

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pseudoxanthoma elasticum is an autosomally inherited disorder that is associated with the accumulation of mineralized and fragmented elastic fibers in the skin, Bruch's membrane in the retina, and vessel walls. The ophthalmic and dermatologic expression of pseudoxanthoma elasticum and its vascular complications are he...

journal_title：Survey of ophthalmology

authors： Hu X,Plomp AS,van Soest S,Wijnholds J,de Jong PT,Bergen AA

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Advances in immunology, particularly ocular immunology, have been accompanied by the emergence of safer, more specific immunosuppressive drugs, notably, cyclophosphamide, chlorambucil, methotrexate, azathioprine, cyclosporine A, bromocriptine, dapsone, and colchicine. These drugs have become an important, and often es...

journal_title：Survey of ophthalmology

authors： Hemady R,Tauber J,Foster CS

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Electrophysiological research on acquired retinal disorders, both common and rare, is reviewed. Age is a major factor influencing electroretinogram (ERG) and electro-oculogram (EOG) findings. Bipolar or Müller cell death in the aging retina could account for much of the amplitude decline that is observed with age. In ...

journal_title：Survey of ophthalmology

authors： Scholl HP,Zrenner E

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 55-year-old man with a history of mantle cell lymphoma reported acute blurred vision in the right eye. Although initially diagnosed with acute retrobulbar optic neuritis, 3 weeks later retinal infiltrates and vitritis developed, but vitrectomy resulted negative for vitreoretinal lymphoma. Further investigation revea...

journal_title：Survey of ophthalmology

authors： De Simone L,Pellegrini F,Cirone D,Cimino L,Falardeau J

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Angle-closure glaucoma is a leading cause of irreversible blindness. Diagnosis and treatment are intricately related to angle assessment techniques. This article reviews the literature on angle assessment and provides recommendations about optimal techniques based on the published evidence. Specifically, we review gon...

journal_title：Survey of ophthalmology

authors： Friedman DS,He M

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:At the time of the American Revolution, understanding of diseases of the eye was rudimentary, treatment of ocular problems was largely ineffective, and American physicians were highly dependent on their European colleagues for training and development. Knowledge of optics, light and color was somewhat more advanced. T...

journal_title：Survey of ophthalmology

authors： Kronfeld PC,Albert DM,O'Connell M

更新日期：1977-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are few records detailing the techniques and tribulations of early American surgeons who dared venture into the treacherous recess of the human orbit. The authors present a recently discovered letter written by a young woman who in 1841 underwent an orbital operation performed by the prominent New York City surg...

journal_title：Survey of ophthalmology

authors： Khan JA,Albert DM

更新日期：1988-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Latent herpes simplex virus (HSV) is known to reside in the trigeminal ganglia. Our studies show that the temporary retrobulbar disruption of trigeminal nerve function in chronically infected animals caused a striking decrease in the number of positive HSV cultures obtained during the 20 weeks immediately following su...

journal_title：Survey of ophthalmology

authors： Nesburn AB,Dickinson R,Radnoti M,Green MJ

更新日期：1976-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For 11 years, a 50-year-old woman with euthyroid Graves' disease experienced intermittent exacerbations of her orbitopathy associated with a decline in visual acuity. On each occasion, treatment with systemic corticosteroids led to prompt recovery of vision. Upon referral for consideration for orbital decompressive su...

journal_title：Survey of ophthalmology

authors： Dabbs CB,Kline LB

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The court decisions included in this article reflect judicial attitudes towards medicolegal cases in most states. The courts have defined and amplified issues of informed consent, the physician's duty to warn patients and protect third parties, the limitations of the "Good Samaritan" statute, the responsibility of the...

journal_title：Survey of ophthalmology

authors： Bettman JW,Tennenhouse DJ

更新日期：1987-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article describes the history and substance of New York State's proposal for a mandatory recredentialing program for physicians, its implications for the medical profession, and the pros and cons of instituting a recertification policy for ophthalmology. ...

journal_title：Survey of ophthalmology

authors： Grenell B,Studin I

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adjunctive therapy for the management of glaucoma is commonly used. Unfixed combinations of the prostaglandin analog latanoprost and other glaucoma medications have been demonstrated to effectively lower intraocular pressure (IOP). The range of reported additional reductions in IOP compared to a monotherapy baseline a...

journal_title：Survey of ophthalmology

authors： Higginbotham EJ,Diestelhorst M,Pfeiffer N,Rouland JF,Alm A

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical and pathologic features of 13 patients with biopsy-proven reticulum cell sarcoma of the orbit are reviewed. All of the patients were adults, in contrast to many previous reports that have emphasized how common this tumor is in children. Eight patients presented with proptosis and without prior diagnosis o...

journal_title：Survey of ophthalmology

authors： Jakobiec FA,Williams P,Wolff AM

更新日期：1978-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The onset of scleral necrosis after ocular surgery may have catastrophic ocular and systemic consequences. The two most frequent surgeries causing surgically-induced scleral necrosis (SISN) are pterygium excision and cataract extraction. Several pathogenic mechanisms are involved in surgically induced scleral necrosis...

journal_title：Survey of ophthalmology

authors： Ruiz-Lozano RE,Garza-Garza LA,Cavazos-Davila O,Foster CS,Rodriguez-Garcia A

更新日期：2021-01-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Caspar Stromayr, ophthalmologist and hernia surgeon, is credited with writing the first German ophthalmic work of known authorship. Written in about 1559 as an appendix to Practica Copiosa, a larger work on hernia surgery, the ophthalmic chapters describe Stromayr's thoughts on the etiology and treatment of cataract. ...

journal_title：Survey of ophthalmology

authors： Blanchard DL

更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigate the efficacy and safety of intravitreal injection (IVI) of antivascular endothelial growth factor agents and laser photocoagulation (LPC) for retinopathy of prematurity. We performed a systematic search of Ovid MEDLINE, EMBASE, and Cochrane CENTRAL (2005-2019). Comparative studies reporting on ocular ef...

journal_title：Survey of ophthalmology

authors： Popovic MM,Nichani P,Muni RH,Mireskandari K,Tehrani NN,Kertes PJ

更新日期：2020-12-16 00:00:00