Clinical dose-regimen studies with latanoprost, a new ocular hypotensive PGF2 alpha analogue.

abstract：:Lamellar keratoplasty procedures have gained momentum in the field of corneal transplantation because of their inherent advantages over full-thickness penetrating keratoplasty. While penetrating keratoplasty is an open sky procedure fraught with sight-threatening intraoperative and postoperative complications, lamella...

journal_title：Survey of ophthalmology

authors： Sharma N,Agarwal R,Jhanji V,Bhaskar S,Kamalakkannan P,Nischal KK

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Large population-based health administrative databases, clinical registries, and data linkage systems are a rapidly expanding resource for health research. Ophthalmic research has benefited from the use of these databases in expanding the breadth of knowledge in areas such as disease surveillance, disease etiology, he...

journal_title：Survey of ophthalmology

authors： Clark A,Ng JQ,Morlet N,Semmens JB

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Autosomal dominant optic atrophy is an inherited optic neuropathy manifesting with variable penetrance and expressivity. Other genetic and environmental factors are postulated to contribute to more marked visual loss in some affected individuals. Optic neuropathy is also a known adverse effect of ethambutol therapy fo...

journal_title：Survey of ophthalmology

authors： Pradhan M,Sharp D,Best S,Vincent A,Vaphiades M

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To diagnose the cause of chronic unilateral external ocular inflammation, the physician must take into account many factors usually not considered in bilateral cases. We report on the diagnosis and treatment of ten unilateral cases encompassing a variety of ocular and systemic problems. The purpose of this report is t...

journal_title：Survey of ophthalmology

authors： Lamberts DW,Foster CS

更新日期：1979-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The light and electron microscopic findings are reviewed in two patients who had eyes enucleated for peripheral choroidal malignant melanomas. Preoperatively, cystoid macular edema was documented by fluorescein angiography in the melanoma-containing eye in both patients. Intracytoplasmic swelling (edema) of the Müller...

journal_title：Survey of ophthalmology

authors： Yanoff M,Fine BS,Brucker AJ,Eagle RC Jr

更新日期：1984-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is common for healthy children with specific visual complaints to be seen for eye examinations. After a complete eye examination has ruled out pathologic conditions as the cause of these complaints, it is appropriate for the clinician to explore the possibility that normal entoptic or physiologic visual phenomena m...

journal_title：Survey of ophthalmology

authors： Wright JD Jr,Boger WP 3rd

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical syndrome of divergence paralysis has been described since the mid 19th century. Speculation still surrounds the possible existence of an anatomical center for divergence function. Our report explores this possibility and describes the magnetic resonance images of a patient with a unilateral 6th nerve pals...

journal_title：Survey of ophthalmology

authors： Stern RM,Tomsak RL

更新日期：1986-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Jules Gonin's former student presents a personal and historical biography of the Swiss ophthalmologist, who, between 1902 and 1921, explored and illustrated the many unknown aspects of retinal detachment, defined its pathogenesis, and developed the method of reattachment by ignipuncture and thermocautery. ...

journal_title：Survey of ophthalmology

authors： Rumpf J

更新日期：1976-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The need of blood flow to different organs varies rapidly over time which is why there is sophisticated local regulation of blood flow. The term dysregulation simply means that blood flow is not properly adapted to this need. Dysregulative mechanisms can lead to an over- or underperfusion. A steady overperfusion may b...

journal_title：Survey of ophthalmology

authors： Grieshaber MC,Mozaffarieh M,Flammer J

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The painting Rubens Peale with a Geranium (1801), by Rembrandt Peale, has earned a reputation as a masterpiece of early American portraiture. In recent years the painting has also been the source of controversy, because Rubens was depicted with two pairs of eyeglasses at a time when most people would not have been por...

journal_title：Survey of ophthalmology

authors： Follensbee BJ

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Corneal transplant surgeries have a broad range of indications with outcomes largely dependent on surgeon experience. Traditional manual techniques have certain limitations pertaining to the preparation of donor tissue and the recipient bed that might affect the predictability of visual outcomes. Use of lasers for ker...

journal_title：Survey of ophthalmology

authors： Deshmukh R,Stevenson LJ,Vajpayee RB

更新日期：2021-01-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Based on their mechanism of action, the most frequently used ocular hypertensive agents, the beta-blockers, cannot be assumed to reduce IOP during sleep. The need for drugs that reduce IOP around-the-clock is underscored, however, by the fact that inadequate nocturnal ocular perfusion pressure is considered to be one ...

journal_title：Survey of ophthalmology

authors： Mishima HK,Kiuchi Y,Takamatsu M,Rácz P,Bito LZ

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A sixteen-year-old black male with congenital alacrima and deficient salivary secretion demonstrated evidence of keratoconjunctivitis sicca. The workup revealed elevated immunoglobulins and histologically normal lacrimal and salivary glands, but there was deposition of amyloid in the conjunctival stroma. The different...

journal_title：Survey of ophthalmology

authors： Davidoff E,Friedman AH

更新日期：1977-09-01 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：:An 81-year-old-woman developed a right facial palsy and orbital cellulitis following an apparently innocuous puncture injury of the right lower eyelid. Generalized tetanus ensued which proved fatal despite aggressive treatment including use of tetanus immune globulin, wound debridement, and neuromuscular blockade with...

journal_title：Survey of ophthalmology

authors： Searl SS

更新日期：1987-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lymphoma of the eyelid constitutes 5% of ocular adnexal lymphoma. In previously published cases, 56% of lymphomas of the eyelid are of B-cell origin and 44% are of T-cell origin. The most frequent B-cell lymphomas are extranodal marginal zone lymphoma (27 cases-14%) and diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (18 cases-9%). T-c...

journal_title：Survey of ophthalmology

authors： Svendsen FH,Heegaard S

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Given the recent interest in complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), some patients may seek such treatments to supplement their traditional glaucoma management. The prevalence of CAM use for glaucoma is approximately 5%. We reviewed the literature to determine the potential benefit of various alternative treatme...

journal_title：Survey of ophthalmology

authors： Rhee DJ,Katz LJ,Spaeth GL,Myers JS

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study the relationship between intraocular pressure (IOP) and pulsatile ocular blood flow (POBF) in low tension glaucoma (LTG) has been investigated. The POBF was measured using the Ocular Blood Flow system of Langham in undisturbed eyes and repeated at IOP increments of about 5 and 10 mmHg in 20 patien...

journal_title：Survey of ophthalmology

authors： Quaranta L,Manni G,Donato F,Bucci MG

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The abundant data about retinal tears has shown that they are prevalent in the general population and that the vast majority of retinal tears do not lead to retinal detachment. What remains to be clarified are the criteria for identifying the few retinal breaks which require prophylactic surgery to prevent their progr...

journal_title：Survey of ophthalmology

authors： Sigelman J

更新日期：1980-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bilateral disk swelling and marked peripapillary and macular exudates were found on routine ophthalmologic examination in a 12 1/2-year-old girl. Eleven months later, with persistent findings, her blood pressure was found to be extremely elevated. She had an Ask-Upmark kidney, a rare form of segmental renal hypoplasia...

journal_title：Survey of ophthalmology

authors： Leavitt JA,Pruthi S,Morgenstern BZ

更新日期：1997-05-01 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：: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：:In the current medical environment, long-standing and appropriate referral patterns among medical care providers may be scrutinized for possible violation of a technical provision of Medicare, the "anti-fraud and abuse statute." The physician can avoid misunderstanding by preparing and implementing a compliance progra...

journal_title：Survey of ophthalmology

authors： Allen G,Goldberg PJ

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is a medium-to-large vessel vasculitis with potentially sight- and life- threatening complications. Our understanding of the pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment of GCA has advanced rapidly in recent times. The validity of using the American College of Rheumatology guidelines for diagnosis...

journal_title：Survey of ophthalmology

authors： Frohman L,Wong AB,Matheos K,Leon-Alvarado LG,Danesh-Meyer HV

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is one of the leading causes of blindness worldwide with increasing prevalence owing to increased life expectancy. Intravitreal injections of antivascular endothelial growth factor agents are commonly used in exudative AMD and oral antioxidant medication for nonexudative AMD; how...

journal_title：Survey of ophthalmology

authors： Paez-Escamilla M,Jhingan M,Gallagher DS,Singh SR,Fraser-Bell S,Chhablani J

更新日期：2020-09-21 00:00:00

abstract：:The possible applications of biofeedback to the treatment of ophthalmologic disorders is reviewed. Studies have suggested utility in the management of blepharospasms, strabismus, nystagmus, and other eye movement disorders as well as the training of voluntary control of accommodation. Limitations of the current litera...

journal_title：Survey of ophthalmology

authors： Rotberg MH

更新日期：1983-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oxidative stress is one of the main mechanisms of lens opacification, and certain nutritional antioxidants are suspected to have a protective effect. To examine the role of these nutritional antioxidants on cataract prevention, we searched major databases and reviewed current evidence regarding the protective effect o...

journal_title：Survey of ophthalmology

authors： Sideri O,Tsaousis KT,Li HJ,Viskadouraki M,Tsinopoulos IT

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) is a powerful, non-invasive technique for mapping human brain function. Because of the robust signal intensity changes associated with visual stimuli, fMRI is particularly useful for studying visual cortex (including both striate and extrastriate cortex). Also, activation o...

journal_title：Survey of ophthalmology

authors： Miki A,Haselgrove JC,Liu GT

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Optic disk imaging is integral to the diagnosis and treatment of patients with glaucoma. We discuss the various forms of imaging the optic nerve, including ophthalmoscopy, photography, and newer imaging modalities, including optical coherence tomography (OCT), confocal scanning laser ophthalmoscopy (HRT), and scanning...

journal_title：Survey of ophthalmology

authors： Spaeth GL,Reddy SC

更新日期：2014-07-01 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