Intraocular malignant melanoma of the choroid presenting as orbital cellulitis.

abstract：PURPOSE:To describe and analyze short-term posterior vitreous abnormalities following intravitreal ocriplasmin in eyes with symptomatic vitreomacular traction syndrome (VMT). METHODS:In this institutional, prospective and interventional study enrolled patients with symptomatic focal VMT syndrome treated with intravitr...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Cacciamani A,Gattegna R,Pileri M,Di Nicola M,Bardanzellu S,Facciolo G,Cosimi P,Govetto A,Scarinci F

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Onchocerciasis is a major blinding disease affecting at least 28 million people in Africa and Latin America. Although a large-scale vector control program has been highly successful in limiting transmission of infection in West Africa, there has not been a satisfactory form of treatment available for those already inf...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Taylor HR

更新日期：1987-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the correlation between the perifoveal capillary blood flow velocity (BFV) and the vitreous level of pigment epithelium-derived factor (PEDF) in patients with branch retinal vein occlusion (BRVO) and macular edema. In a retrospective interventional study of patients with BRVO and macular edema, undilute...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Noma H,Funatsu H,Mimura T

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We evaluated the ability of optic disc parameters and nerve fiber analysis with the Glaucoma-scope to distinguish glaucoma from normal or hypertensive eyes. METHODS:Glaucoma-scope examination was performed on 68 eyes of 44 patients split into following groups based on Humphrey 24-2 visual field and clinical cr...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Lachkar Y,Cohn H

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty-six of 39 published calculated doubling times (Td's) of uveal melanomas appeared to be longer than 60 days. Metastatic death occurs 35-40 Td's after dissemination. The shortest interval between dissemination and metastatic death in individual patients may, therefore, be calculated as 35 x 60 days = 6 years; the...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Manschot WA,van Strik R

更新日期：1992-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To review the multimodal imaging patterns of posterior syphilitic uveitis. METHODS:A systematic review. RESULTS:The percentage of syphilis has started to increase again: The World Health Organization has reported 12 million new cases of syphilis each year. In addition, syphilis was responsible for 0.3% of dea...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Pichi F,Neri P

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the safety indexes and efficacy of Artisan phakic intraocular lens (IOL) for the correction of high myopia. METHODS:Retrospective interventional case series reports. Thirty-one eyes (22 patients) with myopia from -5.25 to -19.00 diopters underwent implantation of an Artisan phakic IOL. Follow-up...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Lifshitz T,Levy J,Aizenman I,Klemperer I,Levinger S

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bietti crystalline corneoretinal dystrophy (BCD, MIM 210370) is a type of hereditary retinal disorder which commonly occurs in China. It is known that mutations in the CYP4V2 gene result in BCD. The purpose of this study was to investigate the case of a Chinese family and characterize the polymorphisms of the CYP4V2 g...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Song Y,Mo G,Yin G

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a case illustrating a new technique of using intraoperative optical coherence tomography (IOCT) for foreign body removal from the limbus and cornea. In this case, fragments of a fish hook in the temporal limbus and cornea were identified on the OCT. The residual pieces were then removed, assisted by high-r...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Bondalapati S,Ambati B

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diabetes mellitus and pregnancy have reciprocal influences between them, therefore diabetes mellitus may complicate the course of pregnancy as well as pregnancy can worsen the performance of diabetes especially at the fundus oculi. Several factors seem to play a role in retinal neovascularization. Actually it's not po...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Pescosolido N,Campagna O,Barbato A

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine the visual outcome and incidence of complications after posterior capsule rupture during phacoemulsification surgery. METHODS:Forty-four eyes of 43 patients which sustained posterior capsule rupture or zonulysis during phacoemulsification surgery between April 1993 and May 1996 were retrospectivel...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Yap EY,Heng WJ

更新日期：1999-01-01 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：:A 71-year-old man presented with a large disciform scar in the right eye and hard (nodular) as well as soft (granular) drusen scattered throughout the posterior pole of the left eye. A large serous pigment epithelial detachment was evident in the drusen area of the left fundus. Six months later a tear of the retinal p...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Bottoni FG,Staurenghi G,Orzalesi N

更新日期：1987-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate circular neodymium: YAG laser incision in cases of anterior capsular contraction syndrome (ACCS) by comparing it to radial Neodymium: YAG laser incision as for efficacy and safety. SETTINGS:Ophthalmology Department, Benha University Hospitals. METHODS:The study was done on 74 eyes of 66 patients w...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Elmohamady MN,Elhabbak A,Gad EA

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine the efficacy of locally produced Latanoprost in reducing the intraocular pressure (IOP) in patients with Primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG). DESIGN:Open-label, non-comparative, observational case study with non-probability purposive sampling. METHODS:A total of 48 patients (94 eyes) of either gen...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Mahar PS,Butt NH,Ali SI

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty strains of Staphylococcus epidermidis, ten each from normal conjunctival sacs, corneal ulcer cases and from those who developed postoperative endophthalmitis, were examined for their dermonecrotic and haemolytic activities. Dermonecrosis was studied on rabbit skin whereas haemolysis was determined against sheep...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Mahajan VM,Reddy TN,Agarwal LP

更新日期：1982-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To document the rate of self-reported compliance and glaucoma-related knowledge in Swiss patients and to identify risk factors for their poor compliance. This was an observational study, including a total of 200 consecutive patients already under glaucoma medication in two Swiss tertiary glaucoma clinics (Geneva and B...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Mansouri K,Iliev ME,Rohrer K,Shaarawy T

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 65-year-old woman with iridocorneal endothelial syndrome and a history of Ahmed glaucoma drainage (AGD) tube implantation underwent Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty (DSAEK) in her right eye. During the procedure, filling the anterior chamber with air was quite difficult due to escape of air via ...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Bozkurt KT,Acar BT,Acar S

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate by Environmental Scanning Electron Microscopy (ESEM) the corneal incision architecture after intraocular lens (IOL) implantation in pig eyes, using manual, automated injectors or preloaded delivery systems. METHODS:Twenty-four pig eyes underwent IOL implantation in the anterior chamber using three ...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Mencucci R,Favuzza E,Salvatici MC,Spadea L,Allen D

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sensorineural hearing loss is the most common disease associated with systemic retinitis pigmentosa (RP). We have conducted an epidemiological study to assess the correlation of age at onset of visual symptoms and hearing loss associated with RP. Epidemiological data was derived from a questionnaire-based study of pat...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Iwasaki S,Maruyama Y,Hotta Y,Hashimoto Y,Nagura M

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aqueous flare and cells are the two inflammatory parameters of anterior chamber inflammation resulting from disruption of the blood-ocular barriers. When examined with the slit lamp, measurement of intraocular inflammation remains subjective with considerable intra- and interobserver variations. Laser flare cell photo...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Tugal-Tutkun I,Herbort CP

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report our experience with photodynamic therapy (PDT) in the treatment of choroidal neovascularization (CNV) in young adult patients. This was a retrospective study of young adults with CNV treated with PDT. Data collected included age, diagnosis, type and size of CNV, number of treatments, visual outcome, and side...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Ehrlich R,Kramer M,Rosenblatt I,Weinberger D,Mimouni K,Priel E,Axer-Siegel R

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the changes in ocular higher-order aberrations (HOA) after trabeculectomy using mitomycin-C (MMC). METHODS:We retrospectively reviewed data for 63 eyes from 63 glaucoma patients who had undergone MMC augmented trabeculectomy. We measured intraocular pressure (IOP), refractive errors, anterior ch...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Jo SH,Seo JH

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To identify risk factors for endogenous endophthalmitis (EE) in hospitalized adults, under 65 years of age, with a history of intravenous opioid use and non-ocular infection. METHODS:The National Inpatient Sample Database was used to identify cases of EE with a recent history of intravenous opioid use disorder...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Uppuluri A,Zarbin MA,Bhagat N

更新日期：2021-01-27 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Regional variations of the preoperative biometry can affect the refractive accuracy of cataract surgery. We aimed to compare the preoperative biometric data for cataract surgery between two domestic institutions. METHODS:We retrospectively reviewed the preoperative biometric data of 673 consecutive eyes underg...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Kamiya K,Fujimura F,Iijima K,Nobuyuki S,Mori Y,Miyata K

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report on two cases of bilateral chorioretinal colobomas with ocular anomalies in patients with CHARGE syndrome. In the first case, a female infant was born at 36 + 5 weeks gestation. At birth, the patient demonstrated a small left eye. Slit-lamp examination revealed colobomas of both irises. Fundus examination sho...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Chang JH,Park DH,Shin JP,Kim IT

更新日期：2014-06-01 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

abstract：PURPOSE:To report a technique of intra-scleral fixation of the iris hooks for trans-scleral capsular bag fixation in patient with zonular dialysis. METHODS:Two scleral flaps, two scleral tunnels and two sclerotomies were formed. The anterior capsule was captured and pulled by the iris hooks resulting in the IOL adopti...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Karadag R,Sari U,Gunes B

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Long-term use of topical drugs can induce changes in the conjunctiva and ocular surface. To determine the conjunctival changes resulting from topical glaucoma medication, patients with glaucoma were selected and classified into seven groups, according to the medication received: 24 eyes were treated with betaxolol, 20...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Turaçli E,Budak K,Kaur A,Mizrak B,Ekinci C

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate the role of brimonidine (BMD), an alpha-2 agonist, in the management of clinically significant macular edema (CSME) in diabetic maculopathy with ischemic changes. A prospective, randomized controlled trial including 30 eyes of 30 metabolically stable diabetic patients with CSME showing fundus fluorescein a...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Gupta PC,Sood S,Narang S,Ichhpujani P

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00