Corneal preservation: recent advances.

abstract：:The Statue of Freedom, which sits on top of the Capitol Dome in Washington, DC, was created by Thomas Crawford. At the peak of his career in 1856, while busy completing multiple commissions for the new Capitol extensions, he developed diplopia and consulted the leading oculists of the time in Paris, Drs. Desmarres and...

journal_title：Survey of ophthalmology

authors： Novak RF

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Medication errors are a frequent cause of medical malpractice claims. Because serious injury often results, medication errors can be costly to defend, indemnify or settle. A review of five closed claims involving glucocorticoids, corticosteroids, antibiotics and silver nitrate offers insight into how ophthalmologists ...

journal_title：Survey of ophthalmology

authors： Brick DC

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glutamatergic excitotoxicity has been implicated as a mechanism for injury in a variety of central nervous system pathologies, including glaucoma. Memantine, an NMDA-type glutamatergic open-channel blocker, has pharmacologic properties that make its efficacy greater under excitotoxic conditions, but lesser under norma...

journal_title：Survey of ophthalmology

authors： Hare W,WoldeMussie E,Lai R,Ton H,Ruiz G,Feldmann B,Wijono M,Chun T,Wheeler L

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most of current concepts for a visual prosthesis are based on neuronal electrical stimulation at different locations along the visual pathways within the central nervous system. The different designs of visual prostheses are named according to their locations (i.e., cortical, optic nerve, subretinal, and epiretinal). ...

journal_title：Survey of ophthalmology

authors： Margalit E,Maia M,Weiland JD,Greenberg RJ,Fujii GY,Torres G,Piyathaisere DV,O'Hearn TM,Liu W,Lazzi G,Dagnelie G,Scribner DA,de Juan E Jr,Humayun MS

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cyclo-oxygenase inhibitors, which are formulated as ophthalmic eyedrop preparations, have recently become commercially available for use by ophthalmologists in the United States to inhibit intraoperative miosis during cataract surgery and to prevent postoperative inflammation. In addition, they are available worldwide...

journal_title：Survey of ophthalmology

authors： Flach AJ

更新日期：1992-01-01 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：: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：:Early diagnosis of glaucoma is critical to prevent permanent structural damage and irreversible vision loss. Detection of glaucoma typically relies on examination of structural damage to the optic nerve combined with measurements of visual function. To aid the clinician in evaluation of visual function and structure, ...

journal_title：Survey of ophthalmology

authors： Sharma P,Sample PA,Zangwill LM,Schuman JS

更新日期：2008-11-01 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：:Abnormal eye movements in the infant or voting child can be congenital or acquired. They may be a result of abnormal early visual development or a sign of underlying neurologic or neuromuscular disease. It is important to be able to detect these abnormalities and to distinguish them from normal but immature eye moveme...

journal_title：Survey of ophthalmology

authors： Cassidy L,Taylor D,Harris C

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review focuses on the features of pseudotumor cerebri in the pediatric age group. There is no sex predilection in children, and obesity does not appear to be an important factor. Infants and young children may present with irritability, apathy, or somnolence, rather than headache. Dizziness and ataxia may also oc...

journal_title：Survey of ophthalmology

authors： Lessell S

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cystic macular lesions frequently contribute to impaired visual acuity in hereditary retinal dystrophies. Their pathogenesis varies and is not entirely understood. Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors have proven to be potentially efficacious, although not in all cases. We discuss the various factors and mechanisms implicate...

journal_title：Survey of ophthalmology

authors： Salvatore S,Fishman GA,Genead MA

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Testicular lymphoma is a rare neoplasm of the testis that is most commonly seen in older patients. It metastasizes preferentially to extranodal sites, including the skin, central nervous system, Waldeyer ring, contralateral testis, and lung. Two case reports of patients with a history of testicular lymphoma who develo...

journal_title：Survey of ophthalmology

authors： Wallace DJ,Altemare CR,Shen DF,deSmet MD,Buggage RR,Nussenblatt RB,Chan CC

更新日期：2006-01-01 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：:Idiopathic central serous chorioretinopathy (ICSC) is a localized detachment of the sensory retina in the macula which is commonly seen by the general ophthalmologist. However, ICSC with bullous retinal detachment is a rare disease characterized by extensive sensory retinal detachment of the posterior pole and elsewhe...

journal_title：Survey of ophthalmology

authors： Mazzuca DE,Benson WE

更新日期：1986-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is a form of inherited night blindness. Over decades, various dubious treatment strategies that lacked sufficient theoretically sound underpinnings were explored. Initially they were enthusiastically promoted and subsequently discredited. It is apparent that many were predicated on the errone...

journal_title：Survey of ophthalmology

authors： Fishman GA

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Disorders of the orbit can secondarily involve the eye. Although nonspecific, changes which can be noted on funduscopic examination including abnormalities of the retina, choroid, and optic nerve, can be secondary to an underlying orbital process. Awareness of these findings and their association with orbital disease ...

journal_title：Survey of ophthalmology

authors： De La Paz MA,Boniuk M

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

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：:Epidermal growth factor (EGF) is a naturally occurring mitogen which, in its recombinant form, is under intensive investigation for therapeutic use. Receptor activation by EGF induces up-regulation of synthesis of specific proteins as well as proliferation and differentiation of the corneal epithelium, keratocytes, an...

journal_title：Survey of ophthalmology

authors： Tripathi RC,Raja SC,Tripathi BJ

更新日期：1990-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Once we understand that an increase in the size of the optic disk cup is due to loss of optic nerve fibers combined with some physical tissue rearrangements, it is quite clear that cupping begins as soon as nerve loss begins. Methods to detect cupping are more sensitive to the earliest glaucoma damage than are present...

journal_title：Survey of ophthalmology

authors： Quigley HA

更新日期：1985-09-01 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：: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：:It is important to equip future ophthalmic surgeons with appropriate surgical skills without compromising patient care. The ExPRESS implant surgery is very similar to trabeculectomy surgery in both efficacy and technique, but is less traumatic and may be prone to less postoperative hypotony and require less postoperat...

journal_title：Survey of ophthalmology

authors： Freidl KB,Moster MR

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sports-related eye injuries pose a substantial and preventable problem. Ophthalmologists, by educating their patients regarding the risks of eye injuries in various sports and the benefits availability of protective equipment, have the potential to prevent injury to well over 100,000 eyes each year. General guidelines...

journal_title：Survey of ophthalmology

authors： Vinger PF

更新日期：1980-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To compare the cost-effectiveness of bimatoprost versus latanoprost for the treatment of glaucoma and ocular hypertension, a cost-effectiveness algorithm was developed to estimate the annual costs and cost per treatment success (cost-effectiveness) for bimatoprost 0.03% QD compared with latanoprost 0.005% QD. Medicati...

journal_title：Survey of ophthalmology

authors： Walt JG,Lee JT

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent advances in understanding the pathogenesis of sympathetic ophthalmia are helping to remove the pigmented cloud which has obstructed the view of researchers on this disease for many years. Clinical features, diagnostic testing, histopathologic variations and principles of treatment are evaluated in the context o...

journal_title：Survey of ophthalmology

authors： Marak GE Jr

更新日期：1979-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Suprachoroidal hemorrhage is a feared complication of all types of intraocular surgery. Although rare, it is typically associated with severe visual disability, and this has prompted efforts to better understand the pathogenesis of this condition, to identify the patients at risk for this event, and to improve treatme...

journal_title：Survey of ophthalmology

authors： Chu TG,Green RL

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A child with interstitial deletion of chromosome 17, right optic nerve hypoplasia, and impaired speech had bilateral congenital optic disc pigmentation, giving the appearance of gray optic discs. This appearance did not change over a period of two-and-a-half years. Previous cases of gray optic discs in neonates have b...

journal_title：Survey of ophthalmology

authors： Brodsky MC,Buckley EG,McConkie-Rosell A

更新日期：1989-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The goal of this review is to present the current knowledge on specific growth factor involvement in posterior segment eye disease. Growth factors can be defined as multifunctional signals which modify cell growth or proliferation, alone or in concert, by binding to specific cell surface receptors. Their biological ef...

journal_title：Survey of ophthalmology

authors： Wiedemann P

更新日期：1992-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ocular myasthenia is a localized form of myasthenia clinically involving only the extraocular, levator palpebrae superioris, and/or orbicularis oculi muscles. Ocular manifestations can masquerade as a variety of ocular motility disorders, including cranial nerve and gaze palsies. A history of variable and fatiguable m...

journal_title：Survey of ophthalmology

authors： Weinberg DA,Lesser RL,Vollmer TL

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00