Recurrent corneal erosion caused by retained sutures in blepharoplasty.

abstract：:To describe the efficacy of intravitreal chemotherapy (IViC) preceded by intra-arterial chemotherapy (IAC) for the treatment of advanced stage retinoblastoma. This non-comparative interventional case series retrospectively reviewed the medical records of six patients who presented within months of each other with unil...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： De Francesco S,Galluzzi P,Bracco S,Menicacci F,Motolese E,Hadjistilianou T

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spontaneous hyphema has been linked to many conditions. We describe a patient with recurrent spontaneous hyphema caused by an abnormal angle vessel without associated rubeosis iridis, glaucoma, or other vascular abnormalities as documented by iris fluorescein angiography. After treatment with several sessions of argon...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： de Corral LR,Conway M,Peyman GA,Constanteras A

更新日期：1985-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the accuracy of intraocular lens (IOL) power calculation in relation to optical biometry devices and refraction types. METHODS:Patients undergoing cataract phacoemulsification and insertion of the MX60 IOL were enrolled. Optical biometric measurements were performed with both IOLMaster 700 and Lens...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Cheng H,Li J,Cheng B,Wu M

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical trials are often used to evaluate the efficacy of a given treatment. The results of clinical trials however do not always agree with a clinician's experience or intuition. The merits and demerits of Clinical Trials versus Intuition are discussed by using the laser photocoagulation trials of Proliferative Diab...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Wong D,Blach RK

更新日期：1986-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome, a "tyrosinase positive' form of oculocutaneous albinism, is a triad comprising albinism, a hemorrhagic diathesis and ceroid-lipofuscin storage. A pedigree is presented showing consanguinity with a pattern of pseudodominance. Electroretinography in two isolated Hermansky-Pudlak subjects w...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Fagadau WR,Heinemann MH,Cotlier E

更新日期：1981-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:A population-based study was conducted to determine the prevalence of color deficiencies in secondary-school students (ages 12-14) in Tehran. METHODS:A total of 2,058 students (1,136 males, 922 females) were examined with Ishihara pseudoisochromatic color plates. RESULTS:In the study population, 97 cases of d...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Modarres M,Mirsamadi M,Peyman GA

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sarcoidosis is a multisystem disease characterized by enhanced immune responses at sites of involvement. To elucidate the immunopathogenesis of ophthalmic lesions, cell infiltrates in biopsies from conjunctiva and other tissues involved (lungs, lymph nodes, skin) were studied in 26 patients with active sarcoidosis in ...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Angi MR,Forattini F,Chilosi M,Cipriani A,De Caro G,Semenzato G

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We constructed a contact lens with an integrated pressure-sensing device. It is housed in a container with three force-sensing elements, each 120 degrees apart, enabling measurement of the appositional force, i.e., the force with which the instrument is held against the eye. In part 1 of the study, the lens' precision...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Dekker PW,Robert YC,Kanngiesser H,Pirani P,Entenmann B

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The surgical management of macular holes has been a subject of controversy in recent years. Various techniques such as vitrectomy, membrane peeling, and gas tamponade with or without transforming growth factor-beta 2, and recently the use of autologous platelets have produced closure rates from 58% to 96%, d...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Peyman GA,Daun M,Greve MD,Yang D,Wafapoor H,Rifai A

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of transient ectropion associated with corneal ulcer. The corneal ulcer responded well to treatment with fortified gentamicin and cefazolin. As the corneal ulcer healed, the eyelid simultaneously returned to its original position. We suggest that in the presence of involutional eyelid changes, even a ...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Maden A,Söylev MF,Ozkan SB

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the effects of epiretinal membrane (ERM) formation on the anatomic and functional results of subjects with diabetic macular edema (DME) who are receiving intravitreal aflibercept injections (IAIs). MATERIALS AND METHODS:This retrospective comparative study includes 29 eyes with DME (Group 1) and 43...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Kocak Altintas AG,Ilhan C,Cankurtaran M

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the common eye diseases as well as the prevalence and causes of blindness and visual impairment in young adult residents of rural areas of Anambra State, Nigeria. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Three rural villages in Anambra State, Nigeria were selected by simple random sampling. A structured questionn...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Nwosu SN

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess the effect of intravitreal dexamethasone implant (Ozurdex) for the treatment of macular edema secondary to retinal vein occlusion (RVO) resistant to repeated intravitreal ranibizumab injection. Retrospective review of 11 patients (11 eyes) with ranibizumab-resistant macular edema secondary to RVO. Macular ed...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Manousaridis K,Peter S,Mennel S

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Blindness in diabetics is largely due to retinopathy and/or cataract. Hyperglycaemia and the duration of diabetes are major risk factors for the development of cataract and retinopathy. This review details some of the reactions of glucose that are relevant to the development of complications, and follows the elucidati...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Crabbe MJ

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is unclear whether epipolis-laser in situ keratomileusis (Epi-LASIK) has any significant advantage over photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) for correcting myopia. We undertook this meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials and cohort studies to examine possible differences in efficacy, predictability, and side ef...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Wu W,Wang Y,Xu L

更新日期：2015-10-01 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：:To analyze the association between Eales disease, histocompatibility leukocyte antigen alleles (HLA-A/B, HLA-DRB/DQB) and tuberculosis infection, and to explore susceptible genes and protective genes associated with Eales disease and tuberculosis infection in a population of Han nationals from Zunyi City in Guizhou Pr...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Cai SJ,Su G,Li H,Xie B,Luo JM

更新日期：2013-10-01 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：:Evaluation of brain cluster activation using the functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) was sought in strabismic amblyopes. In this hospital-based case-control cross-sectional study, fMRI and DTI were conducted in strabismic amblyopes before initiation of any therapy and after ...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Gupta S,Kumaran SS,Saxena R,Gudwani S,Menon V,Sharma P

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To describe the outcomes of endothelial keratoplasty (EK) for bullous keratopathy in eyes with a retained angle-supported anterior chamber intraocular lens (acIOL). METHODS:Among 263 consecutive EK procedures, 7 DMEK and 11 DSAEK procedures were identified in eyes with an acIOL and included in the present retr...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Droutsas K,Lazaridis A,Kymionis G,Chatzistefanou K,Papaconstantinou D,Sekundo W,Koutsandrea C

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From January 1990 until October 1992, 103 Zimbabwean patients underwent intracapsular cataract extraction by a general medical doctor. Of the first 100 patients operated upon, 50 were traced of which 37 could be assessed adequately. Operative complications and visual acuities after three months show that this is an ef...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Killestein J,Hillegers M,van der Windt C,Stilma JS

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate subconjunctival bevacizumab as an adjuvant in first-time glaucoma filtration surgery, we conducted a non-comparative, interventional case series, enrolling consecutive patients with uncontrolled primary glaucomas. All patients underwent trabeculectomy with mitomycin C and received a 1.25 mg subconjuncti...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Biteli LG,Prata TS

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report the first European case of endogenous endophthalmitis secondary to a liver abscess due to Klebsiella pneumoniae expressing MagA gene. METHODS:A 33-year-old diabetic patient was admitted for fever and right upper quadrant abdominal pain. Abdominal computed tomography and laboratory studies were perfor...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Karama EM,Willermain F,Janssens X,Claus M,Van den Wijngaert S,Wang JT,Verougstraete C,Caspers L

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The choroidal vascular bed has many interesting features such as relatively wide but flat capillaries, fenestrated capillary walls and an enormous blood flow. The high flow rate results in a high oxygen tension in the tissue and is also of importance in the temperature control of the eye. The capillary wall is permeab...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Bill A,Sperber G,Ujiie K

更新日期：1983-02-01 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:Recently, the vasodilator relaxin 2 has been introduced as a treatment for acute heart failure. However, its role on vessels of the eye and intraocular pressure (IOP) remains unclear though it has been hypothesized to induce a decrease IOP after intramuscular injection in humans. We aimed to test whether the ho...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Hampel U,Träger K,Liu H,Teister J,Grus F,Prokosch-Willing V

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most of the tissue used for penetrating keratoplasty is issued through eye banks that store the corneoscleral button either in hypothermic storage at 2-6 degrees C or in organ culture at 31-37 degrees C. These two preservation techniques differ in technical aspects, tissue evaluation possibilities, storage time and mi...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Pels E,Beele H,Claerhout I

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to compare the keratometry (K) values obtained by the Scheimpflug camera combined with placido-disk corneal topography (Sirius) and optical biometry (Lenstar) for intraocular lens (IOL) power calculation before the cataract surgery, and to evaluate the accuracy of postoperative refraction...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Kirgiz A,Atalay K,Kaldirim H,Cabuk KS,Akdemir MO,Taskapili M

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute and invasive fungal infections are usually seen in immunocompromised and debilitated patients. We report a young immunocompetent 28-year-old Indian male who presented with unilateral endogenous endophthalmitis in the left eye and was managed with pars plana vitreous surgery. The polymerase chain reaction from th...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Gupta P,Sachdev N,Kaur J,Dey P,Gupta V,Gupta A

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare the visual and refractive outcomes after FEMTOLASIK with and without iris registration. METHODS:In this randomized, prospective, comparative, contralateral eye study, 118 eyes of 59 patients with myopia and myopic astigmatism underwent LASIK using the Femto LDV femtosecond laser (160 µm) and the MEL...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Ghoreishi M,Beni ZN,Beni AN,Kianersi F

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00