Characterization of porcine corneal endothelium for xenotransplantation.

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Consumer-grade virtual reality (VR) headset is being used with increasing frequency nowadays, however, the effect on visual function is not clear. OBJECTIVES:We here investigate whether using VR headset changes adults' visual function and take into account the possible factors. METHODS:We compared the un...

journal_title：Seminars in ophthalmology

authors： Long Y,Shen Y,Guo D,Wang X,Gu Y

更新日期：2020-04-02 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To demonstrate the ability of ultra wide-field fundus imaging to document the response to treatment of a choroidal metastatic lesion from primary breast carcinoma. DESIGN:Observational case report. METHODS:A 45 year old female with a history of metastatic breast cancer and progressive vision loss in the right...

journal_title：Seminars in ophthalmology

authors： Coffee RE,Jain A,McCannel TA

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the results of scleral-fixated posterior chamber intraocular lenses (SFIOL) in pediatric and adult patients. METHODS:We carried out a retrospective analysis of 129 eyes of 120 patients (adult group, n = 96; pediatric group, n = 24) who underwent SFIOL implantation. Outcome measures were indications...

journal_title：Seminars in ophthalmology

authors： Burcu A,Yalniz-Akkaya Z,Abay I,Acar MA,Ornek F

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We hypothesized that the ongoing neurotrophic effects of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) might be detected in the retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) using optical coherence tomography (OCT). METHODS:This study was conducted using a prospective design. The RNFL thickness alterations of 18 psychiatric patients ...

journal_title：Seminars in ophthalmology

authors： Ucar D,Yıldız N,Hepokur M,Baltu F,Guliyev E,Emul M,Sarıcı AM

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Conventional suprathreshold retinal photocoagulation is a destructive procedure, but chorioretinal damage can be decreased by changing laser parameters and clinical endpoints. Laser effects can be localized by decreasing laser wavelength, spot size, and exposure duration, as well as by adopting threshold or subthresho...

journal_title：Seminars in ophthalmology

authors： Mainster MA

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To describe a case of cotton wool spots associated with interferon beta-1a treatment. METHODS:Observational case report. RESULTS:A 40-year-old man with a history of multiple sclerosis was on interferon beta-1a. He presented with cotton wool spots on fundus exam, which resolved and then recurred all while on t...

journal_title：Seminars in ophthalmology

authors： Longmuir R,Lee AG,Rouleau J

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose: To compare the success rates and safety of transscleral cyclophotocoagulation (TSCPC) for the treatment of refractory glaucoma using the slow coagulation technique and the conventional technique. Methods: A retrospective, interventional case series of 44 patients (44 eyes) who underwent TSCPC using the slow c...

journal_title：Seminars in ophthalmology

authors： Fong YYY,Wong BKT,Li FCH,Young AL

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Normal tension glaucoma (NTG) is a common form of open-angle glaucoma that can lead to significant visual morbidity. There has been considerable debate as to whether NTG fits within the spectrum of primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG). The relative roles of intraocular pressure and pressure-independent factors in this d...

journal_title：Seminars in ophthalmology

authors： Mudumbai RC

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Autosomal dominant hereditary optic atrophy (ADOA), also known as Kjer's syndrome, is a common hereditary cause of progressive bilateral vision loss. Recent advancements in the understanding of the genetics of this condition have revealed that a single gene may account for a large portion of the clinical manifestation...

journal_title：Seminars in ophthalmology

authors： Skidd PM,Lessell S,Cestari DM

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To employ optical coherence tomography (OCT) to examine the relationship of changes in the retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) and macular thickness as well as ganglion cell (GC) parameters with the stage of keratoconus (KC), and to compare these changes with a control group. METHODS:A total of 84 eyes of 68 pati...

journal_title：Seminars in ophthalmology

authors： Uzunel UD,Küsbeci T,Yüksel B

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose: To evaluate the difference in ellipsoid zone and external limiting membrane (EZ/ELM) restoration after vitrectomy with internal limiting membrane (ILM) peeling in diabetic macular oedema with vitreomacular interface abnormalities (VMA DME) patients using 3 different dyes.Methods: Patients with type 2 diabetes...

journal_title：Seminars in ophthalmology

authors： Samy El Gendy NM

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:New translational research has paved the way for more optimistic management of melanoma. Medications targeting oncogenic signaling cascades and immune regulatory molecules have significantly improved overall survival for patients with metastatic melanoma. While isolated, operable orbital melanoma may still benefit fro...

journal_title：Seminars in ophthalmology

authors： Dagi Glass L,Sullivan R,Freitag SK

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diabetic retinopathy is one of the most serious complications of chronic diabetes mellitus and is the leading cause of blindness in working-age populations. Large, randomized studies have demonstrated the benefits of systemic and ocular therapy in the prevention and treatment of diabetic retinopathy. The process of an...

journal_title：Seminars in ophthalmology

authors： Gardlik R,Fusekova I

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The current management of acute post-operative endophthalmitis relies on microbial confirmation, intravitreal antibiotics, and vitrectomy. The endophthalmitis vitrectomy study (EVS) demonstrated that systemic antibiotics are not necessary in post-cataract/secondary intraocular lens (IOL) acute bacterial endophthalmiti...

journal_title：Seminars in ophthalmology

authors： Das T,Sharma S,Hyderabad Endophthalmitis Research Group.

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To retrospectively investigate the clinical characteristics of Moraxella keratitis. PATIENTS AND METHODS:We reviewed the medical records of 17 patients with Moraxella keratitis. Onset age, sex, predisposing factors, initial clinical presentations, culture and antimicrobial susceptibility testing, and managemen...

journal_title：Seminars in ophthalmology

authors： Tobimatsu Y,Inada N,Shoji J,Yamagami S

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Subfoveal choroidal neovascularization presents one of the most difficult challenges to vision. No treatment option has yet solved the problem of subretinal hemorrhage and fibrovascular scarring causing permanent photoreceptor degeneration and loss. Limited macular translocation provides a surgical approach to this ch...

journal_title：Seminars in ophthalmology

authors： Haller JA,Hartranft CD,Fujii GY,Pieramici D,Humayun MS,de Juan E Jr

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To estimate the prevalence and risk factors for polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV) in a general Japanese population. METHODS:This population-based, cross-sectional study was conducted in 2007 with subjects from the Hisayama Study. Of the 3,648 residents in Hisayama, Japan, 2,663 who were ≥ 50 years old we...

journal_title：Seminars in ophthalmology

authors： Fujiwara K,Yasuda M,Hata J,Oshima Y,Hashimoto S,Yoshitomi T,Kiyohara Y,Ishibashi T,Ninomiya T,Sonoda KH

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lymphomatoid papulosis (LyP) is a chronic papulonecrotic or papulonodular skin disease, with histological features suggestive of malignant lymphoma. It was originally described by Macauley (1968) as a "self-healing paradoxical eruption, histologically malignant but clinically benign." Unless accompanied by systemic ...

journal_title：Seminars in ophthalmology

authors： Cloke A,Lim LT,Kumarasamy M,Roberts F,Kemp EG

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Macular hole formation is a rare complication of cataract extraction. Although the exact etiology is unclear, macular holes can be classified into pre-existing holes that may not have been visible prior to cataract surgery, early stage macular holes that progressed to a more advanced stage, symptomatic holes following...

journal_title：Seminars in ophthalmology

authors： Ameli N,Lashkari K

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA) is a congenital retinal dystrophy that was first described almost 150 years ago. LCA still remains an important cause of blindness with about 20% of children in schools for the blind being affected by it. LCA has genetic heterogeneity and the study of this disease is elucidating the ge...

journal_title：Seminars in ophthalmology

authors： Ahmed E,Loewenstein J

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report a novel plasminogen gene mutation and detection of anti-plasminogen antibodies in a patient with ligneous conjunctivitis successfully treated with 60% fresh frozen plasma (FFP). METHODS:Retrospective data collected on a 45-year-old Caucasian female presenting with unilateral chronic membranous lesion...

journal_title：Seminars in ophthalmology

authors： Tu Y,Gonzalez-Gronow M,Kolomeyer AM,Cohen A,Pruzon J,Milman T,Chu DS

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glaucoma is one of the leading causes of visual impairment worldwide. Classically, clinicians have evaluated patients through a full ophthalmological examination including gonioscopy, measurement of intraocular pressure (IOP), and assessment of the optic nerve. New imaging modalities have further enhanced our ability ...

journal_title：Seminars in ophthalmology

authors： Kamat SS,Gregory MS,Pasquale LR

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:Results on refractive keratectomy of the treatment of young patients with purely refractive accommodative esotropia. AIMS:Evaluating the results of refractive keratectomy (PRK) on the treatment of young patients with purely refractive accommodative esotropia. METHODS AND MATERIAL:This prospective study compri...

journal_title：Seminars in ophthalmology

authors： Rossi S,Testa F,Santamaria C,Orrico A,Attanasio M,Simonelli F,De Rosa G

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess the effect of low, moderate, and high myopia on the thickness of the retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) and Ganglion cell complex (GCC) measured by Spectral Domain Optical Coherence Tomography (SD-OCT) in non-glaucomatous subjects. METHODS:The subjects were divided into three groups: low (n = 81, 35.6%...

journal_title：Seminars in ophthalmology

authors： Sezgin Akcay BI,Gunay BO,Kardes E,Unlu C,Ergin A

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Vernal keratoconjunctivitis (VKC) is a bilateral multi-factorial disease. The pathogenesis of this disease is not obviously determined, but the role of various inflammatory cytokines has been specified. This study has provided a comparison between the level of interleukin-17 (IL17) in the serum and tears o...

journal_title：Seminars in ophthalmology

authors： Validad MH,Khazaei HA,Pishjoo M,Safdari Z

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Secondary causes of ocular surface disease are-to a large extent-due to disorders of the ocular adnexae. The main pathomechanisms involved include exposure, abrasion and malnutrition, resulting from a multitude of disorders such as ec- or entropion (e.g. in cicatrizing conjunctivitis), lid retraction and severe aqueou...

journal_title：Seminars in ophthalmology

authors： Geerling G,Borrelli M

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Paroxysmal hemicrania is a trigeminal autonomic cephalalgia first described in 1976, characterized by episodic attacks of excruciating unilateral periorbital and temporal stabbing, pulsatile, craw-like, or boring headaches lasting 2 - 30 minutes, accompanied by autonomic features, and alleviated by indomethacin. Parox...

journal_title：Seminars in ophthalmology

authors： Dafer RM,Hocker S,Kumar R,McGee J,Jay WM

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of blindness in the elderly, and the advent of anti-vascular endothelial growth factor agents (VEGF) has revolutionized treatment for neovascular AMD. Two of the most popular anti-VEGF agents, ranibizumab (Lucentis; Genentech/Roche) and bevacizumab (Avastin; ...

journal_title：Seminars in ophthalmology

authors： Moreno TA,Kim SJ

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess amniotic membrane retention after amniotic membrane transplant in bullous keratopathy patients and whether there were any corneal structural changes that may hinder further penetrating keratoplasty Methods: A retrospective study including 22 patients who have undergone amniotic membrane transplant fro...

journal_title：Seminars in ophthalmology

authors： Siu GDJ,Kam KW,Young AL

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The primary objective of this article is to present a summary of different types of image processing methods employed for the detection of glaucoma, a serious eye disease. INTRODUCTION:Glaucoma affects the optic nerve in which retinal ganglion cells become dead, and this leads to loss of vision. The principa...

journal_title：Seminars in ophthalmology

authors： Kumar BN,Chauhan RP,Dahiya N

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00