Photo screening around the world: Lions Club International Foundation experience.

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of this study is to evaluate the characteristics and publication outcomes of abstracts presented in American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) meetings. SUBJECT AND METHODS:Abstracts from AAO meetings for the years 2012 and 2013 were evaluated from the meeting archives. The study characteristics were ...

journal_title：Seminars in ophthalmology

authors： Goyal S,Kilgore DA,Nawaz SF,Rettiganti M,Gupta P

更新日期：2019-01-01 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：OBJECTIVE:Investigate risk factors for unplanned return to the operating room after resident-performed cataract surgery. DESIGN:Retrospective case-control study. SETTING:Institutional. METHODS:Study population: All patients with reoperation within 90 days of resident-performed phacoemulsification were matched to fou...

journal_title：Seminars in ophthalmology

authors： Menda SA,Driver TH,Neiman AE,Blumberg S,Naseri A,Stewart JM

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cosmetic eyelid surgery has benefited from the use of the carbon dioxide laser. The short pulsed laser cuts through tissue with limited surrounding thermal damage, resulting in incisions that heal with minimal scarring comparable to traditional cold steel methods. The laser provides excellent hemostasis, which shorten...

journal_title：Seminars in ophthalmology

authors： Lessner AM,Fagien S

更新日期：1998-09-01 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：AIM:Investigating the retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL), macular and ganglion cell complex thickness in eyes of migraine patients using optical coherence tomography. METHODS:The study was designed as an observational cross-sectional study. 50 patients with migraine (30 patients with aura and 20 patients without aura) a...

journal_title：Seminars in ophthalmology

authors： Yülek F,Dirik EB,Eren Y,Simavlı H,Uğurlu N,Çağıl N,Şimşek Ş

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) is characterized by an ascending muscle paralysis with progressive loss of muscle stretch reflexes. Annually, approximately 2.4 cases per 100,000 population of GBS are reported. Variant forms do exist. These include the Fisher syndrome, GBS with ophthalmoplegia, Bickerstaff's brainstem en...

journal_title：Seminars in ophthalmology

authors： Chaudhry F,Gee KE,Vaphiades MS,Biller J,Jay W

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to evaluate corneal parameters obtained by Scheimpflug imaging of dermatochalasis patients both preoperatively and after blepharoplasty. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Sixty eyes of 30 patients (22 female, 8 male), which were operated upon for the upper eyelid, were included in the study. Pati...

journal_title：Seminars in ophthalmology

authors： Dogan E,Akbas Kocaoglu F,Yalniz-Akkaya Z,Elbeyli A,Burcu A,Ornek F

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glaucoma drainage devices are more frequently being used for glaucoma filtering surgeries, even those at low risk for failure with trabeculectomy. There are 4 major devices available: the Molteno, Baerveldt, Krupin, and Ahmed. The Molteno and Baerveldt are non-valved implants, while the Krupin and Ahmed are valved. Th...

journal_title：Seminars in ophthalmology

authors： Patel S,Pasquale LR

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Currently, there is no proven drug treatment for dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Several different treatment strategies are being investigated, including complement inhibition, neuroprotection, and visual cycle inhibitors, and novel clinical trial endpoints are being explored. Studies have identified genet...

journal_title：Seminars in ophthalmology

authors： Yehoshua Z,Rosenfeld PJ,Albini TA

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 45-year-old male pedestrian was struck by a motor vehicle moving at high speed. Upon initial assessment, the patient scored a 3T on the Glasgow Coma Scale. The patient suffered multiple facial and sinus fractures, a right orbital wall fracture, and a depressed open frontal skull fracture with visible brain parenchym...

journal_title：Seminars in ophthalmology

authors： Marriott E,Jay WM

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Management of angle closure glaucoma requires an understanding of the underlying pathophysiologic mechanisms. Treatment is aimed at eliminating pupillary block and other causes of angle closure, re-opening the angle, and preventing further damage to the optic nerve by lowering intraocular pressure. Medical therapy pla...

journal_title：Seminars in ophthalmology

authors： Hoh ST,Aung T,Chew PT

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare the efficacy of combined manual small incision cataract and glaucoma surgery with anterior chamber maintainer (ACM) alone versus that with intraoperative viscoelastics. METHODS:Hospital electronic medical records of patients who underwent small incision cataract and trabeculectomy and intraocular le...

journal_title：Seminars in ophthalmology

authors： Rao A,Padhy D,Das G,Sarangi S

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review summarizes the advantages of Small-incision lenticule extraction (SMILE), including improved patient intraoperative experience, improved postoperative ocular surface, low incidence of regression, low re-treatment rates, and advantageous biomechanical corneal stability. Visual and refractive outcomes are si...

journal_title：Seminars in ophthalmology

authors： Ahmed AA,Hatch KM

更新日期：2020-05-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a common cause of legal blindness in the developed countries in people older than 50 years of age. AMD complicated by choroidal neovascular membranes (CNV) accounts for 12% of AMD, but for 88% of legal blindness cases. Because of the progressive aging of the population, it is ...

journal_title：Seminars in ophthalmology

authors： Donati G,Kapetanios AD,Pournaras CJ

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary intraocular lymphoma (PIOL) is a type of primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL). It is the most common neoplastic masquerade syndrome involving the eye. Its protean ocular manifestations, plus in many cases the initial positive response to corticosteroid therapy for presumed uveitis, delay accurate di...

journal_title：Seminars in ophthalmology

authors： Choi JY,Kafkala C,Foster CS

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess the effect of posterior capsular opacification (PCO) and Neodymium-doped:Yttrium Aluminium Garnet (Nd:YAG) laser capsulotomy on tilt and decentration of intraocular lens (IOL) at vertical and horizontal meridians. METHODS:The study included 64 eyes of 64 patients. IOL decentration and tilt were measu...

journal_title：Seminars in ophthalmology

authors： Uzel MM,Ozates S,Koc M,Taslipinar Uzel AG,Yılmazbaş P

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To identify the patterns of ocular injury and to determine ocular morbidity resulting from the use of firecrackers. METHODS:A prospective observational study of all patients presenting with ocular trauma consequent to fireworks usage in a tertiary eye care center in South India over a one-month period around t...

journal_title：Seminars in ophthalmology

authors： Patel R,Mukherjee B

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We would like to describe a case report of posterior ischemic optic neuropathy (PION) misdiagnosed as arteritic PION with presumed GCA which leads to missing the correct diagnosis with fatal outcome. METHODS:The clinical course of a single patient will be described including presentation, testing,diagnosis a...

journal_title：Seminars in ophthalmology

authors： Samy H,Chronister D

更新日期：2009-11-01 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：PURPOSE:To assess changes in lymphatic vessels, collagen, and elastic fiber structure in excised tissues with dermatochalasis (DC). METHODS:In this prospective histopathological study, 70 upper eyelid skins of 35 patients operated on for dermatochalasis were compared with 10 eyelid skins of 10 patients operated on for...

journal_title：Seminars in ophthalmology

authors： Karnaz A,Katircioglu YA,Ozdemir ES,Celebli P,Hucumenoglu S,Ornek F

更新日期：2018-01-01 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：: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：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：PURPOSE:To present a unique case of a 33-year-old woman using paroxetine who presented with acute unilateral visual loss due to chronic angle-closure glaucoma. METHODS:Case report. RESULTS:A 33-year-old women who had been under paroxetine treatment for the past four months presented at the emergency room due to a sud...

journal_title：Seminars in ophthalmology

authors： Sierra-Rodriguez MA,Saenz-Frances F,Santos-Bueso E,Garcia-Feijoo J,Gonzelez-Romero JC

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The purpose of this paper is to perform a systematic review of the published literature on complications of intra-arterial chemothrapy (IAC) for the treatment of retinoblastoma. MATERIALS AND METHODS:A literature search was performed using the Pubmed database using the terms. Complications were divided in...

journal_title：Seminars in ophthalmology

authors： Monroy JE,Orbach DB,VanderVeen D

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Retrospective analysis of epidemiological and clinical characteristics of patients diagnosed with benign essential blepharospasm and hemifacial spasm who reported to the oculoplasty clinic of a tertiary eye care center in north India between January 2010 and April 2015 was carried out. Dry eye, as well as all the loca...

journal_title：Seminars in ophthalmology

authors： Raj A,Arya SK,Deswal J,Bamotra RK

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transpupillary thermotherapy (TTT) has been suggested as a putative treatment for choroidal neovascularization (CNV) in age-related macular degeneration (AMD). This prospective study comprised 66 consecutive patients referred for exudative AMD with predominantly occult subfoveal CNV. Based on fluorescein angiography, ...

journal_title：Seminars in ophthalmology

authors： Algvere PV,Libert C,Seregard S

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate vision-related quality of life in patients with chronic central serous chorioretinopathy (CSCR). DESIGN:Prospective, cross-sectional study. METHODS:The interviewer-administered National Eye Institute visual function questionnaire (NEI-VFQ-25) was used in 30 adult consecutive patients with chronic ...

journal_title：Seminars in ophthalmology

authors： Türkcü FM,Şahin A,Bez Y,Yüksel H,Cinar Y,Kürşat Cingü A,Çaça İ

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

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