Internal pars plana sclerotomy with the contact Nd:YAG laser: an experimental study.

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the clinical outcome of patients who received a Baerveldt implant for refractory glaucoma and to identify factors which may influence the outcome. METHODS:Retrospective study including 51 eyes of 51 patients with medically uncontrolled glaucoma who underwent Baerveldt implant surgery between June 1...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Roy S,Ravinet E,Mermoud A

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Suprachoroidal hemorrhages were created in 15 albino rabbit eyes by injecting 0.1 cc of autologous blood into the suprachoroidal space. One day later, 10 of these eyes were treated with intravenous tissue plasminogen activator (TPA). Doses of 1 mg per kg were given to each rabbit over 2 to 3 hours by intravenous infus...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Liu JC,Peyman GA,Oncel M

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Retinal vascular abnormalities are associated with choroidal melanoma. Although tumor ischemia, resulting in soluble angiogenic factor production, is a proposed etiology of these abnormalities, other sources of ischemia may also contribute. Mushroom-shaped choroidal melanomas have increased loss of the overlyin...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Hainsworth DP,Todd KC,Ranson NT,Gigantelli JW

更新日期：2001-01-01 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:To evaluate the long-term course of primary angle-closure ocular hypertension and primary open-angle ocular hypertension and possible risk factors for progression to glaucoma. METHODS:A total of 109 eyes of 109 ocular hypertension (OHT) patients with a minimum follow-up period of 5 years having complete ocular...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Sihota R,Selvan H,Sharma A,Gupta A,Gupta V,Dada T,Upadhyay AD

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR) is characterized by the formation of cellular membranes on the detached retina and also in the vitreous. Glial cells can be found in epiretinal and subretinal membranes from eyes with PVR, proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR), idiopathic macular pucker, uveitis and othe...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Cai J,Wei R,Ma X,Zhu H,Li Y

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glaucoma after penetrating keratoplasty is a frequently observed post-operative complication and is a risk factor for graft failure. Penetrating keratoplasty performed for aphakic and pseudophakic bullous keratopathy and inflammatory conditions are more likely to cause postoperative glaucoma compared with keratoconus ...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Greenlee EC,Kwon YH

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Extemporaneously prepared miconazole eye drops (EPMD) are used by some eye care practitioners to manage keratomycosis in Ghana. This study therefore aimed to determine the efficacy and safety of EPMD using in vitro and in vivo experimental models. METHODS:The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of EPMD was ...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Gyanfosu L,Koffuor GA,Kyei S,Ababio-Danso B,Peprah-Donkor K,Nyansah WB,Asare F

更新日期：2018-10-01 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：:The appearance of a hypopyon is an extremely uncommon finding in acute angle-closure glaucoma and only a few cases have been previously reported in the literature. We report a fifty-year-old female who, following a recent bereavement, presented with classical features of acute angle-closure glaucoma and a hypopyon. Th...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Au Eong KG,Chua EC,Yip CC,Tun Y,Lim AS

更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate superficial capillary plexus (SCP) changes occurring after internal limiting membrane (ILM) peeling for the treatment of idiopathic epiretinal membrane (ERM). METHODS:A total of 15 eyes of 15 patients affected by idiopathic ERM (eight males and seven females; mean age 59.8 ± 9.6 years) were enrolle...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Mastropasqua L,Borrelli E,Carpineto P,Toto L,Di Antonio L,Mattei PA,Mastropasqua R

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a randomized, double-masked, single drop study the effect of topical isosorbid-mononitrate (ISMO) 0.5% eye drops, the main metabolite of isosorbid-dinitrate, widely used in the treatment of coronary heart diseases, was studied in patients suffering from open angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension. There was no stati...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Diestelhorst M,Hinzpeter B,Krieglstein GK

更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate rotational stability and visual and refractive outcomes of supplementary toric IOLs (Sulcoflex Toric 653T, Rayner Intraocular Lenses Ltd) for residual astigmatic refractive error in pseudophakic eyes. METHODS:A retrospective interventional case series was conducted in a single surgeon practice. Cha...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： McLintock CA,McKelvie J,Gatzioufas Z,Wilson JJ,Stephensen DC,Apel AJG

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Myelinated retinal nerve fibers (MRNF) represent an asymptomatic developmental anomaly in which myelin sheaths extend to a group of retinal nerve fibers along their intraocular portion. The additional volume of the myelin sheaths causes displacement of the axons toward the vitreous body. We investigated the effect of ...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Holló G

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the presence of Toxoplasmosis gondii in samples of peripheral blood from patients with varying etiologies of uveitis. Whole blood from patients with different forms of uveitis was tested for the presence of T. gondii using real-time PCR targeting the well-characterized 529 bp ...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Belfort RN,Isenberg J,Fernandes BF,Di Cesare S,Belfort R Jr,Burnier MN Jr

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study is to determine the incidence of cystoid macular edema (CME) following repositioning and McCannel iris-suturing of dislocated intraocular lenses. This study is conducted in an urban private practice. A retrospective chart review was performed on consecutive patients who presented with posteriorly...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Rusu I,Chen Z,Zizva J,Myung JS,Wald KJ

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To study the efficacy and safety of sutureless amniotic membrane transplantation combined with narrow-strip conjunctival autograft and to investigate the clinical outcomes. Thirty eyes of 30 patients with primary pterygia were treated in this institutional study with excision followed by sutureless amniotic membrane t...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Taylan Sekeroglu H,Erdem E,Dogan NC,Yagmur M,Ersoz R,Dogan A

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the dry eye symptoms after cataract surgery in MGD patients and their relationships METHODS: The study included 115 patients (115 eyes) with age-related cataract that underwent uncomplicated cataract surgery, and the patients were divided into two groups according to the MGD diagnostic criteria...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Qiu JJ,Sun T,Fu SH,Yu YF,You ZP,Zhang Q,Liu F,Huang JQ,Wang ZH

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:To study the observer-related variability of optic nerve head (ONH) measurements using confocal laser scanning tomography (HRT I) in a screening setting. METHODS:Six experienced glaucoma specialists independently evaluated 50 ONH topographies from 25 adults using HRT software ver. 2.01 in a masked fash...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Hermann MM,Garway-Heath DF,Jonescu-Cuypers CP,Burk RO,Jonas JB,Mardin CY,Funk J,Diestelhorst M

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the whether intravitreal erythropoietin (EPO) administration has any beneficial or adverse effect in patients with late-stage optic neuropathy (ON) or not. METHODS:The study examined 16 eyes of 16 patients who had late-stage ON and ≥1/20 best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) in their affected eye. There ...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Acar U,Kucuk B,Sevinc MK,Aykas S,Erdurmus M,Sobaci G

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To develop a new regression formula based on the Gaussian thick lens formula and to verify the accuracy of the regression formula. METHODS:In this prospective study, 207 eyes of 207 myopic subjects and 133 eyes of 67 postoperative subjects were included. For the 133 postoperative eyes, 127 eyes underwent laser...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Hua Y,Pan C,Wang Q

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To compare the anatomical and visual outcomes of 20 gauge (g) pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) with indocyanine green (ICG)-assisted internal limiting membrane (ILM) peeling and 23 g PPV with brilliant blue G (BBG)-assisted ILM peeling for idiopathic epiretinal membrane (ERM). 38 eyes of 38 patients with idiopathic ERM wer...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Manousaridis K,Peter S,Mennel S

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Coagulase-negative staphylococci have been reported to be the most frequent cause of bacterial postoperative endophthalmitis. Biofilm formation is the major virulence factor of Staphylococcus epidermidis and is often associated with methicillin resistance. This study aims at evaluating the presence of biofilm-p...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Fariña N,Samudio M,Carpinelli L,Nentwich MM,de Kaspar HM

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Preliminary results of a larger investigation on correlation between Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Defects (RNFL) and Automated Perimetry (AP) are presented. A group of ocular hypertensive patients was recruited and a cross-section, randomized study was carried out. The group was composed of 54 eyes from 28 patients; 15 m...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Abecia E,Honrubia FM

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diplopia is a very disturbing condition that has been reported as a complication of several surgical procedures. The following review aims to identify the ocular and nonocular surgical techniques more often associated with this undesirable result. Diplopia is reported as an adverse outcome of some neurosurgical proced...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： González-Martín-Moro J,González-López JJ,Sales-Sanz M,Sales-Sanz A,González-Martín-Moro J,Gómez-Sanz F,González-Manrique M,Pilo-de-la-Fuente B,García-Leal R

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The study aims to evaluate changes in neopterin levels and tryptophan degradation which are induced by Th1-type immune response and nitric oxide metabolism which may be involved in allergic inflammation. METHODS:Serum nitrite, kynurenine, tryptophan and neopterin levels were evaluated in 36 patients with seaso...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Cinici E,Palabiyik SS,Sipahi H,Baydar T

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Out of 49 patients diagnosed as having Stargardt's disease that have been clinically reviewed, 22 of these cases have been followed for a period up to 13 years. The cases have been studied in three subgroups, according to their fundus appearance. Patients from group I were those whose lesions were confined to the macu...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Gelisken O,De Laey JJ

更新日期：1985-11-01 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：PURPOSE:To evaluate whether retrobulbar blood flow and choroidal thickness (CT) are affected in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and the relationship between these values. METHODS:We evaluated 40 eyes of 20 RA patients and 40 eyes of 20 healthy controls. The enhanced depth imaging optical coherence tomography,...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Kal A,Duman E,Sezenöz AS,Ulusoy MO,Kal Ö

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess safety and efficacy of deep topical anesthesia with ropivacaine-soaked sponge compared with topical anesthesia with oxybuprocaine in patients undergoing phacoemulsification. METHODS:This was a retrospective study where records of patients operated for cataract were evaluated. Patients using a visual ...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Scuderi G,Scuderi L,Calafiore S,Fenicia V,Abdolrahimzadeh S

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00