Diagnostic tools for glaucoma detection and management.

abstract：:Given the recent interest in complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), some patients may seek such treatments to supplement their traditional glaucoma management. The prevalence of CAM use for glaucoma is approximately 5%. We reviewed the literature to determine the potential benefit of various alternative treatme...

journal_title：Survey of ophthalmology

authors： Rhee DJ,Katz LJ,Spaeth GL,Myers JS

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A common detection and classification system is needed for epidemiologic studies of age-related maculopathy (ARM). Such a grading scheme for ARM is described in this paper. ARM is defined as a degenerative disorder in persons > or = 50 years of age characterized on grading of color fundus transparencies by the presenc...

journal_title：Survey of ophthalmology

authors： Bird AC,Bressler NM,Bressler SB,Chisholm IH,Coscas G,Davis MD,de Jong PT,Klaver CC,Klein BE,Klein R

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Retinoblastoma usually presents in children younger than 5 years. To our knowledge, 20 cases of retinoblastoma in adults (older than 20 years) have been reported in the literature. Of 173 patients with histopathologically proven retinoblastoma seen in our institute, three were adults. All the patients had endophytic t...

journal_title：Survey of ophthalmology

authors： Biswas J,Mani B,Shanmugam MP,Patwardhan D,Kumar KS,Badrinath SS

更新日期：2000-03-01 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：:The published evidence that instilled drugs can affect the blood supply to the retina and optic nerve head in humans is examined. As a background, seven techniques that have been used to measure flow are briefly described and criticized. For timolol, the corresponding measurements, obtained by a number of investigator...

journal_title：Survey of ophthalmology

authors： Maurice DM

更新日期：2002-08-01 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：:A 47-year-old woman presented with a medial orbital tumor initially diagnosed as either a myxoid neurofibroma or myoepithelioma. Over 30 years the tumor recurred seven times and was serially debulked. Careful histopathologic analysis coupled with immunohistochemical studies performed on the last two biopsies establish...

journal_title：Survey of ophthalmology

authors： Jakobiec FA,Callahan AB,Stagner AM,Lee NG,Rashid A,Mendoza P,Grove A,Freitag SK

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of intravitreal (IVT) corticosteroids for treatment of posterior segment diseases has increased significantly over the last decade. A commonly recognized complication of IVT steroids is secondary ocular hypertension (OHT) that can occur immediately secondary to direct intraocular volume increase or weeks to mo...

journal_title：Survey of ophthalmology

authors： Kiddee W,Trope GE,Sheng L,Beltran-Agullo L,Smith M,Strungaru MH,Baath J,Buys YM

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Angle-closure glaucoma is a leading cause of irreversible blindness. Diagnosis and treatment are intricately related to angle assessment techniques. This article reviews the literature on angle assessment and provides recommendations about optimal techniques based on the published evidence. Specifically, we review gon...

journal_title：Survey of ophthalmology

authors： Friedman DS,He M

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 47-year-old man presented with sudden visual loss, optic disk edema, retinal ischemia, and limited upgaze in the left eye. Initial MRI revealed thickened, enhancing left optic nerve. Extensive work-up for an inflammatory and infiltrative etiology was positive only for Borrelia burgdorferi IgM by Western blot. Six we...

journal_title：Survey of ophthalmology

authors： Colpak AI,Isikay I,Mut M,Soylemezoglu F,Kansu T,Foroozan R

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seventy percent of the blood flow to the eye goes to the choroid, a structure that is vitally important to the function of the retina. The in vivo structure of the choroid in health and disease is incompletely visualized with traditional imaging modalities, including indocyanine green angiography, ultrasonography, and...

journal_title：Survey of ophthalmology

authors： Mrejen S,Spaide RF

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case is presented of a 16-year-old anticoagulated, immunocompromised male presenting with a blind, proptotic left eye, total ophthalmoplegia, and central retinal artery occlusion. Ophthalmic examination revealed other features of the orbital apex syndrome. Mucormycosis misdiagnosed as a traumatic orbital hemorrhage ...

journal_title：Survey of ophthalmology

authors： Bray WH,Giangiacomo J,Ide CH

更新日期：1987-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A sixteen-year-old black male with congenital alacrima and deficient salivary secretion demonstrated evidence of keratoconjunctivitis sicca. The workup revealed elevated immunoglobulins and histologically normal lacrimal and salivary glands, but there was deposition of amyloid in the conjunctival stroma. The different...

journal_title：Survey of ophthalmology

authors： Davidoff E,Friedman AH

更新日期：1977-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Corneal transplant surgeries have a broad range of indications with outcomes largely dependent on surgeon experience. Traditional manual techniques have certain limitations pertaining to the preparation of donor tissue and the recipient bed that might affect the predictability of visual outcomes. Use of lasers for ker...

journal_title：Survey of ophthalmology

authors： Deshmukh R,Stevenson LJ,Vajpayee RB

更新日期：2021-01-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Solitary fibrous tumor of the orbit is a rare spindle cell neoplasm. There are 42 cases of solitary fibrous tumor of the orbit available in the literature. We present six more cases of orbital solitary fibrous tumors, which presented to our institute between 1999 and 2001. We highlight the need for clinical recognitio...

journal_title：Survey of ophthalmology

authors： Krishnakumar S,Subramanian N,Mohan ER,Mahesh L,Biswas J,Rao NA

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A macular hole is a full-thickness defect of retinal tissue involving the anatomic fovea, thereby affecting central visual acuity. Macular holes have been associated with myriad ocular conditions and originally were described in the setting of trauma. The pathogenesis of idiopathic, age-related macular holes remains u...

journal_title：Survey of ophthalmology

authors： Ho AC,Guyer DR,Fine SL

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vitamin D may be implicated in the pathophysiology of several ocular diseases, but its role in age-related macular degeneration (AMD) remains uncertain. We sought to review systematically the existing evidence to evaluate the association between serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D 25(OH)D levels and AMD. A four-database search ...

journal_title：Survey of ophthalmology

authors： Ferreira A,Silva N,Furtado MJ,Carneiro Â,Lume M,Andrade JP

更新日期：2020-08-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is a medium-to-large vessel vasculitis with potentially sight- and life- threatening complications. Our understanding of the pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment of GCA has advanced rapidly in recent times. The validity of using the American College of Rheumatology guidelines for diagnosis...

journal_title：Survey of ophthalmology

authors： Frohman L,Wong AB,Matheos K,Leon-Alvarado LG,Danesh-Meyer HV

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigate the efficacy and safety of intravitreal injection (IVI) of antivascular endothelial growth factor agents and laser photocoagulation (LPC) for retinopathy of prematurity. We performed a systematic search of Ovid MEDLINE, EMBASE, and Cochrane CENTRAL (2005-2019). Comparative studies reporting on ocular ef...

journal_title：Survey of ophthalmology

authors： Popovic MM,Nichani P,Muni RH,Mireskandari K,Tehrani NN,Kertes PJ

更新日期：2020-12-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Ocular tissues, like those of other organs, exhibit limited morphologic reactions to trauma, i.e., hyperemia, abrupt vasodilation, increased blood flow; increased permeability of blood vessels, edema and increased tissue pressure (disrupted blood-ocular barrier); and later, a cellular inflammatory response. The cystoi...

journal_title：Survey of ophthalmology

authors： Sears ML

更新日期：1984-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:India, the second most populous country in the world, is home to 23.5% of the world's blind population. In 1976 India became the first country in the world to start a national program for control of blindness. All surveys in the country have shown that cataract is the most common cause of blindness and all prevention ...

journal_title：Survey of ophthalmology

authors： Thomas R,Paul P,Rao GN,Muliyil JP,Mathai A

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of topical adrenergic agents on the tissue circulation of the optic nerve head (ONH) were studied in animal and human eyes with use of a laser speckle tissue circulation analyzer. Drugs studied were nipradilol, a beta1-2-blocker with weak alpha-blocking and nitroglycerinlike activities; bunazosin, a select...

journal_title：Survey of ophthalmology

authors： Tamaki Y,Araie M,Tomita K,Tomidokoro A,Nagahara M

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A total of 85 eyes (75 patients) with pseudogliomas (i.e., certain conditions which simulate retinoblastoma, were examined histopathologically to determine the incidence of rubeosis iridis. Neovascularization of the anterior surface of the iris was found in 70 eyes (82%). The principal associated changes in these eyes...

journal_title：Survey of ophthalmology

authors： Moazed K,Albert D,Smith TR

更新日期：1980-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Topically administered ophthalmic medications are capable of attaining clinically important serum concentrations, as evidenced by the variety of systemic side effects they can produce. These drugs are therefore also capable of interacting with other drugs administered orally and intravenously. This is especially impor...

journal_title：Survey of ophthalmology

authors： Gerber SL,Cantor LB,Brater DC

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With improving surgical technique and equipment, the acceptable age for placing an intraocular lens in infants and children is becoming younger. The tools for predicting intraocular lens power have not necessarily kept up, as current theoretical and regression intraocular lens power prediction formulas are largely bas...

journal_title：Survey of ophthalmology

authors： Eibschitz-Tsimhoni M,Archer SM,Del Monte MA

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review summarizes recent short-term clinical studies evaluating the ocular hypotensive efficacy of different dose-regimens of latanoprost. When tested in ocular hypertensive and glaucoma patients concomitantly treated with timolol, 0.006% latanoprost given only in the evening, was found to be more effective than ...

journal_title：Survey of ophthalmology

authors： Diestelhorst M,Krieglstein GK,Lusky M,Nagasubramanian S

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The introduction of the concept of blood-ocular barriers in the ophthalmic literature is briefly reviewed. Two main blood-ocular barriers are proposed: the blood-aqueous barrier and the blood-retinal barrier. The blood-aqueous barrier is formed by an epithelial barrier located in the nonpigmented layer of the ciliary ...

journal_title：Survey of ophthalmology

authors： Cunha-Vaz J

更新日期：1979-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Because of its uniqueness, the eye has long been a favored site for immunological study. It is a highly active tissue immunologically, with virtually all types of immune reactions present. This article reviews the ocular immune response, chorioretinal diseases with immunologic features, and immunology of ocular tumors...

journal_title：Survey of ophthalmology

authors： Corwin JM,Weiter JJ

更新日期：1981-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two short visual field tests were performed on 106 subjects approximately 5 minutes apart with or without a hand vibration stimulus between the field tests. There were 31 eyes in the control group (10 without glaucoma, eight glaucoma suspects, 10 with primary open-angle glaucoma, and three with secondary open-angle gl...

journal_title：Survey of ophthalmology

authors： Chai E,Goldberg I,Chia A,Chen J

更新日期：1999-06-01 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