The effects of extended-wear hydrophilic contact lenses on the human corneal epithelium.

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine whether treatment of macular retinoblastoma with chemotherapy and laser hyperthermia can lead to satisfactory visual acuity. METHODS:A child with unilateral macular retinoblastoma was treated with chemotherapy and laser hyperthermia. Visual function was assessed one year after treatment. RESULTS:...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Lueder GT,Goyal R

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We reviewed the records of 74 patients with exfoliation syndrome. Patients with exfoliation syndrome represented 12% of the current Glaucoma Clinic population. There were 40 unilateral and 34 bilateral cases. Thirteen percent of the patients who originally had unilateral exfoliation later developed exfoliation in the ...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Roth M,Epstein DL

更新日期：1980-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of rapid freezing and thawing was tested in vitro on 100 human hard nuclear cataracts before ultrasonic emulsification. After phacocryolysis the interspace between lens fibers increased, and the normally closely packed fibers appeared to loosen. This seemed to soften the hard cataract, thereby facilitating ...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Liu HS,Tolentino FI,Greiner JV

更新日期：1977-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 46-year old woman and a 59-year-old man had corneal crystals, multiple myeloma, and IgG kappa hypergammaglobulinemia. In one case, crystalline deposits were also present in the lens. In both patients there was a marked decrease in the amount of crystals during chemotherapy. The crystals within the cornea of one case...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Klintworth GK,Bredehoeft SJ,Reed JW

更新日期：1978-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To examine whether the encouraging functional results one year after photodynamic therapy (PDT) can be maintained up to three years. DESIGN:Prospective interventional case series. METHODS:Highly myopic eyes that had been treated with PDT for subfoveal choroidal neovascularization and had been observed at leas...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Krebs I,Binder S,Stolba U,Glittenberg C,Brannath W,Goll A

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate and compare the recovery of postoperative corneal sensitivity after laser in situ keratomileusis and photorefractive keratectomy for the correction of low myopia. METHODS:In a prospective study, 17 consecutive eyes (17 patients) underwent laser in situ keratomileusis to correct myopia ranging from ...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Pérez-Santonja JJ,Sakla HF,Cardona C,Chipont E,Alió JL

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 2-week-old premature child with congenital glaucoma secondary to anterior cleavage syndrome was treated with timolol maleate and cyclocryotherapy. The patient had apneic spells of up to 30 seconds that stopped soon after timolol maleate therapy was discontinued. No apnea was seen before timolol maleate administratio...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Olson RJ,Bromberg BB,Zimmerman TJ

更新日期：1979-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To elucidate molecular risk factors for posterior segment uveitis using a functional genomics approach. DESIGN:Genetic association cohort study. METHODS:Setting: Single-center study at an academic referral center. STUDY POPULATION:164 patients with clinically diagnosed uveitis of the posterior segment. MA...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Li AS,Velez G,Darbro B,Toral MA,Yang J,Tsang SH,Ferguson PJ,Folk JC,Bassuk AG,Mahajan VB

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate corneal higher-order aberrations induced by overnight orthokeratology for myopia. DESIGN:Prospective, noncomparative, consecutive, interventional case series. METHODS:A prospective study was conducted in 64 eyes of 39 patients with overnight orthokeratology for myopia, who were followed up for at ...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Hiraoka T,Matsumoto Y,Okamoto F,Yamaguchi T,Hirohara Y,Mihashi T,Oshika T

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the efficacy of autologous plasmin (AP)-assisted vitrectomy for stage 5 retinopathy of prematurity (ROP). DESIGN:Interventional case series. METHODS:Six consecutive eyes of four children with stage 5 ROP were treated. The patients' ages at the surgery ranged from five to eight months after birth. ...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Tsukahara Y,Honda S,Imai H,Kondo N,Fujii S,Yokoyama N,Hirata A,Kawaji T,Fukushima M,Tanihara H,Negi A

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine if adequate intraocular levels of methotrexate are achieved after intravenous administration. METHODS:After intravenous administration, methotrexate levels were determined in the serum, the anterior chamber, and the cerebrospinal fluids of a patient with recurrent ocular lymphoma. A fluorescence p...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： de Smet MD,Stark-Vancs V,Kohler DR,Smith J,Wittes R,Nussenblatt RB

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three patients developed anisocoria as a result of third nerve palsies caused by intracranial lesions: two in the cavernous sinus and one in the mesencephalon. Pharmacologic testing using low concentration pilocarpine showed apparent preganglionic parasympathetic supersensitivity of the abnormal pupil. These findings ...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Slamovits TL,Miller NR,Burde RM

更新日期：1987-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated the effect of a collagen shield on epithelial healing in keratectomy wounds in rabbit eyes. Superficial keratectomies 6 mm in diameter were created in 12 eyes of six rabbits. Six eyes received collagen shields every eight hours; six eyes received no treatment (control group). Epithelial healing was signif...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Frantz JM,Dupuy BM,Kaufman HE,Beuerman RW

更新日期：1989-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report the association of antiretinal antibodies in patients with bilateral cystoid macular edema and retinitis pigmentosa. METHODS:In a prospective study, 30 consecutive patients with bilateral cystoid macular edema and retinitis pigmentosa were tested for antiretinal antibodies. As control subjects, 30 co...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Heckenlively JR,Jordan BL,Aptsiauri N

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report corneal histopathology associated with keratectasia after laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) and to evaluate the thickness of the calculated residual stromal bed in two cases and those in the literature. DESIGN:Interventional case reports. METHODS:Three eyes of two patients developed keratectasia ...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Ou RJ,Shaw EL,Glasgow BJ

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To describe intentional placement of intraocular lens haptics in the ciliary sulcus of patients with uveitis who are at high risk for postoperative posterior synechiae and lens dislocation. METHODS:We reviewed our experience with 16 eyes of 12 patients with uveitis who underwent cataract surgery with ciliary s...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Holland GN,Van Horn SD,Margolis TP

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To analyze the effect of intensified topical steroid therapy after Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty combined with cataract surgery (triple-DMEK) on the incidence of postoperative cystoid macular edema (CME). DESIGN:Single-center comparative clinical study with historical controls. METHODS: SETTING:...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Hoerster R,Stanzel TP,Bachmann BO,Siebelmann S,Felsch M,Cursiefen C

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A simple makeshift retinoscopy rack consists of various trial lenses placed into the slots of a nonfrosted, 35-mm slide viewing sheet. It is useful in determining the patient's refractive error at the bedside and in the operating room. ...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Wing GL

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recurrent erosion of the cornea has been well documented in patients with nontraumatic anterior membrane dystrophies of various types. We examined five patients who, in addition to an erosion, developed stromal keratitis. Three of these patients were subjected to a complete microbiologic workup, but the lesions were a...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Shoch DE,Stock EL,Schwartz AE

更新日期：1985-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To present the carbon dioxide laser as an effective tool for surgical debulking of eyelid and orbital neurofibromas. METHOD:Two patients with neurofibromatosis underwent surgical debulking of their eyelid and orbital plexiform neurofibromas by means of the carbon dioxide laser. RESULTS:Acceptable cosmetic res...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Dailey RA,Sullivan SA,Wobig JL

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To describe the natural history of Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA) associated with GUCY2D variants (GUCY2D-LCA) in a cohort of children and adults, in preparation for trials of novel therapies. DESIGN:Retrospective case series. METHODS:Participants: Patients with GUCY2D-LCA at a single referral center. PROC...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Bouzia Z,Georgiou M,Hull S,Robson AG,Fujinami K,Rotsos T,Pontikos N,Arno G,Webster AR,Hardcastle AJ,Fiorentino A,Michaelides M

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess the role of hypoxia in causing the death and deconstruction of photoreceptors in detached retinas and the effectiveness of supplemental oxygen in limiting such damage. METHODS:Retinal detachment was induced surgically in the right eye of each of 10 cats. The cats were allowed to survive surgery for 3...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Mervin K,Valter K,Maslim J,Lewis G,Fisher S,Stone J

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare immunocytochemical and ultrastructural characteristics of "lamellar hole-associated epiretinal proliferation" in lamellar macular holes with "conventional epiretinal membrane" in macular pseudoholes. DESIGN:A consecutive observational case series, laboratory investigation. METHODS:We analyzed surgi...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Compera D,Entchev E,Haritoglou C,Scheler R,Mayer WJ,Wolf A,Kampik A,Schumann RG

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report a physician survey, laboratory studies, and clinical observations of intraoperative crystallization on the surface of the intraocular lens (IOL). METHOD:We sent a survey to all ophthalmologists in the states of Wyoming, Idaho, Montana, Utah, and Colorado asking whether crystallization on the IOL surf...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Olson RJ,Caldwell KD,Crandall AS,Jensen MK,Huang SC

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In August 1989, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government officially began a vision screening program for children aged 3 years 1 month. A 1988 pilot study of 1,303 children this age disclosed five cases (0.38%) of amblyopia. The home vision test, which uses picture cards of familiar figures, proved to be an efficient and ine...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Yazawa K,Suga J,Wakita S,Sumitomo M,Uemura Y

更新日期：1992-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:In 84 cases of keratoplasty, all patients had densely vascularized corneas and a history of prior exposure to HLA antigens by pregnancy, blood transfusion, or previous transplantation. Donors were selected on the basis of a negative crossmatch to avoid donor antigens to which the recipient was preimmunized. The overal...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Stark WJ,Taylor HR,Bias WB,Maumenee AE

更新日期：1978-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We measured the magnitude and time course of the increase in palpebral fissure width in ten normal volunteers in response to direct-acting (2.5% phenylephrine, 1% apraclonidine) and indirect-acting (10% cocaine, 1% hydroxyamphetamine) topical adrenergic drugs given in one eye. The increase in the palpebral fissure wid...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Munden PM,Kardon RH,Denison CE,Carter KD

更新日期：1991-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the effect of contact lens (CL) wear and visual display terminal (VDT) work on the ocular surface and tear functions. DESIGN:Prospective case-control study. METHODS:Sixty-nine CL wearers (45 women and 24 men; mean age, 35.2 ± 7.3 years), and 102 age- and sex-matched non-CL wearers were enrolled in...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Kojima T,Ibrahim OM,Wakamatsu T,Tsuyama A,Ogawa J,Matsumoto Y,Dogru M,Tsubota K

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To detect the abnormalities of gray matter in children with amblyopia by voxel-based morphometry (VBM). DESIGN:Prospective, nonrandomized clinical trial. METHODS:Thirteen children with amblyopia and 14 normally sighted children underwent magnetic resonance (MR) examination. The two groups were age-matched wit...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Xiao JX,Xie S,Ye JT,Liu HH,Gan XL,Gong GL,Jiang XX

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Subretinal neovascular membranes cause late visual loss and are important determinants of final visual acuity in patients with Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada syndrome. The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence and risk factors associated with the development of subretinal neovascular membranes in Vogt-Koyanagi-H...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Moorthy RS,Chong LP,Smith RE,Rao NA

更新日期：1993-08-15 00:00:00