The effect of extended-wear aphakic hydrophilic contact lenses after penetrating keratoplasty.

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：: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：PURPOSE:To examine the visual outcomes of early intervention in the setting of fundus-obscuring vitreous hemorrhage (VH) presumed to be due to posterior vitreous detachment. DESIGN:Retrospective comparative case series. METHODS:All eyes that presented with a fundus-obscuring VH, defined as vision of 20/400 or worse a...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Melamud A,Pham H,Stoumbos Z

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Of two patients with type 5 hyperlipoproteinemia, one exhibited lipemia retinalis with multiple retinal hemorrhages and intraretinal lipid extravasations. Postmortem examination showed hemorrhages in the inner retinal layers and lipid deposits largely in the outer plexiform layer. Lipid within the walls of the retinal...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Kurz GH,Shakib M,Sohmer KK,Friedman AH

更新日期：1976-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To describe hypotony caused by erosion of the conjunctiva and sclera by a silicone scleral buckle. METHODS:Interventional case report. A 33-year-old man with Marfan syndrome presented with hypotony maculopathy and a collapsed globe 17 months after repair of retinal detachment with a silicone sponge and silicon...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Deramo VA,Haupert CL,Fekrat S,Postel EA

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To describe the clinical characteristics and course of optic disk edema (ODE) associated with isolated sudden-onset anterior uveitis. DESIGN:Interventional, noncomparative retrospective case series. METHODS:Review of patients with sudden-onset anterior uveitis and concomitant ODE seen in an academic uveitis r...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Monheit BE,Read RW

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report a patient with uveal effusion and intermittent angle-closure glaucoma associated with primary pulmonary hypertension. METHODS:Observational case report. RESULTS:A 78-year-old woman with primary pulmonary hypertension noticed pain and decreased vision in her right eye. Ocular examination disclosed ex...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Krohn J,Bjune C

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 32-year-old woman developed bilateral blindness along with severe preeclampsia of pregnancy. Ophthalmoscopic examination disclosed chalky-white optic disks with only minimal changes in the retinal vasculature. After caesarean section, the preeclampsia improved, and complete return of visual acuity occurred during a ...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Beck RW,Gamel JW,Willcourt RJ,Berman G

更新日期：1980-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report a case of primary intraocular lymphoma possessing bilaterally identical monoclonal rearrangements of the immunoglobulin heavy chain (IgH) gene. DESIGN:Observational case report. METHODS:A 78-year-old woman with bilateral vitritis, subretinal infiltrates in the right eye, and no involvement of the ce...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Higashide T,Takahira M,Okumura H,Torisaki M,Sakurai M,Shirao Y,Sugiyama K

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To optimize the method of treating choroidal neovascularization (CNV) associated with age-related macular degeneration (AMD). DESIGN:Experimental study and interventional case series. METHODS:The parameters associated with locating and then photocoagulating CNV feeder vessels were identified and optimized usi...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Flower RW

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Holes of the peripheral retina, defined as full-thickness breaks of trophic origin with no associated flap or free operculum, were found in 136 (2.4%) eyes from 2,800 autopsied subjects. Primary retinal holes (those with no indication of a proximal causative lesion and with no lattice degeneration in either eye) occur...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Foos RY

更新日期：1978-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The technique of keratoprosthesis was used in 21 cases of severe and intractable forms of keratopathy during the past 3 1/2 years. The results in terms of visual acuity were satisfactory in more than half the cases. Significant problems that occurred after this procedure included the diagnosis and management of glauc...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Rao GN,Blatt HL,Aquavella JV

更新日期：1979-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To describe the long-term surgical course of patients with open globe injury. DESIGN:Retrospective case series. METHODS:Patients with open globe injuries (848 in total) treated surgically at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary between 2000 and 2009 were retrospectively reviewed. Data from presentation, in...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Andreoli MT,Andreoli CM

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To describe a case of Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) that involved the anterior uveal tract. DESIGN:Interventional case report. METHODS:A retrospective review was conducted on a patient with iris nodules and anterior uveitis in the setting of LCH. Visual acuity and clinical findings that were noted on sl...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Tsai JH,Galaydh F,Ching SS

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To measure accurately the amount of cyclotorsion. METHODS:A horizontal light beam of the slit lamp is projected on the retina, crossing the fovea. The slit light will normally cross between the middle and lower thirds of the disk. Cyclotorsion of the eye will cause the horizontal slit-light beam to be projecte...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Spierer A

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To describe the use of anterior segment optical coherence tomography (AS-OCT) to clarify the position and patency of aqueous shunt devices in the anterior chamber of eyes where corneal edema or tube position does not permit a satisfactory view. DESIGN:Noncomparative observational case series. METHODS:Four cas...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Sarodia U,Sharkawi E,Hau S,Barton K

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to evaluate the baseline features associated with blindness in a cohort of children with primary congenital glaucoma (PCG) from a hospital registry. METHODS:Setting: Observational cohort study DESIGN: Retrospective clinical cohort study STUDY POPULATION: The registry included all chil...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Alshigari R,Freidi A,Souru C,Edward DP,Malik R

更新日期：2020-12-21 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To perform a comprehensive review and to investigate the presence and role of autoimmune antibodies in 25 cases of acute zonal occult outer retinopathy (AZOOR) identified using the classification originally proposed by J. Donald Gass. DESIGN:Observational case series. METHODS:Setting: Institutional. STUDY PO...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Qian CX,Wang A,DeMill DL,Jayasundera T,Branham K,Abalem MF,Khan N,Heckenlively JR

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We recorded visual-evoked cortical potentials before and after pars plana vitrectomy and intravitreal liquid silicone filling in 30 patients (30 eyes) with complicated retinal detachments without vascular eye disease or glaucoma. The flash- and flicker-evoked cortical potentials increased in amplitude in all cases. Of...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Kellner U,Lucke K,Foerster MH

更新日期：1988-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To describe rifabutin-associated uveitis with opacities in the inferior and posterior vitreous in three patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. METHOD:Case reports of the three patients are presented. RESULTS:The patients, who were being treated with rifabutin and fluconazole, developed anterior and...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Chaknis MJ,Brooks SE,Mitchell KT,Marcus DM

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate macular retinal ganglion cell thickness in patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and intravitreal anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) therapy. DESIGN:Retrospective case series with fellow-eye comparison. METHODS:Patients with continuous unilateral anti-VEGF tr...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Beck M,Munk MR,Ebneter A,Wolf S,Zinkernagel MS

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To provide a detailed review of current clinical guidelines for the diagnosis, work-up and treatment of autoimmune retinopathy and to preview briefly possible future therapies. DESIGN:Perspective based on literature review and clinical expertise. METHODS:Interpretation of current literature, relying on the au...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Grange L,Dalal M,Nussenblatt RB,Sen HN

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To describe the effect of internal limiting membrane peeling in chronic recalcitrant pseudophakic cystoid macular edema. DESIGN:Two interventional case reports. METHODS:Two consecutive patients with chronic pseudophakic cystoid macular edema of 11-22 months duration, after uncomplicated cataract surgery, unre...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Peyman GA,Canakis C,Livir-Rallatos C,Conway MD

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare the clinical outcomes of two treatment approaches for bilateral nasolacrimal duct obstruction (NLDO) in infancy. DESIGN:Multicenter, randomized clinical trial. METHODS:We studied 57 infants between the ages of 6 and <10 months who had bilateral NLDO. Participants were randomized to receive either (...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Lee KA,Chandler DL,Repka MX,Melia M,Beck RW,Summers CG,Frick KD,Foster NC,Kraker RT,Atkinson S,PEDIG.

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the retention rate and complications of 2 different types of silicon lacrimal punctal plugs with the focus on the relationship to punctum size. DESIGN:A prospective, nonrandomized, interventional, comparative study. METHOD:Forty-four patients with dry eye syndrome received lacrimal punctal plug...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Kaido M,Ishida R,Dogru M,Tsubota K

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To characterize the locations, circumstances, and outcomes of falls in patients with varying degrees of glaucoma. DESIGN:Prospective cohort study. METHODS:Patients with suspected or diagnosed glaucoma completed monthly calendars reporting falls. After each fall, a 30-item questionnaire was administered to det...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Sotimehin AE,Yonge AV,Mihailovic A,West SK,Friedman DS,Gitlin LN,Ramulu PY

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare the sensitivities of high-speed Fourier-domain optical coherence tomography (FD-OCT) and conventional time-domain (TD) OCT for the detection of clinical findings important in the management of common vitreoretinal disorders. DESIGN:Prospective, observational study. METHODS:FD-OCT scans (128 B scans...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Keane PA,Bhatti RA,Brubaker JW,Liakopoulos S,Sadda SR,Walsh AC

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the percentage and risk indicators leading to retinal redetachment in HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) patients with CMV (cytomegalovirus) retinitis related retinal detachments that were repaired with silicone oil, and then subsequently underwent oil removal. DESIGN:Retrospective, noncomparative ...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Morrison VL,Labree LD,Azen SP,Goldberg DE,Freeman WR

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We studied patients with chronic open-angle glaucoma who had similar intraocular pressures to determine whether surgical or medical therapy is more effective in preventing progressive, long-term, glaucomatous damage. METHODS:Included in this study were patients with chronic open-angle glaucoma who were followe...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Stewart WC,Sine CS,LoPresto C

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare choroidal vascularity index (CVI) in patients with arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (A-AION), nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NA-AION), and control subjects. DESIGN:Retrospective cross-sectional study. METHODS:This study was conducted at the Ophthalmology Unit of the S....

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Pellegrini M,Giannaccare G,Bernabei F,Moscardelli F,Schiavi C,Campos EC

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00