Surgical complications of pars plana vitreous surgery.

abstract：PURPOSE:To describe the echographic characteristics of splitting the outer posterior cortical vitreous in patients with proliferative diabetic retinopathy and vitreous hemorrhage. METHODS:The authors retrospectively reviewed the echographic findings in 270 patients who were evaluated at the Doheny Eye Institute betwee...

journal_title：Ophthalmology

authors： Chu TG,Lopez PF,Cano MR,Freeman WR,Lean JS,Liggett PE,Thomas EL,Green RL

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The human orbit is an environment that is vulnerable to inflammation and edema in the setting of autoimmune thyroid disease. Our study investigated the tenet that orbital adipose tissue lacks lymphatic vessels and analyzed the clinicopathologic differences between patients with acute and chronic thyroid eye dis...

journal_title：Ophthalmology

authors： Wong LL,Lee NG,Amarnani D,Choi CJ,Bielenberg DR,Freitag SK,D'Amore PA,Kim LA

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the efficacy of a combination of 5-fluorouracil and low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH) to improve the outcome of surgery for established proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR). DESIGN:Double-masked, prospective, randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial. SETTING:Three tertiary-referral teac...

journal_title：Ophthalmology

authors： Charteris DG,Aylward GW,Wong D,Groenewald C,Asaria RH,Bunce C,PVR Study Group.

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients suffering a central retinal vein occlusion should be evaluated for conditions that promote and/or contribute to the formation of a thrombosis in the central retinal vein. These conditions include alterations of blood flow, altered viscosity of the blood, abnormalities of coagulation, and abnormalities of vess...

journal_title：Ophthalmology

authors： Gutman FA

更新日期：1983-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We report 2 cases of compressive optic neuropathy after use of oxidized regenerated cellulose (ORC) in orbital surgery. To our knowledge, no complications have been reported previously after use of this material in orbital surgery. We also review the complications related to its retention at operative sites out...

journal_title：Ophthalmology

authors： Arat YO,Dorotheo EU,Tang RA,Boniuk M,Schiffman JS

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 33-year-old man with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) was found to have bilateral cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis with concomitant unilateral optic neuritis. The patient died and postmortem examination of both eyes disclosed CMV inclusions in all layers of the involved retinas including the retinal pigment...

journal_title：Ophthalmology

authors： Grossniklaus HE,Frank KE,Tomsak RL

更新日期：1987-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) with photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) in the correction of myopia from -2.00 to -5.50 diopters. DESIGN:Prospective, randomized, paired clinical trial. PARTICIPANTS:Fifty-two eyes of 26 myopic patients were enrolled in the study. INTERVENTION:Each patient rec...

journal_title：Ophthalmology

authors： el Danasoury MA,el Maghraby A,Klyce SD,Mehrez K

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine the risks for altered cytogenetic profile based on melanoma features and size. DESIGN:Retrospective case series. PARTICIPANTS:A total of 1059 patients with uveal melanoma. METHODS:Fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) of tumor for DNA amplification and whole genome array-based assay. MAIN OUTCOM...

journal_title：Ophthalmology

authors： Shields CL,Say EAT,Hasanreisoglu M,Saktanasate J,Lawson BM,Landy JE,Badami AU,Sivalingam MD,Mashayekhi A,Shields JA,Ganguly A

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To study the dexamethasone concentration in aqueous humor, vitreous, and serum of patients after repeated topical application of dexamethasone disodium phosphate. DESIGN:Prospective nonrandomized comparative trial. PARTICIPANTS:Twenty phakic patients scheduled for a first vitrectomy. METHODS:All participants...

journal_title：Ophthalmology

authors： Weijtens O,Schoemaker RC,Romijn FP,Cohen AF,Lentjes EG,van Meurs JC

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the change in intraocular pressure (IOP) in subjects with Graves' orbitopathy (GO) after orbital decompression, strabismus surgery, and orbital radiation. DESIGN:Retrospective case review. METHODS:The charts of 172 consecutive subjects from the Neuro-ophthalmology Service at Wills Eye Hospital (...

journal_title：Ophthalmology

authors： Danesh-Meyer HV,Savino PJ,Deramo V,Sergott RC,Smith AF

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirteen patients complained of recent fluctuating aching of one orbit, punctuated by stabbing pains. All had exquisite point tenderness over the trochlea and in half of the patients the pain was aggravated by eye movement. Standardized A-scan echography demonstrated swelling of the peritrochlear tissue and thickening...

journal_title：Ophthalmology

authors： Tychsen L,Tse DT,Ossoinig K,Anderson RL

更新日期：1984-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the influence of the vitreomacular interface (VMI) on the functional and anatomic efficacy of ranibizumab therapy in patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD). DESIGN:Subanalysis of a prospective, 12-month, multicenter, phase IIIb trial. PARTICIPANTS:A total of 353 treatm...

journal_title：Ophthalmology

authors： Mayr-Sponer U,Waldstein SM,Kundi M,Ritter M,Golbaz I,Heiling U,Papp A,Simader C,Schmidt-Erfurth U

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent studies have suggested that diffuse field loss and localized visual field loss in glaucomatous patients may have different pathophysiologic mechanisms. Testing that hypothesis requires that some patients present with purely localized field loss and other patients with purely diffuse loss. This article describes...

journal_title：Ophthalmology

authors： Drance SM

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To develop a clinical classification system for age-related macular degeneration (AMD). DESIGN:Evidence-based investigation, using a modified Delphi process. PARTICIPANTS:Twenty-six AMD experts, 1 neuro-ophthalmologist, 2 committee chairmen, and 1 methodologist. METHODS:Each committee member completed an o...

journal_title：Ophthalmology

authors： Ferris FL 3rd,Wilkinson CP,Bird A,Chakravarthy U,Chew E,Csaky K,Sadda SR,Beckman Initiative for Macular Research Classification Committee.

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nodular, gray-white, central corneal opacities which extended from the subepithelial zone through the anterior four fifths of the stroma developed in a 50-year-old man with a longstanding history of hard contact lens wear for keratoconus. Results of histopathologic analysis of the corneal button obtained at the time o...

journal_title：Ophthalmology

authors： Stern GA,Knapp A,Hood CI

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the relationship between retinal sensitivity and the photoreceptor inner segment/outer segment (IS/OS) layer status in patients with diabetic macular edema (DME). DESIGN:Cross-sectional study. PARTICIPANTS:Twenty-five adult patients (37 eyes) diagnosed with DME and managed at the Wilmer Eye Instit...

journal_title：Ophthalmology

authors： Yohannan J,Bittencourt M,Sepah YJ,Hatef E,Sophie R,Moradi A,Liu H,Ibrahim M,Do DV,Coulantuoni E,Nguyen QD

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the incidence and extent of visual recovery in patients with giant cell arteritis (GCA) treated with high doses of systemic corticosteroids. DESIGN:Multicenter prospective case series. PARTICIPANTS:Thirty-four consecutive patients with biopsy-proven GCA and visual loss seen at either Wills Eye H...

journal_title：Ophthalmology

authors： Danesh-Meyer H,Savino PJ,Gamble GG

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Choroidal detachment and anterior chamber (AC) shallowing develop in some cases after scleral buckling surgery for rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RD). Postoperative angle-closure glaucoma has been reported to occur in 4% of cases. It is supposed that compression by the local scleral buckling induces ciliary...

journal_title：Ophthalmology

authors： Kawana K,Okamoto F,Hiraoka T,Oshika T

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate refractive error in eyes with nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NA-AION) and its relationship to cup/disc (C/D) ratio. DESIGN:Cohort study. PARTICIPANTS:A total of 608 consecutive patients with NA-AION. METHODS:At first visit, all patients had a comprehensive ophthalmic evalua...

journal_title：Ophthalmology

authors： Hayreh SS,Zimmerman MB

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the anatomic and functional outcomes of photorefractive surgery in patients with underlying systemic diseases that are traditionally listed as relative or absolute contraindications. DESIGN:Observational retrospective case-control study. PARTICIPANTS:The case groups were composed of 275 eyes o...

journal_title：Ophthalmology

authors： Cobo-Soriano R,Beltrán J,Baviera J

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A near-total shift to cataract extraction on an outpatient basis occurred as a result of an administrative ruling by the Health Care Financing Administration. No national study has been conducted to assess the possible effects of that decision on clinical outcomes of surgery. The authors compared the rates o...

journal_title：Ophthalmology

authors： Javitt JC,Street DA,Tielsch JM,Wang Q,Kolb MM,Schien O,Sommer A,Bergner M,Steinberg EP

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of the specular microscope as a noninvasive in vivo method of identifying cholesterol crystals in two cases of crystalline corneal deposits is described. This illustrates the advantage of using the specular microscope under living conditions with a much higher magnification than is obtained with the slit lamp....

journal_title：Ophthalmology

authors： Brooks AM,Grant G,Gillies WE

更新日期：1988-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The authors measured functional status after bilateral implantation of a multifocal versus a monofocal intraocular lens (IOL). METHODS:A retrospective, case-control study was done on 100 subjects implanted bilaterally with a silicone-optic foldable zonal progressive IOL under United States Food and Drug Admi...

journal_title：Ophthalmology

authors： Javitt JC,Wang F,Trentacost DJ,Rowe M,Tarantino N

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Diffuse iris melanoma is a rare variant of iris melanoma that has a flat growth pattern and often presents as unilateral hyperchromic heterochromia and glaucoma. There have been no large clinical reports of diffuse iris melanoma. DESIGN:Single-center retrospective case series. PARTICIPANTS:Twenty-five cons...

journal_title：Ophthalmology

authors： Demirci H,Shields CL,Shields JA,Eagle RC Jr,Honavar SG

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An experience utilizing the carbon dioxide laser for blepharoplasty in a series of 40 patients with an average follow-up of 16 months is reported. The advantages of this method include improved control of intraoperative hemorrhage which occurs because the laser cauterizes small vessels as it cuts tissues. Postoperativ...

journal_title：Ophthalmology

authors： Baker SS,Muenzler WS,Small RG,Leonard JE

更新日期：1984-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the efficacy of a combination of 5-fluorouracil (5FU) and low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH) in the treatment of unselected rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) undergoing primary vitrectomy. DESIGN:Double-masked, prospective, randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial. PARTICIPANTS:Six ...

journal_title：Ophthalmology

authors： Wickham L,Bunce C,Wong D,McGurn D,Charteris DG

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:West Nile virus (WNV) disease is a zoonotic infection with recent outbreaks in the United States. Recent reports have highlighted the intraocular findings associated with WNV disease. We describe the intraocular findings observed in two patients infected by the West Nile virus. DESIGN:Observational case repo...

journal_title：Ophthalmology

authors： Hershberger VS,Augsburger JJ,Hutchins RK,Miller SA,Horwitz JA,Bergmann M

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four cases of acute angle closure glaucoma with different types of ocular vascular accidents are presented: one case of optic nerve head ischemia; two cases of central retinal vein occlusion, and one case of vitreous hemorrhage. One of the patients had vitreous hemorrhage following the lowering of intraocular pressure...

journal_title：Ophthalmology

authors： Sonty S,Schwartz B

更新日期：1981-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To objectively measure and compare halo, flicker, and glare disability in pseudophakic eyes with monofocal (MONO) and multifocal (MULTI) intraocular lenses (IOLs) with respect to the influence of corneal surface quality, astigmatism, and age. DESIGN:Prospective case series. PARTICIPANTS:This clinical trial ...

journal_title：Ophthalmology

authors： Dick HB,Krummenauer F,Schwenn O,Krist R,Pfeiffer N

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study aimed to review the best postoperative visual recovery in patients with macula-off detachments of 7 days' duration or less. DESIGN:Noncontrolled, prospective, interventional case series. PARTICIPANTS:A total of 104 patients with macula-off detachments of 7 days or less were studied, and the time ...

journal_title：Ophthalmology

authors： Ross WH,Kozy DW

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00