Toxigenic strains of Staphylococcus epidermidis and their experimental corneal pathogenicity in rabbits.

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate and compare outcomes of CO2 laser-assisted sclerectomy surgery (CLASS) with mitomycin C (MMC) combined with or without phacoemulsification in adult Asian glaucoma patients. DESIGN:Retrospective, comparative study. METHODS:Adult Asian glaucoma patients who underwent CLASS alone or combined with pha...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Ho DCW,Perera SA,Hla MH,Ho CL

更新日期：2021-01-22 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：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the efficacy and safety of the bilateral simultaneous XEN (BISIXEN) surgery in open-angle glaucoma patients. METHODS:Retrospective analysis of a prospective data base conducted on uncontrolled glaucoma patients who underwent BISIXEN surgery. Primary endpoint measure was the incidence of sight-thr...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Urcola A,Garay-Aramburu G

更新日期：2021-01-02 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Traditional color vision tests depend on subjective judgments and are not suitable for infant children and subjects with cognitive dysfunction. We aimed to explore an objective and quantitative color vision testing method based on sweep steady-state visual evoked potentials (sweep SSVEPs) and compare the result...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Zheng X,Xu G,Wang Y,Du C,Liang R,Zhang K,Jia Y,Du Y,Zhang S

更新日期：2020-10-12 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：:We investigated in normal persons of different ages ranging from 4 months to 85 years the frequency of different ferning types as well as the results of the Schirmer I test, break-up time and tear protein profile. With increasing age, ferning types of higher degree were significantly more frequent. Furthermore, a corr...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Puderbach S,Stolze HH

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence of endophthalmitis after pars plana vitrectomy is low. Silicone oil is a tamponading agent which has anti-microbial activity. Post-operative endophthalmitis following vitrectomy with silicone oil tamponade has been rarely reported. We describe the case of a young male who underwent pars plana vitrectomy ...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Goel N,Bhambhwani V,Ghosh B

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We report a case of atypical, extratarsal chalazion referred with a history of a chronic inflammatory mass found on the edge of the lower eyelid. METHODS:A 3-year-old female developed a small mass on the medial side of the right lower lid in 4-month duration. She was seen by her ophthalmologist and the diagnos...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Chang M,Park J,Kyung SE

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Growth factors are considered as key molecules that participating in fibrosis formation. This research aimed to clarify potential effects of p53 on regulation of transforming growth factor β (TGF-β) and fibrosis formation and investigate the associated mechanisms. METHODS:Vimentin was examined to identify huma...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Li N,Zhang R

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Invasive aspergillosis is a rare disease and is often misdiagnosed. The clinical course is quite aggressive and it is a potentially fatal disease. We report a case of invasive aspergillosis involving the dura mater and optic nerves which was successfully treated with voriconazole, even though the patient had residual ...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Arakawa H,Suto C,Notani H,Ishida T,Abe K,Ookubo Y

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate subfoveal choroidal thickness of normal eyes with the use of the enhanced depth imaging technique of optical coherence tomography (EDI-OCT) and correlation of choroidal thickness with patient age. A retrospective analysis of 123 healthy eyes was performed. Age, gender, refractive state and spheric equivale...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Ozdogan Erkul S,Kapran Z,Uyar OM

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report a case of bilateral Terson Syndrome with sub inner limiting membrane hemorrhage associated with a rare finding: perimacular fold. METHODS:The patient, a 34 years old female with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage and bilateral Terson syndrome was admitted to the Ophthalmology department, complaining ...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Munteanu M,Rosca C,Stanca H

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:We examined the immunocytochemical features of after cataract tissue and cataractous lens epithelium prior to cataract surgery and at the time of surgery. METHODS:This study included 23 cases. Antibodies against the following antigens were used: epidermal growth factor (EGF), EGF receptor (EGF-R), fibroblas...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Shigemitsu T,Ishiguro K,Shimizu Y,Horiguchi M,Kasahara M,Arakaki S

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To observe the effect of sirt1 on retinal ganglion cells (RGC) with high glucose culture and to explore the role of sirt1 in the development of diabetic retinopathy. Method RGC was infected by sirt1 lentivirus overexpression vector pLV5-sirt1 and interference vector pLV3-si-sirt1. The normal control group and...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Zhou Y,Cai LJ,Xu LH,Guo Y,Chen N,Yao Q

更新日期：2020-11-11 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate long-term clinical outcomes after acute angle closure in the Chinese population. A 10-year retrospective review of primary acute angle closure in Hong Kong Chinese to document patient demographics, treatment, and pre- and post-acute angle closure intraocular pressure (IOP) and visual acuity (VA). The ye...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Lee JW,Wong BK,Yick DW,Wong IY,Yuen CY,Lai JS

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study reports the outcomes of therapeutic penetrating keratoplasties, defined as keratoplasties performed to eradicate active infectious corneal diseases or to repair a structural defect of the cornea. The records of 24 eyes of 24 patients (17 female and 7 male) treated with therapeutic penetrating keratoplasty b...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Yalniz-Akkaya Z,Burcu A,Doğan E,Onat M,Ornek F

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined nine patients who presented cilioretinal artery occlusion (CLRAO) associated with retinal vein occlusion (RVO). CLRAO was probably secondary to the raised intraluminal resistance consequent to the RVO in patients showing initially a delayed filling of the cilioretinal artery in fluorescein angiography. Int...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Brazitikos PD,Pournaras CJ,Othenin-Girard P,Borruat FX

更新日期：1993-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper builds on results of a previous paper on the prevalence of trachomatous visual impairment as the foundation for assessing the global burden of trachomatous blindness and low vision: approximately 2.9 million cases of trachomatous blindness and 3.8 million low visioned corresponding to a global prevalence of...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Evans TG,Ranson MK

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aims to report a case of acute macular neuroretinopathy (AMN) misdiagnosed as optic neuritis. The methods include review of the clinical, photographic, angiographic, visual field, infrared imaging, and optical coherence tomography records of a patient with AMN. A 30-year-old female who was initially diagnos...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Cebeci Z,Bayraktar S,Oray M,Kir N

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare the outcome of penetrating keratoplasty (PKP) and deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty (DALK) in the surgical management of keratoconus (KC). PATIENT AND METHODS:A retrospective review was conducted of the medical records of all patients treated with PKP or DALK for KC at University of Iowa Hospitals...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Cohen AW,Goins KM,Sutphin JE,Wandling GR,Wagoner MD

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Numerous studies suggest that reactive oxygen species play a crucial role in the development of glaucoma. Since glaucoma patients exhibit posterior vitreous detachment earlier than controls, it has been suggested that reactive oxygen species-increased in glaucoma-also affect the vitreous. In the present study w...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Schwab C,Paar M,Fengler VH,Lindner E,Haas A,Ivastinovic D,Seidel G,Weger M,Wedrich A,Oettl K

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the longitudinal changes in refractive errors in preterm children with and without retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) in the first 6 years of life. METHODS:We included 226 preterm children with a gestational age of ≤34 weeks: 222 eyes with no ROP, 73 eyes with mild ROP and 145 eyes with severe ROP...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Kaya M,Berk AT,Yaman A

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report two cases of ciliochoroidal effusion after the usage of topiramate. CASES:Two middle-aged women experienced sudden onset of acute glaucoma and acquired myopia after taking topiramate. Ultrasound biomicroscopy demonstrated bilateral ciliochoroidal effusion and angle closure. The A-scan ultrasonography...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Lan YW,Hsieh JW

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report a unique case of congenital simple hamartoma of retinal pigment epithelium (CSHRPE) associated with full-thickness macular hole (FTMH). METHODS:A 14-year-old female with a previous diagnosis of simple hamartoma of retinal pigment epithelium in the left eye presented with a 3-week onset of reduced vis...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Stavrakas P,Vachtsevanos A,Karakosta E,Kozeis N,Triantafylla M,Tranos P

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A case report of recurrent unilateral granulomatous iridocyclitis with ocular hypertension without retinitis caused by cytomegalovirus (CMV) in an immunocompetent patient. METHODS:Aqueous humor was analysed by multiplex PCR to detect viral DNA, and real-time PCR was used to evaluate virus copies before and ...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Kawaguchi T,Sugita S,Shimizu N,Mochizuki M

更新日期：2007-12-01 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：PURPOSE:The objective of this study is to examine the morphometry of the lacrimal drainage system with reference to bony landmarks in the vicinity. METHODS:Twenty midsaggitalized heads obtained from sixteen preserved cadavers were studied. Measurements involved detailed morphometry of anterior and posterior lacrimal c...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Ali MJ,Schicht M,Paulsen F

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 65-year-old woman with iridocorneal endothelial syndrome and a history of Ahmed glaucoma drainage (AGD) tube implantation underwent Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty (DSAEK) in her right eye. During the procedure, filling the anterior chamber with air was quite difficult due to escape of air via ...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Bozkurt KT,Acar BT,Acar S

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report a comparison analysis of accelerated corneal cross-linking (A-CXL) treatment for progressive keratoconus patients in different pediatric age groups. STUDY DESIGN:Retrospective, cross-sectional. METHODS:Patients with progressive keratoconus aged ≤ 18 were retrospectively reviewed. Forty-one eyes of 4...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Ozer MD,Batur M,Mesen S,Tekın S,Seven E,Yasar T

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada syndrome (VKHS) is an inflammatory systemic autoimmune disease principally affecting pigmented tissues in the ocular, auditory, integumentary and central nervous systems. Patients are generally women in the fourth decade of life. The prognosis is correlated mainly with the time between...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Coutinho I,Pedrosa C,Santos C,Pina S,Lisboa M,Bernardo M,Prieto I

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00