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abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the prevalence of peripheral pigmented retinal lesions and associated clinical findings in patients with Stargardt disease. DESIGN:Retrospective case series. METHODS:Records at a single academic institution were reviewed for patients with genetically confirmed Stargardt disease with peripheral ...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Zhao PY,Abalem MF,Nadelman D,Qian CX,Branham K,Schlegel D,Khan N,Heckenlively JR,Jayasundera T

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 62-year-old woman developed a recurrent mucinous sweat gland adenocarcinoma of the eyelid. The clinical characteristics of this rare, primary adnexal neoplasm of skin in our patient were, to our knowledge, unique. The tumor mimicked a lacrimal sac tumor and had orbital extension demonstrated preoperatively by comput...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Cohen KL,Peiffer RL,Lipper S

更新日期：1981-08-01 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 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:To determine the incidence of and risk factors for cataract and to describe the visual outcomes of cataract surgery in eyes with cytomegalovirus-related retinal detachments repaired with silicone oil. STUDY DESIGN:Retrospective cohort study. METHODS:A prospectively generated database of all patients with cyto...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Tanna AP,Kempen JH,Dunn JP,Haller JA,Jabs DA

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although asymmetric or unilateral optic disk swelling is unusual in patients with increased intracranial pressure, we treated three such patients. Two (a 31-year-old man and a 31-year-old woman, both of whom were overweight) had benign intracranial hypertension. The third patient (a 64-year-old man) had a posterior fo...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Sedwick LA,Burde RM

更新日期：1983-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the mechanism of spontaneous resolution of foveal detachments and idiopathic macular breaks. METHODS:We reviewed the records of 139 consecutive eyes (94 patients) with either a foveal detachment or a macular break in patients who were examined between 1989 and 1992. There were 26 men and 68 women (...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Kakehashi A,Schepens CL,Akiba J,Hikichi T,Trempe CL

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate performance of optical coherence tomography (OCT) for detection of early glaucoma. DESIGN:Observational case-control study. METHODS: SETTING:University-based tertiary care center. STUDY POPULATION:One eye from 50 normals, 42 glaucoma suspects, and 59 early glaucoma patients meeting the following...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Nouri-Mahdavi K,Hoffman D,Tannenbaum DP,Law SK,Caprioli J

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report central serous chorioretinopathy associated with excessive use of compounds with sympathomimetic activity. DESIGN:Observational case series. METHODS:Four patients presented with clinical and fluorescein angiographic evidence of central serous chorioretinopathy. All patients expressed a concomitant p...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Michael JC,Pak J,Pulido J,de Venecia G

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare three phacoemulsification machines for measurement accuracy and postocclusion surge (POS) in human cadaver eyes. DESIGN:In vitro comparisons of machine accuracy and POS. METHODS:Tip vacuum and flow were compared with machine indicated vacuum and flow. All machines were placed in two human cadaver e...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Georgescu D,Kuo AF,Kinard KI,Olson RJ

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare tear protein markers between normal subjects and patients with dry eye (DE) and high and low lymphotoxin-alpha (LT-α) levels. DESIGN:Prospective cross-sectional study. METHODS:Patients with DE were divided into low (≤700 pg/mL) and high (>700 pg/mL) LT-α groups. Twelve protein markers were measured...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Chen H,Chen H,Liang L,Zhong Y,Liang Y,Yu Y,Huang S,Lu X

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To identify nationwide trends and factors associated with advanced imaging (computed tomography [CT] and magnetic resonance imaging [MRI]) use for eye-related emergency department (ED) visits. DESIGN:Retrospective, trend study. METHODS:Setting: National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey 2007-2015. PATI...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Zafar S,Sebestyen K,Qureshi Z,Schein O,Johnson P,Srikumaran D,Woreta FA

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Of 150 consecutive cases of preretinal macular fibrosis that occurred predominantly in older subjects, 118 cases involved only one eye while 32 occurred binocularly. The ratio of women to men was 3:2. Visual acuity was usually 20/50 or better, and only four of 178 eyes had acuity below 20/200. The vast majority of les...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Wise GN

更新日期：1975-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied 300 visual fields of 153 consecutive patients who had glaucoma or increased intraocular pressures. All the visual fields were plotted with the same technique on a Goldmann perimeter. Crowding of the peripheral nasal isopters was said to be present when the nasal isopter, outlined with the peripheral thresho...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： de Oliveira Rassi M,Shields MB

更新日期：1982-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the prevalence and associations of visual impairment and spectacle use in university students in central China. DESIGN:Cross-sectional study. METHODS:This study included students aged 16-26 years in China. Study subjects from 2 universities underwent distance visual acuity (VA) assessment in bo...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Wei S,Sun Y,Li SM,Hu J,Cao K,Du J,An W,Liang X,Guo J,Li H,Wang N

更新日期：2019-10-01 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：PURPOSE:To report the echographic appearance of a scleral fold in hypotony. METHOD:We performed ultrasonography on a patient who, after trabeculectomy with mitomycin C, had an intraocular pressure of 1 mm Hg, an opaque cataract, and suspected hypotonous maculopathy in the left eye. RESULTS:An area of dome-shaped eyew...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Loewenstein A,McKinnon S,DiBernardo C

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To describe a newly identified clinical entity tentatively named white dot fovea. METHODS:We examined by scanning laser ophthalmoscopy 58 eyes of 30 patients (mean age, 64 years) who had white dots in the fovea (anatomically defined as the foveola) simulating macular hole. In addition, the retinal surfaces of ...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Yokotsuka K,Kishi S,Shimizu K

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate cataract risk associated with the use of atypical antipsychotics. DESIGN:Retrospective, nested case-control study. METHODS:A large health claims database (The British Columbia Ministry of Health Databases) from British Columbia, Canada, was used from January 2000 through December 2007. Cases we...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Pakzad-Vaezi KL,Etminan M,Mikelberg FS

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We believe axoplasmic transport alteration is the anatomic substrate for formation of drusen of the optic disk. In familial cases the cause of axoplasmic transport alteration may be related to the presence of a genetically determined, small, crowded optic nerve head. We believe these congenitally elevated nerve heads ...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Spencer WH

更新日期：1978-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Assessment of anterior segment-optical coherence tomography angiography (AS-OCTA) to determine severity of corneal neovascularization (CoNV). DESIGN:Retrospective, cross-sectional, single-center study. METHODS:Patients of various CoNV etiologies were selected and classified into mild, moderate, and severe. Th...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Binotti WW,Koseoglu ND,Nosé RM,Kenyon KR,Hamrah P

更新日期：2020-08-18 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To examine surgical and refractive outcomes of phacoemulsification with intraocular lens (IOL) implant in eyes with prior trabeculectomy. DESIGN:Retrospective observational case-control study. METHODS:The study compared eyes that underwent phacoemulsification with IOL implant at least 3 months post-trabeculec...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Zhang N,Tsai PL,Catoira-Boyle YP,Morgan LS,Hoop JS,Cantor LB,WuDunn D

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To characterize the molecular defect in the TGFBI gene in a Chinese family affected with an atypical lattice corneal dystrophy. DESIGN:Case report and experimental study. METHODS:Molecular genetic analysis was performed on the DNA extracted from peripheral leucocytes from a Chinese family with atypical lattic...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Tian X,Fujiki K,Zhang Y,Murakami A,Li Q,Kanai A,Wang W,Hao Y,Ma Z

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate changes in anterior chamber angle configuration with indentation ultrasound biomicroscopy gonioscopy of relative pupillary block (RPB). DESIGN:Cross-sectional study. METHODS:This study included 26 eyes of 26 patients with RPB. We determined angle opening distance 500 and angle recess area using...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Matsunaga K,Ito K,Esaki K,Sugimoto K,Sano T,Miura K,Sasoh M,Uji Y

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prostaglandins E1, E2, D2, A1, F1alpha, and F2alpha as well as synthetic chemoattractants and growth factors were tested for their ability to induce the proliferation of new blood vessels in the rabbit cornea. PGE1 showed the strongest neovasculogenic activity attracting new blood vessels in all of the cases. PGE2 was...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： BenEzra D

更新日期：1978-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To observe longitudinal changes in the corneal endothelium after pediatric cataract surgery with intraocular lens implantation. DESIGN:Prospective, longitudinal study. METHODS:settings: Iladevi Cataract and IOL Research Centre, Ahmedabad, India. study population: This study included 100 pediatric eyes undergo...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Vasavada AR,Praveen MR,Vasavada VA,Shah SK,Vasavada V,Trivedi RH

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using the Cochet-Bonnet esthesiometer, we evaluated the corneal sensation of 11 patients with unilateral Adie's tonic pupil. We eliminated six other patients with bilateral Adie's pupil or disease that lowered corneal sensation. An observed unfamiliar with each patient's condition tested 12 clock hour positions in the...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Purcell JJ Jr,Krachmer JH,Thompson HS

更新日期：1977-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate optical coherence tomography in allergy-prone uveitis patients. METHODS:Thirty-four patients (43 eyes) with posterior uveitis (31 eyes) and intermediate uveitis (12 eyes) were evaluated by fluorescein angiography, indocyanine green angiography, and optical coherence tomography. Follow-up examinatio...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Hassenstein A,Bialasiewicz AA,Richard G

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine photoreceptor oxidative stress and damage in sympathetic ophthalmia (SO). DESIGN:Immunohistologic study. METHODS:Eight formalin-fixed and paraffin-embedded human globes with typical histologic features of SO and five age-matched globes without intraocular inflammation (controls) were retrieved fr...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Parikh JG,Saraswathy S,Rao NA

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In several tumors of different organ sites, the amount of DNA in a cell (ploidy) is associated with malignancy. We performed DNA quantitation in 21 choroidal melanomas and compared flow cytometry with image analysis in 11 of these melanomas. We modified our preparation technique to overcome problems with pigment and c...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Coleman K,Baak JP,Dorman A,Mullaney J,Curran B,Tiernan D,Farrell M,Fenton M,Leader M

更新日期：1993-03-15 00:00:00