Angiogenesis and lymphangiogenesis-implications for corneal immunity.

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine what metrics might impact satisfaction survey responses. METHODS:A 37-question survey was administered to 249 participants. Responses were correlated to demographics, clinical factors, weather conditions, and examination timing. RESULTS:Sample consists of 55.4% female and 73.9% white, and mean ag...

journal_title：Seminars in ophthalmology

authors： Rahmatnejad K,Myers JS,Falls ME,Myers SR,Waisbourd M,Hark LA

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The lacrimal caruncle is a modified cutaneous tissue that contains hair follicles, accessory lacrimal glands, sweat glands, lobules of fat, and sebaceous glands. Due to the nature of tissue, a variety of lesions, both benign and malignant, could arise from this area. Lymphomas of the eye and its adnexa are frequently ...

journal_title：Seminars in ophthalmology

authors： Ting DS,Mansoor Q,Mathew S,Wride NK

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report anterior segment features in unclassified anterior segment dysgenesis with overlapping features of Axenfeld-Rieger syndrome and other developmental anomalies. METHODS:This retrospective study included those with atypical or overlapping features in one or both eyes, which were identified as unclassifi...

journal_title：Seminars in ophthalmology

authors： Rao A,Padhy D,Sarangi S,Das G

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The management of a patient with a suspected posterior communicating artery aneurysm is discussed with emphasis on neuroimaging including magnetic resonance angiography (MRA), computed tomography angiography (CTA) and intra-arterial digital subtraction angiography (DSA). This paper underscores the advantages and disad...

journal_title：Seminars in ophthalmology

authors： Vaphiades MS,Cure J,Kline L

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Use of the Boston Keratoprosthesis (B-KPro) has grown significantly, both in the United States and overseas over the course of the last decade. It is the most frequently employed keratoprosthesis for the management of complex corneal blindness. Improving outcomes and reductions in devastating complications such as cor...

journal_title：Seminars in ophthalmology

authors： Robert MC,Dohlman CH

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To estimate the prevalence and risk factors for polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV) in a general Japanese population. METHODS:This population-based, cross-sectional study was conducted in 2007 with subjects from the Hisayama Study. Of the 3,648 residents in Hisayama, Japan, 2,663 who were ≥ 50 years old we...

journal_title：Seminars in ophthalmology

authors： Fujiwara K,Yasuda M,Hata J,Oshima Y,Hashimoto S,Yoshitomi T,Kiyohara Y,Ishibashi T,Ninomiya T,Sonoda KH

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Investigating the retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL), macular and ganglion cell complex thickness in eyes of migraine patients using optical coherence tomography. METHODS:The study was designed as an observational cross-sectional study. 50 patients with migraine (30 patients with aura and 20 patients without aura) a...

journal_title：Seminars in ophthalmology

authors： Yülek F,Dirik EB,Eren Y,Simavlı H,Uğurlu N,Çağıl N,Şimşek Ş

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Congenital grouped albinotic retinal pigment epithelial spots (CGARPES) is a rare retinal pigment epithelium disease with multiple, white spots, generally involving the peripheral retina, with variable angiographic pattern. A 46-year-old male affected by CGARPES underwent fluorescein angiography and indocyanine green ...

journal_title：Seminars in ophthalmology

authors： Battaglia Parodi M,Iacono P

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To describe the in-vivo confocal microscopy corneal findings in a patient with bilateral corneal deposits caused by an underlying monoclonal gammopathy. METHODS:A 68-year-old man came to our center for an ophthalmologic examination. Besides visual acuity, the examination included slit-lamp biomicroscopy, intra...

journal_title：Seminars in ophthalmology

authors： Paladini I,Pieretti G,Giuntoli M,Abbruzzese G,Menchini U,Mencucci R

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Macular hole formation is a rare complication of cataract extraction. Although the exact etiology is unclear, macular holes can be classified into pre-existing holes that may not have been visible prior to cataract surgery, early stage macular holes that progressed to a more advanced stage, symptomatic holes following...

journal_title：Seminars in ophthalmology

authors： Ameli N,Lashkari K

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Syphilis is a sexually transmitted, chronic, systemic infection caused by the spirochete Treponema pallidum. If left untreated, the disease progresses through four stages, with the potential to cause significant morbidity to any major organ of the body. Frequent syphilitic ocular manifestations, which can occur at any...

journal_title：Seminars in ophthalmology

authors： Kiss S,Damico FM,Young LH

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report a novel plasminogen gene mutation and detection of anti-plasminogen antibodies in a patient with ligneous conjunctivitis successfully treated with 60% fresh frozen plasma (FFP). METHODS:Retrospective data collected on a 45-year-old Caucasian female presenting with unilateral chronic membranous lesion...

journal_title：Seminars in ophthalmology

authors： Tu Y,Gonzalez-Gronow M,Kolomeyer AM,Cohen A,Pruzon J,Milman T,Chu DS

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Currently, there is no proven drug treatment for dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Several different treatment strategies are being investigated, including complement inhibition, neuroprotection, and visual cycle inhibitors, and novel clinical trial endpoints are being explored. Studies have identified genet...

journal_title：Seminars in ophthalmology

authors： Yehoshua Z,Rosenfeld PJ,Albini TA

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:Results on refractive keratectomy of the treatment of young patients with purely refractive accommodative esotropia. AIMS:Evaluating the results of refractive keratectomy (PRK) on the treatment of young patients with purely refractive accommodative esotropia. METHODS AND MATERIAL:This prospective study compri...

journal_title：Seminars in ophthalmology

authors： Rossi S,Testa F,Santamaria C,Orrico A,Attanasio M,Simonelli F,De Rosa G

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Optic disc drusen are congenital and developmental anomalies of the optic nerve head seen commonly in clinical practice, often as an incidental ophthalmologic finding during routine exams. Optic disc drusen are a form of calcific degeneration in some of the axons of the optic nerve. Visual acuity is often not affected...

journal_title：Seminars in ophthalmology

authors： Davis PL,Jay WM

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose was to investigate the effect of decentered ablation in myopic corneal refractive surgery by simulation. Wavefront aberrations in a small pupil area (radius: 2 mm) for photopic vision and in a large pupil area (radius: 3 mm) for mesopic vision with simulated refractive surgery were analyzed using Zernike p...

journal_title：Seminars in ophthalmology

authors： Mihashi T

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess the effect of low, moderate, and high myopia on the thickness of the retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) and Ganglion cell complex (GCC) measured by Spectral Domain Optical Coherence Tomography (SD-OCT) in non-glaucomatous subjects. METHODS:The subjects were divided into three groups: low (n = 81, 35.6%...

journal_title：Seminars in ophthalmology

authors： Sezgin Akcay BI,Gunay BO,Kardes E,Unlu C,Ergin A

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review summarizes the advantages of Small-incision lenticule extraction (SMILE), including improved patient intraoperative experience, improved postoperative ocular surface, low incidence of regression, low re-treatment rates, and advantageous biomechanical corneal stability. Visual and refractive outcomes are si...

journal_title：Seminars in ophthalmology

authors： Ahmed AA,Hatch KM

更新日期：2020-05-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the changes of optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) parameters in diabetic retinopathy (DR) using an updated software with 3D projection artifact removal. Methods: In this cross-sectional observational study, 192 eyes of 111 patients with diabetes mellit...

journal_title：Seminars in ophthalmology

authors： Ragkousis A,Kozobolis V,Kabanarou S,Bontzos G,Mangouritsas G,Heliopoulos I,Chatziralli I

更新日期：2020-08-17 00:00:00

abstract：:A wide variety of infectious agents are known to cause optic neuropathy. This article will consider the bacteria, spirochetes, fungi, and viruses that most commonly affect the optic nerve. Clinical presentation is variable, but some pathogens often produce a characteristic funduscopic pattern. Diagnosis is usually mad...

journal_title：Seminars in ophthalmology

authors： Golnik KC

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary intraocular lymphoma (PIOL) is a type of primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL). It is the most common neoplastic masquerade syndrome involving the eye. Its protean ocular manifestations, plus in many cases the initial positive response to corticosteroid therapy for presumed uveitis, delay accurate di...

journal_title：Seminars in ophthalmology

authors： Choi JY,Kafkala C,Foster CS

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To characterize anatomical dimensions of a disc notch using novel methods using spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT). PARTICIPANTS:All age- and severity-matched glaucoma patients with disc notch (defined as complete loss of neural rim with no residual rim between disc and cup) seen from 2014 t...

journal_title：Seminars in ophthalmology

authors： Rao A,Kaza H,Padhy D,Das G,Sarangi S

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Corneal topography plays an important role in laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK). Preoperative screening permits the detection of keratoconus and other corneal shape anomalies that may be a contraindication for refractive surgery. Monitoring the progress of the surgical outcome with topography is helpful to detect p...

journal_title：Seminars in ophthalmology

authors： Oshika T,Klyce SD

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to evaluate corneal parameters obtained by Scheimpflug imaging of dermatochalasis patients both preoperatively and after blepharoplasty. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Sixty eyes of 30 patients (22 female, 8 male), which were operated upon for the upper eyelid, were included in the study. Pati...

journal_title：Seminars in ophthalmology

authors： Dogan E,Akbas Kocaoglu F,Yalniz-Akkaya Z,Elbeyli A,Burcu A,Ornek F

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a progressive degenerative disease which leads to blindness, affecting the quality of life of millions of Americans. More than 1.75 million individuals in the United States are affected by the advanced form of AMD. The etiological pathway of AMD is not yet fully understood, bu...

journal_title：Seminars in ophthalmology

authors： Deangelis MM,Silveira AC,Carr EA,Kim IK

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report a case of fungal corneal ulcer and bacterial orbital cellulitis as complications of bacterial endophthalmitis following cataract surgery. METHODS:A 51-year-old man underwent anterior chamber irrigation and aspiration in the left eye one day after cataract surgery because of bacterial endophthalmitis....

journal_title：Seminars in ophthalmology

authors： Kim EC,Kim MS,Kang NY

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Investigate risk factors for unplanned return to the operating room after resident-performed cataract surgery. DESIGN:Retrospective case-control study. SETTING:Institutional. METHODS:Study population: All patients with reoperation within 90 days of resident-performed phacoemulsification were matched to fou...

journal_title：Seminars in ophthalmology

authors： Menda SA,Driver TH,Neiman AE,Blumberg S,Naseri A,Stewart JM

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Evaluation of patients after trabeculectomy can be aided by the use of anterior segment imaging. Two commonly used forms of imaging are ultrasound biomicroscopy (UBM) and optical coherence tomography (OCT). Both modalities can be used to assess bleb morphology and how it affects treatment outcome, measure anterior cha...

journal_title：Seminars in ophthalmology

authors： Golez E 3rd,Latina M

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several new aqueous inflow inhibitors have been introduced over the past few years. These new agents include two alpha agonists, two topical carbonic anhydrase inhibitors, and a novel combination agent. All of these agent compare favorably with timolol in terms of aqueous suppression, though each has its own relative ...

journal_title：Seminars in ophthalmology

authors： Doyle JW,Smith MF

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the efficacy and safety of a modified double extra sharp chopper for removal of hard cataracts. DESIGN:Prospective non-comparative interventional clinical study. PARTICIPANTS:Forty eyes from 25 patients with hard mature cataract grades 3-4. METHODS:The pre-modified Koch chopper was sharpened unde...

journal_title：Seminars in ophthalmology

authors： Simanjuntak GW,Tan JF,Mailangkay HH

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00