Photodynamic therapy of age-related macular degeneration: History and principles.

abstract：BACKGROUND:To evaluate the success rates of endoscopic-assisted probing compared to conventional probing in children 48 months or older. METHODS:This retrospective study included children 48 months and older with CNLDO who underwent endoscopic-assisted probing or conventional probing between January 2011 to August 201...

journal_title：Seminars in ophthalmology

authors： Galindo-Ferreiro A,Khandekar R,Akaishi PM,Cruz A,Gálvez-Ruiz A,Dolmetsch A,Schellini S

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Glaucoma is one of the leading causes of blindness worldwide. Treatment is still largely targeted at lowering intraocular pressure. Intraocular pressures can be lowered through a variety of topical medications, lasers and incisional surgeries. There are currently several classes of topical medications availa...

journal_title：Seminars in ophthalmology

authors： Jiang Y,Ondeck C

更新日期：2020-08-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We hypothesized that the ongoing neurotrophic effects of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) might be detected in the retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) using optical coherence tomography (OCT). METHODS:This study was conducted using a prospective design. The RNFL thickness alterations of 18 psychiatric patients ...

journal_title：Seminars in ophthalmology

authors： Ucar D,Yıldız N,Hepokur M,Baltu F,Guliyev E,Emul M,Sarıcı AM

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To demonstrate the ability of ultra wide-field fundus imaging to document the response to treatment of a choroidal metastatic lesion from primary breast carcinoma. DESIGN:Observational case report. METHODS:A 45 year old female with a history of metastatic breast cancer and progressive vision loss in the right...

journal_title：Seminars in ophthalmology

authors： Coffee RE,Jain A,McCannel TA

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose: To evaluate the difference in ellipsoid zone and external limiting membrane (EZ/ELM) restoration after vitrectomy with internal limiting membrane (ILM) peeling in diabetic macular oedema with vitreomacular interface abnormalities (VMA DME) patients using 3 different dyes.Methods: Patients with type 2 diabetes...

journal_title：Seminars in ophthalmology

authors： Samy El Gendy NM

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Purposes: To evaluate the accuracy of Ophtha Top and consistency between Ophtha Top and IOLMaster 500 in intraocular lens refractive power calculation among cataract patients with normal and long axial lengths. Methods: This study included cataract patients scheduled for phacoemulsification and IOL implantation surger...

journal_title：Seminars in ophthalmology

authors： Yu S,Lu CZ,Zhao Y,Song H

更新日期：2021-01-17 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 retrospectively investigate the clinical characteristics of Moraxella keratitis. PATIENTS AND METHODS:We reviewed the medical records of 17 patients with Moraxella keratitis. Onset age, sex, predisposing factors, initial clinical presentations, culture and antimicrobial susceptibility testing, and managemen...

journal_title：Seminars in ophthalmology

authors： Tobimatsu Y,Inada N,Shoji J,Yamagami S

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 45-year-old male pedestrian was struck by a motor vehicle moving at high speed. Upon initial assessment, the patient scored a 3T on the Glasgow Coma Scale. The patient suffered multiple facial and sinus fractures, a right orbital wall fracture, and a depressed open frontal skull fracture with visible brain parenchym...

journal_title：Seminars in ophthalmology

authors： Marriott E,Jay WM

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate vision-related quality of life in patients with chronic central serous chorioretinopathy (CSCR). DESIGN:Prospective, cross-sectional study. METHODS:The interviewer-administered National Eye Institute visual function questionnaire (NEI-VFQ-25) was used in 30 adult consecutive patients with chronic ...

journal_title：Seminars in ophthalmology

authors： Türkcü FM,Şahin A,Bez Y,Yüksel H,Cinar Y,Kürşat Cingü A,Çaça İ

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To identify the patterns of ocular injury and to determine ocular morbidity resulting from the use of firecrackers. METHODS:A prospective observational study of all patients presenting with ocular trauma consequent to fireworks usage in a tertiary eye care center in South India over a one-month period around t...

journal_title：Seminars in ophthalmology

authors： Patel R,Mukherjee B

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose: To evaluate detailed corneal parameters of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients, including Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) patients, and to assess associations between anterior segment values and other clinical variables.Methods: This prospective cross-sectional case-control study at a t...

journal_title：Seminars in ophthalmology

authors： Czompa L,Barta Z,Ziad H,Nemeth G,Rentka A,Aszalos Z,Zold E,Gesztelyi R,Zsuga J,Szodoray P,Kemeny-Beke A

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cosmetic eyelid surgery has benefited from the use of the carbon dioxide laser. The short pulsed laser cuts through tissue with limited surrounding thermal damage, resulting in incisions that heal with minimal scarring comparable to traditional cold steel methods. The laser provides excellent hemostasis, which shorten...

journal_title：Seminars in ophthalmology

authors： Lessner AM,Fagien S

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Secondary causes of ocular surface disease are-to a large extent-due to disorders of the ocular adnexae. The main pathomechanisms involved include exposure, abrasion and malnutrition, resulting from a multitude of disorders such as ec- or entropion (e.g. in cicatrizing conjunctivitis), lid retraction and severe aqueou...

journal_title：Seminars in ophthalmology

authors： Geerling G,Borrelli M

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Subconjunctival prolapse of orbital fat is an uncommon clinical entity in which intraconal orbital fat herniates into the subconjunctival space. Its diagnosis is mainly clinical in character and usually based on palpation, patient clinical history, and lesion features along with a slit lamp examination. Its pathophysi...

journal_title：Seminars in ophthalmology

authors： Secondi R,Sánchez España JC,Castellar Cerpa J,Ibáñez Flores N

更新日期：2019-01-01 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：: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：INTRODUCTION:Consumer-grade virtual reality (VR) headset is being used with increasing frequency nowadays, however, the effect on visual function is not clear. OBJECTIVES:We here investigate whether using VR headset changes adults' visual function and take into account the possible factors. METHODS:We compared the un...

journal_title：Seminars in ophthalmology

authors： Long Y,Shen Y,Guo D,Wang X,Gu Y

更新日期：2020-04-02 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess the effect of posterior capsular opacification (PCO) and Neodymium-doped:Yttrium Aluminium Garnet (Nd:YAG) laser capsulotomy on tilt and decentration of intraocular lens (IOL) at vertical and horizontal meridians. METHODS:The study included 64 eyes of 64 patients. IOL decentration and tilt were measu...

journal_title：Seminars in ophthalmology

authors： Uzel MM,Ozates S,Koc M,Taslipinar Uzel AG,Yılmazbaş P

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report the ocular findings, systemic hematologic parameters, and treatment outcomes of patients with recurrent central retinal vein occlusions (CRVO). METHODS:A retrospective analysis of eyes that developed recurrent CRVO was performed. Key exclusion criteria were follow-up of less than six months after the...

journal_title：Seminars in ophthalmology

authors： Chhablani J,Stewart M,Paulose R,Gallego-Pinazo R,Dolz-Marco R

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Vernal keratoconjunctivitis (VKC) is a bilateral multi-factorial disease. The pathogenesis of this disease is not obviously determined, but the role of various inflammatory cytokines has been specified. This study has provided a comparison between the level of interleukin-17 (IL17) in the serum and tears o...

journal_title：Seminars in ophthalmology

authors： Validad MH,Khazaei HA,Pishjoo M,Safdari Z

更新日期：2017-01-01 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：:The lacrimal drainage system consists of the lacrimal puncta, inferior and superior canaliculi, common canaliculus, lacrimal sac, and nasolacrimal duct. It is classically divided into upper and lower portions. Obstruction of the drainage system can be congenital or acquired, and may result in persistent epiphora and m...

journal_title：Seminars in ophthalmology

authors： Dantas RR

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a case of retinopathy found incidentally in an asymptomatic patient receiving treatment with interferon beta 1a for multiple sclerosis. She was found to have peripheral dot and blot hemorrhages with no cotton wool spots. It is possible that interferon beta 1a retinopathy is more common than previously repor...

journal_title：Seminars in ophthalmology

authors： Bakri SJ,Swanson JW

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The opportunity to perform two or more ophthalmic operations simultaneously has increased in recent years. In keratoplasty too, the simultaneous operation consisting of cataract extraction and IOL insertion (triple procedure) has become common. Penetrating keratoplasty (PKP) and planned extracapsular cataract extracti...

journal_title：Seminars in ophthalmology

authors： Senoo T

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:New translational research has paved the way for more optimistic management of melanoma. Medications targeting oncogenic signaling cascades and immune regulatory molecules have significantly improved overall survival for patients with metastatic melanoma. While isolated, operable orbital melanoma may still benefit fro...

journal_title：Seminars in ophthalmology

authors： Dagi Glass L,Sullivan R,Freitag SK

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To employ optical coherence tomography (OCT) to examine the relationship of changes in the retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) and macular thickness as well as ganglion cell (GC) parameters with the stage of keratoconus (KC), and to compare these changes with a control group. METHODS:A total of 84 eyes of 68 pati...

journal_title：Seminars in ophthalmology

authors： Uzunel UD,Küsbeci T,Yüksel B

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The treatment paradigm in glaucoma classically starts with exhausting all medical therapy prior to proceeding with laser or incisional surgery, although laser-first and surgery-first strategies have been explored in randomized clinical trials. Although glaucoma drops are proven to work well to lower intraocular pressu...

journal_title：Seminars in ophthalmology

authors： Joseph A,Pasquale LR

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hereditary ectopia lentis or lens subluxation can occur with and without systemic associations. Significant overlap can be found in the genetic mutations and pathogenesis of subluxated lenses in their isolated forms as well as with associated syndromes. Gene mutations have been identified for lens subluxation associat...

journal_title：Seminars in ophthalmology

authors： Sadiq MA,Vanderveen D

更新日期：2013-09-01 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