A cost-effectiveness comparison of bimatoprost versus latanoprost in patients with glaucoma or ocular hypertension.

abstract：:The introduction of the concept of blood-ocular barriers in the ophthalmic literature is briefly reviewed. Two main blood-ocular barriers are proposed: the blood-aqueous barrier and the blood-retinal barrier. The blood-aqueous barrier is formed by an epithelial barrier located in the nonpigmented layer of the ciliary ...

journal_title：Survey of ophthalmology

authors： Cunha-Vaz J

更新日期：1979-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Testicular lymphoma is a rare neoplasm of the testis that is most commonly seen in older patients. It metastasizes preferentially to extranodal sites, including the skin, central nervous system, Waldeyer ring, contralateral testis, and lung. Two case reports of patients with a history of testicular lymphoma who develo...

journal_title：Survey of ophthalmology

authors： Wallace DJ,Altemare CR,Shen DF,deSmet MD,Buggage RR,Nussenblatt RB,Chan CC

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sphingolipids are a ubiquitous membrane lipid present in every cell and found most abundantly in neural tissues. Disorders such as Tay-Sachs or Niemann-Pick disease are the most familiar examples of dysfunction in sphingolipid metabolism and are typically associated with neurodegeneration and ocular findings such as b...

journal_title：Survey of ophthalmology

authors： Chen H,Chan AY,Stone DU,Mandal NA

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new case of AIDS-associated, small noncleaved cell (Burkitt's) lymphoma that presented as an orbital mass is described. Extraocular muscle involvement was documented by computed tomography and confirmed by orbital biopsy. Extensive abdominal involvement was subsequently diagnosed and this caused the patient's death ...

journal_title：Survey of ophthalmology

authors： Reifler DM,Warzynski MJ,Blount WR,Graham DM,Mills KA

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ocular hypertension (intraocular pressure greater than or equal to 21 mm Hg, normal visual fields, normal optic discs, open angles, and the absence of any contributing ocular disease) occurs in 4-10% of the population over age 40. The question of whether to treat ocular hypertensive patients remains controversial. The...

journal_title：Survey of ophthalmology

authors： Kass MA

更新日期：1983-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With an occurrence of approximately 1 in 3000 births, von Recklinghausen neurofibromatosis (NF) is one of the most common inherited human disorders. NF is considered a neurocristopathy, a disorder of neural crest derived cells. One of the complications of NF is the development of neural crest derived malignancies such...

journal_title：Survey of ophthalmology

authors： To KW,Rabinowitz SM,Friedman AH,Merker C,Cavanaugh CP

更新日期：1989-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coats'-like changes (i.e., retinal telangiectasia and/or exudative detachment) have been reported in as many as 1.2 to 3.6 percent of patients with retinitis pigmentosa. In severe cases this disorder may progress to total retinal detachment and visual loss in the context of longstanding retinitis pigmentosa. Forty-six...

journal_title：Survey of ophthalmology

authors： Khan JA,Ide CH,Strickland MP

更新日期：1988-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The endothelium influences local vascular tone by releasing endothelium-derived relaxing factors such as nitric oxide, prostacyclin and a putative hyperpolarizing factor. In isolated ophthalmic arteries and the perfused eye, all endothelial factors importantly contribute to vascular regulation. In larger ophthalmic ve...

journal_title：Survey of ophthalmology

authors： Haefliger IO,Meyer P,Flammer J,Lüscher TF

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 55-year-old woman presented with an eight-year history of progressive gait dysfunction and a 2-3 week history of horizontal diplopia. Examination of the patient revealed acute papilledema, intermittent esotropia, and upper and lower motor neuron findings in her lower extremities. CT scan of the head showed communica...

journal_title：Survey of ophthalmology

authors： Breen LA

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Medication errors are a frequent cause of medical malpractice claims. Because serious injury often results, medication errors can be costly to defend, indemnify or settle. A review of five closed claims involving glucocorticoids, corticosteroids, antibiotics and silver nitrate offers insight into how ophthalmologists ...

journal_title：Survey of ophthalmology

authors： Brick DC

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 32-year-old woman experienced dizziness and headache for 5 months. She also complained of painless, progressive bilateral visual loss for several weeks. Before developing the initial symptoms, she had an uncomplicated pregnancy except for dizziness and systemic hypotension during the first term. Fundus examination d...

journal_title：Survey of ophthalmology

authors： Subirà O,Muñoz S,Sánchez JJ,Puyalto P,Lee AG

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Once we understand that an increase in the size of the optic disk cup is due to loss of optic nerve fibers combined with some physical tissue rearrangements, it is quite clear that cupping begins as soon as nerve loss begins. Methods to detect cupping are more sensitive to the earliest glaucoma damage than are present...

journal_title：Survey of ophthalmology

authors： Quigley HA

更新日期：1985-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical and histopathologic features of Axenfeld's anomaly and Rieger's anomaly and syndrome are reviewed, and recent findings regarding the pathogenesis of this spectrum of developmental disorders are discussed. Based on these observations, it has been suggested that a developmental arrest, in the third trimeste...

journal_title：Survey of ophthalmology

authors： Shields MB,Buckley E,Klintworth GK,Thresher R

更新日期：1985-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Unknown to the Western hemisphere, a Polish scientist, naturalist, anatomist, physiologist, philosopher and optician, Witelo, wrote an important ten volume manuscript, Peri-Optikes, usually cited in the literature as Perspectiva. This classic textbook was first published in 1535 in Nuremberg under the title: Vitellion...

journal_title：Survey of ophthalmology

authors： Fryczkowski AW,Bieganowski L,Nye CN

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lysosomal enzymes are distributed widely in various ocular tissues. Among these tissues, the uvea and retina show the higher enzyme activities of acid phosphates, beta-blucuronidase, alpha-fucosidase, alpha-mannosidase, arylsulfatase, cathepsin D, cathepsin B and others. The particular role of lysosomal enzymes in the...

journal_title：Survey of ophthalmology

authors： Hayasaka S

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With the use of special immune and enzymatic histochemical techniques, ocular pathologists are able to detect and localize certain cytoplasmic antigens and proteins in tissue section. An immunoperoxidase stain and special enzyme histochemical technique were used to confirm leukemic ocular involvement in a patient who ...

journal_title：Survey of ophthalmology

authors： Margo CE

更新日期：1986-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The amniotic membrane is the innermost of the three layers forming the fetal membranes. It was first used in 1910 in skin transplantation. Thereafter it has been used in surgical procedures related to the genito-urinary tract, skin, brain, and head and neck, among others. The first documented ophthalmological applicat...

journal_title：Survey of ophthalmology

authors： Dua HS,Gomes JA,King AJ,Maharajan VS

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 46-year-old extremely obese black woman presented with headaches, blurred vision, and visual obscurations. Her exam was notable for bilateral severe papilledema, retinal hemorrhages, and lethargy. Her CAT scan was normal, and a spinal tap revealed a very high opening pressure. Although this patient's presentation mi...

journal_title：Survey of ophthalmology

authors： Wolin MJ,Brannon WL

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigate the efficacy and safety of intravitreal injection (IVI) of antivascular endothelial growth factor agents and laser photocoagulation (LPC) for retinopathy of prematurity. We performed a systematic search of Ovid MEDLINE, EMBASE, and Cochrane CENTRAL (2005-2019). Comparative studies reporting on ocular ef...

journal_title：Survey of ophthalmology

authors： Popovic MM,Nichani P,Muni RH,Mireskandari K,Tehrani NN,Kertes PJ

更新日期：2020-12-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Cataract surgery is the most commonly performed surgical procedure in many developed countries. Postoperative endophthalmitis is a rare complication with potentially devastating visual outcomes. Currently, there is no global consensus regarding antibiotic prophylaxis in cataract surgery despite growing evidence of the...

journal_title：Survey of ophthalmology

authors： LaHood BR,Andrew NH,Goggin M

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sarcoidosis is an uncommon cause of childhood uveitis. However, the ophthalmologist familiar with the clinical features of childhood sarcoidosis can play a key role in the diagnosis and treatment of this disorder. Two subsets of pediatric sarcoidosis are identified. The 8-15 year age group has almost universal lung in...

journal_title：Survey of ophthalmology

authors： Hoover DL,Khan JA,Giangiacomo J

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Technologic improvements in cataract surgery have not only improved visual outcomes, but also have minimized intraoperative and postoperative pain. We review the mechanisms, risk factors, and management of intraoperative and postoperative pain. Summaries of less common sources of physiologic pain have been included to...

journal_title：Survey of ophthalmology

authors： Assam JH,Bernhisel A,Lin A

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Distinguishing the cause of itching, red eyelids is often difficult. Pruritic, inflamed eyelids can reflect various etiologies and are a common clinical presentation to the office of a dermatologist or ophthalmologist. In this article, five of the more common causes of eyelid dermatitis (atopic dermatitis, contact der...

journal_title：Survey of ophthalmology

authors： Zug KA,Palay DA,Rock B

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lamellar keratoplasty procedures have gained momentum in the field of corneal transplantation because of their inherent advantages over full-thickness penetrating keratoplasty. While penetrating keratoplasty is an open sky procedure fraught with sight-threatening intraoperative and postoperative complications, lamella...

journal_title：Survey of ophthalmology

authors： Sharma N,Agarwal R,Jhanji V,Bhaskar S,Kamalakkannan P,Nischal KK

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Corneal transplant surgeries have a broad range of indications with outcomes largely dependent on surgeon experience. Traditional manual techniques have certain limitations pertaining to the preparation of donor tissue and the recipient bed that might affect the predictability of visual outcomes. Use of lasers for ker...

journal_title：Survey of ophthalmology

authors： Deshmukh R,Stevenson LJ,Vajpayee RB

更新日期：2021-01-29 00:00:00

abstract：:It is important to equip future ophthalmic surgeons with appropriate surgical skills without compromising patient care. The ExPRESS implant surgery is very similar to trabeculectomy surgery in both efficacy and technique, but is less traumatic and may be prone to less postoperative hypotony and require less postoperat...

journal_title：Survey of ophthalmology

authors： Freidl KB,Moster MR

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An elderly woman presented for evaluation of the recent onset of a fixed, blurry circle in the right eye. Visual acuity was 20/20 OU. Funduscopic examination revealed a newly-noticed isolated cotton-wool spot in each eye. Amsler grid testing revealed an arcuate shady area in the inferior nasal field. A thorough system...

journal_title：Survey of ophthalmology

authors： Shami MJ,Uy RN

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The onset of scleral necrosis after ocular surgery may have catastrophic ocular and systemic consequences. The two most frequent surgeries causing surgically-induced scleral necrosis (SISN) are pterygium excision and cataract extraction. Several pathogenic mechanisms are involved in surgically induced scleral necrosis...

journal_title：Survey of ophthalmology

authors： Ruiz-Lozano RE,Garza-Garza LA,Cavazos-Davila O,Foster CS,Rodriguez-Garcia A

更新日期：2021-01-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Pseudoxanthoma elasticum is an autosomally inherited disorder that is associated with the accumulation of mineralized and fragmented elastic fibers in the skin, Bruch's membrane in the retina, and vessel walls. The ophthalmic and dermatologic expression of pseudoxanthoma elasticum and its vascular complications are he...

journal_title：Survey of ophthalmology

authors： Hu X,Plomp AS,van Soest S,Wijnholds J,de Jong PT,Bergen AA

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eye cancer-related glaucomas occur through a variety of mechanisms. They can be challenging to diagnose and are often refractory to treatment. The literature reveals the variety of ways eye cancers cause glaucoma. Mechanisms include direct invasion, infiltration, or seeding of the aqueous outflow structures as well as...

journal_title：Survey of ophthalmology

authors： Radcliffe NM,Finger PT

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00