Hyperopia as a risk factor for nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy.

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the involvement of the anterior ocular segment in Harada disease. METHODS:In a prospective study, ultrasound biomicroscopy was performed in 18 consecutive eyes of nine patients with Harada disease in its acute phase before and after onset of systemic corticosteroid therapy. Examination was repeated...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Maruyama Y,Kimura Y,Kishi S,Shimizu K

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report a case of progressive axial myopia associated with traumatic glaucoma in a juvenile patient with no systemic disease. DESIGN:Interventional case report. METHODS:In a 15-year-old male, serial ocular examinations, including manifest refraction, tonometry, and axial eye length measurement, were perform...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Graul TA,Kim CS,Alward WL,Kwon YH

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To analyze factors influencing corneal graft re-epithelialization after penetrating keratoplasty (PK) and evaluate the effect of topical autologous serum in promoting graft re-epithelialization. DESIGN:Prospective interventional study. METHODS:We analyzed 165 eyes of 165 patients who underwent PK between Janu...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Chen YM,Hu FR,Huang JY,Shen EP,Tsai TY,Chen WL

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We compared the intraocular pressure-decreasing effect of timolol maleate alone, acetazolamide alone, and combined timolol and acetazolamide therapy in nine patients with bilateral chronic open-angle glaucoma. Timolol decreased intraocular pressure at least as effectively as acetazolamide. The two medications together...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Berson FG,Epstein DL

更新日期：1981-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare the effectiveness of arcuate keratotomy (AK) performed with a femtosecond laser (FSL) or Hanna keratome (Moria, Anthony, France) for correction of postkeratoplasty astigmatism. DESIGN:Prospective, randomized study. METHODS:This clinical study included 20 eyes. Two groups of 10 eyes underwent AK usi...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Hoffart L,Proust H,Matonti F,Conrath J,Ridings B

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report an inter-eye difference of the ocular pulse amplitude (OPA) in a case of innominate steal syndrome, as measured by recording applanation tonometry. METHODS:OPA was measured in a 49-year-old male before and after percutaneous transluminal angioplasty of the innominate artery. RESULTS:Before dilation ...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Kaufmann C,Fierz A,Kollias SS,Robert YC

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The technique of keratoprosthesis was used in 21 cases of severe and intractable forms of keratopathy during the past 3 1/2 years. The results in terms of visual acuity were satisfactory in more than half the cases. Significant problems that occurred after this procedure included the diagnosis and management of glauc...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Rao GN,Blatt HL,Aquavella JV

更新日期：1979-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine the ability to detect normal vitreous structure, evolving posterior vitreous detachment (PVD), and related vitreoretinal changes with combined spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) and scanning laser ophthalmoscopy (SLO). DESIGN:Observational cross-sectional study. METHODS:Simulta...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Mojana F,Kozak I,Oster SF,Cheng L,Bartsch DU,Brar M,Yuson RM,Freeman WR

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We used a handheld disposable cautery for the diagnostic scraping of corneal ulcers. Sterility of the tip is obtained by activating the unit until the tip reaches a red-hot color and then allowing it to cool. The unit has a sturdy, well-defined tip, and is self-sterilizing, reusable, readily available, and simple to u...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Olijnyk I,Marchese AL,McDonald JE

更新日期：1980-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine the incidence of elevated intraocular pressure (IOP) and secondary glaucoma in herpetic anterior uveitis (AU), owing to either herpes simplex or varicella zoster virus, by using the Standardization of Uveitis Nomenclature (SUN) criteria, and to identify risk factors for the development of glaucoma....

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Hoeksema L,Jansonius NM,Los LI

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate long-term responsiveness of patients with severe uveitis associated with Behçet disease to interferon alpha2a (IFN-alpha2a). DESIGN:Retrospective study. METHODS:Thirty-two patients with sight-threatening uveitis associated with Behçet disease who relapsed despite corticosteroids and immunosuppr...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Gueudry J,Wechsler B,Terrada C,Gendron G,Cassoux N,Fardeau C,Lehoang P,Piette JC,Bodaghi B

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report a young girl with spontaneous separation of an idiopathic epiretinal membrane and notable visual recovery. METHOD:Case report. RESULT:A 12-year-old girl had spontaneous improvement in visual acuity of the left eye from 20/100 to 20/40 attributable to spontaneous peeling of an idiopathic epiretinal m...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Desatnik H,Treister G,Moisseiev J

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine factors of uveal malignant melanoma that would help to predict prognosis in Japanese patients. METHODS:From 1969 to 1994, 23 eyes with uveal malignant melanoma were enucleated from 23 Japanese patients, and 16 of these patients were studied. In the 16 patients, enucleated eyes were evaluated for t...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Sakamoto T,Sakamoto M,Yoshikawa H,Hata Y,Ishibashi T,Ohnishi Y,Inomata H

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine the testability of several vision and refraction tests in preschool-aged children. DESIGN:Population-based study of Chinese preschool-aged children in Singapore. METHODS:One thousand five hundred and forty-two Singaporean Chinese children aged 6 to 72 months were recruited through door-to-door sc...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Trager MJ,Dirani M,Fan Q,Gazzard G,Selvaraj P,Chia A,Wong TY,Young TL,Varma R,Saw SM

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the outcome of surgeries for macular holes using trypan blue to facilitate delamination of the internal limiting membrane. DESIGN:A retrospective series of 18 patients. METHOD:All patients underwent a three-port pars plana vitrectomy with internal limiting membrane delamination using trypan blue 0...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Perrier M,Sébag M

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report the clinicopathologic findings in patient with optic nerve sheath hemangiopericytoma. DESIGN:Clinicopathologic report. METHODS:The clinical, histologic, and immunohistochemical findings of a patient with optic nerve sheath hemangiopericytoma were reviewed. RESULTS:An excisional biopsy of an optic n...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Schwent BJ,Wojno TH,Grossniklaus HE

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The duration of reduction in intraocular pressure after single-dose administration of three concentrations of piloplex and the vehicle of the drug was evaluated in 12 patients with open-angle glaucoma in a randomized, double-masked, crossover study. Piloplex lowered intraocular pressure in a dose-related fashion, with...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Klein HZ,Lugo M,Shields MB,Leon J,Duzman E

更新日期：1985-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE/METHODS:By fundus photography and histopathologic examination, we documented a case of early endogenous Aspergillus endophthalmitis in a 29-year-old man after lung transplantation. RESULTS/CONCLUSIONS:The clinical and histopathologic features of this case are consistent with those of previous case reports of e...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Graham DA,Kinyoun JL,George DP

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report a case of vitrectomy using intraocular triamcinolone acetonide (TA), in which TA remained in the macular hole after surgery. DESIGN:Observational case report. METHODS:A 60-year-old Japanese man had a Stage II macular hole in the right eye with best-corrected visual acuity of 20/50. A pars plana vitr...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Takeuchi M,Katagiri Y,Usui M

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the long-term risk of endothelial rejection, graft survival, and associated factors following penetrating keratoplasty (PK) for keratoconus, with and without prior resolved corneal hydrops. DESIGN:Retrospective cohort study. METHODS:Primary outcome measures were endothelial rejection-free survival...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Meyer JJ,Gokul A,Crawford AZ,McGhee CNJ

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report a case of Bartonella henselae infection. DESIGN:Observational case report. METHODS:Review of the clinical, laboratory, photographic, and angiographic records of a patient with cat scratch disease associated with central retinal artery and vein occlusion, neovascular glaucoma, and severe vision loss....

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Gray AV,Michels KS,Lauer AK,Samples JR

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report an uncommon case of multifocal choroiditis as the result of disseminated Cryptococcus neoformans infection in a patient who is HIV-positive. DESIGN:Interventional case report. METHODS:A 27-year-old HIV-positive woman with fever, headache, and vomiting was examined. Lumbar puncture was performed and ...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Andreola C,Ribeiro MP,de Carli CR,Gouvea AL,Curi AL

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine the population-based incidence and cause of cranial nerve palsies affecting ocular motility in children in the circumscribed population of Olmsted County, Minnesota. METHODS:The Rochester Epidemiology Project medical records linkage system captures virtually all medical care provided to Olmsted Co...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Holmes JM,Mutyala S,Maus TL,Grill R,Hodge DO,Gray DT

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Of two patients with type 5 hyperlipoproteinemia, one exhibited lipemia retinalis with multiple retinal hemorrhages and intraretinal lipid extravasations. Postmortem examination showed hemorrhages in the inner retinal layers and lipid deposits largely in the outer plexiform layer. Lipid within the walls of the retinal...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Kurz GH,Shakib M,Sohmer KK,Friedman AH

更新日期：1976-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Periventricular leukomalacia (PVL) is a structural loss of white matter pathways that carry visual information from the lateral geniculate bodies to the visual cortex. It is observed radiologically in patients with a history of prematurity and is associated with visual field (VF) defects and optic disc cupping....

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Groth SL,Donahue SP,Reddy A,Sarma A,Wushensky C

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report the cases of four patients with hepatitis C virus infection who experienced clinical features that are virtually identical to Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease (VKH). DESIGN:Retrospective observational case series. METHODS:Medical records of patients who were referred between January and December 2003 we...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Touitou V,Bodaghi B,Cassoux N,Tran TH,Rao NA,Cacoub P,LeHoang P

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare the clinical features and antibiotic susceptibility of ocular methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA). DESIGN:Cross-sectional study. METHODS:The Proctor clinical laboratory database was reviewed to identify all ocular isolates of S. ...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Freidlin J,Acharya N,Lietman TM,Cevallos V,Whitcher JP,Margolis TP

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study sought to compare the postoperative visual outcomes of toric implantable collamer lens (T-ICL) with toric Artiflex (T-Artiflex) lenses. DESIGN:Alternating treatment, contralateral eye matched clinical study. METHODS:This study compared 82 eyes of 41 patients with T-ICL lenses in one eye and toric A...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Ghoreishi M,Kashfi A,Peyman M,Mohammadinia M

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report the prevalence rates of anisometropia in a school population and determine the relative contribution of refractive power and axial length to the measured anisometropia. DESIGN:Population-based cross-sectional study. METHODS:Autorefraction, keratometry, and ultrasonography studies were made. SETTING...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Tong L,Saw SM,Chia KS,Tan D

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To present the first detailed assessment of the clinical features of CL-induced subconjunctival hemorrhage and associated risk factors. DESIGN:Cross-sectional and case-control study of age-matched randomized groups. METHODS:A total of 45 CL wearers with subconjunctival hemorrhage aged 18 to 45 years (CL-Hemor...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Mimura T,Yamagami S,Mori M,Funatsu H,Usui T,Noma H,Amano S

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00