Submacular surgery complicated by a choroidal neovascular membrane at the retinotomy site.

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate intraocular concentrations and pharmacokinetics of ranibizumab after a single intravitreal injection in humans. DESIGN:Prospective, noncomparative, interventional case series. METHODS:We included 18 nonvitrectomized eyes of 18 patients (age range, 61-85 years) that were diagnosed with both clin...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Krohne TU,Liu Z,Holz FG,Meyer CH

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We reviewed the records of 1,323 patients with retinoblastoma treated here between 1922 and 1978. Twenty-eight patients underwent bilateral enucleation alone and received no additional treatment for their advanced tumors. Of the 28 patients, 22 (92%) survived. Four patients were lost to follow-up, and two died of meta...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Abramson DH,Ronner HJ,Ellsworth RM

更新日期：1979-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although penetrating trauma is a well-recognized cause of uveitis, the role of nonpenetrating trauma in initiating uveitis is not defined. We analyzed the records of 496 patients seen at the uveitis clinic at our institution. Twenty-four of these 496 patients (4.8%) suspected that the cause of their intraocular inflam...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Rosenbaum JT,Tammaro J,Robertson JE Jr

更新日期：1991-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To perform 11- and 2-year health care sector (ophthalmic) and societal cost perspective reference case, cost-utility analyses comparing bevacizumab, ranibizumab, and aflibercept monotherapies for neovascular age-related macular degeneration (NVAMD). DESIGN:Cost-utility analysis. METHODS:The authors performed ...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Brown GC,Brown MM,Rapuano S,Boyer D

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated whether the rate of occurrence of glaucomatous disk damage in eyes with an optic disk hemorrhage differed from the rate of occurrence in control eyes. We compared 24 patients with a disk hemorrhage to 24 control patients, who had been matched for diagnosis, disk appearance, and visual fields. Cup volume a...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Tuulonen A,Takamoto T,Wu DC,Schwartz B

更新日期：1987-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the effect of vitrectomy timing on outcomes for patients with crystalline retained lens fragments receiving vitrectomy 3+ days after cataract surgery. DESIGN:Systematic review and meta-analysis of retrospective interventional cases series. METHODS:Searches of MEDLINE (English, 1/1/85 through 7/30/...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Vanner EA,Stewart MW

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess the efficacy of intravitreous fomivirsen sodium, an antisense oligonucleotide, for newly diagnosed peripheral cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). DESIGN:Randomized treatment intervention clinical trial. METHODS:A multicenter, prospective, and r...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Vitravene Study Group.

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare the intraocular pressure (IOP) values during a 3-month period after implantation of the new Visian Implantable Collamer Lens (ICL; STAAR Surgical Company, Nidau, Switzerland) V4c design with CentraFLOW technology without iridotomy using a standard procedure followed by implantation of the conventiona...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Higueras-Esteban A,Ortiz-Gomariz A,Gutiérrez-Ortega R,Villa-Collar C,Abad-Montes JP,Fernandes P,González-Méijome JM

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE/METHODS:We examined a patient with progressive outer retinal necrosis, which is presumably caused by the varicella-zoster virus in patients with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. RESULTS/CONCLUSIONS:The patient was successfully treated with a combination of intravitreal ganciclovir and oral sorivudine. T...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Pinnolis MK,Foxworthy D,Kemp B

更新日期：1995-04-01 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 evaluate the ocular surface inflammatory response to the presence of preservatives in nonselective beta-blocker eyedrops. DESIGN:Prospective, crossover, single-masked, randomized clinical study. METHODS:study population: Twenty primary open-angle glaucoma or ocular hypertensive patients were divided in two...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Manni G,Centofanti M,Oddone F,Parravano M,Bucci MG

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:T-cell and B-cell lymphocyte subpopulations, monocytes, granulocytes, and immunoglobulin receptors were measured with monoclonal antibodies and flow cytometric techniques in the peripheral blood of 266 patients with posterior uveal melanoma before therapy. Statistically significant differences were found in T-helper/i...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Flynn K,Felberg NT,Koegel A,Hager R,Shields JA,Augsburger JJ,Donoso LA

更新日期：1986-02-15 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：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：PURPOSE:To identify whether and how outcomes of macular hole (MH) surgery are influenced by the extent of internal limiting membrane (ILM) peeling. DESIGN:Randomized clinical trial. METHODS:This study involved 65 eyes from 65 patients who underwent surgery for idiopathic MH. ILM was peeled with a radius of either 0.7...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Bae K,Kang SW,Kim JH,Kim SJ,Kim JM,Yoon JM

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To describe clinical outcomes of complications afflicting the autologous oral mucous membrane graft after modified osteo-odonto keratoprosthesis surgery in chronic Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS). DESIGN:Prospective case series. METHODS:This study included 30 eyes of 30 patients with SJS-induced dry keratinize...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Basu S,Pillai VS,Sangwan VS

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To examine acquired pit of the optic nerve as a risk factor for progression of glaucoma. METHODS:In a retrospective longitudinal study, 25 open-angle glaucoma patients with acquired pit of the optic nerve were compared with a group of 24 open-angle glaucoma patients without acquired pit of the optic nerve. The...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Ugurlu S,Weitzman M,Nduaguba C,Caprioli J

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE/METHODS:A 74-year-old woman had multiple tumors including a retinal mass. Her medical history included cutaneous sebaceous adenomas, adenocarcinoma of the breast, and colonic adenocarcinoma. Her involved eye became painful and was enucleated. RESULTS/CONCLUSIONS:Examination of the enucleated eye disclosed meta...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Spraul CW,Lang GE,Grossniklaus HE,Lang GK

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the validity of assigning patients whose eyes have been removed for ciliary body or choroidal melanoma to risk groups for metastasis based on the identification of microcirculatory patterns in one cross-section taken from the center of the tumor. METHODS:Multiple levels were cut through the bloc...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Mehaffey MG,Gardner LM,Folberg R

更新日期：1998-09-01 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 compare wound characteristics and integrity of the 2.2-mm and 2.65-mm clear corneal incisions. DESIGN:Prospective, randomized clinical trial. METHODS:Patients undergoing phacoemulsification with lens implant were randomized to receive a 2.2-mm or 2.65-mm temporal clear corneal incision. The incisions were ...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Chee SP,Ti SE,Lim L,Chan AS,Jap A

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine the morphologic changes in human corneas over time following radiofrequency-based conductive keratoplasty (CK) treatment. DESIGN:Prospective, observational case series. METHODS:In a single-center study six human corneas of six patients with localized peripheral keratoconus underwent CK treatment ...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Naoumidi TL,Pallikaris IG,Naoumidi II,Astyrakakis NI

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the efficacy of autologous plasmin (AP)-assisted vitrectomy for stage 5 retinopathy of prematurity (ROP). DESIGN:Interventional case series. METHODS:Six consecutive eyes of four children with stage 5 ROP were treated. The patients' ages at the surgery ranged from five to eight months after birth. ...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Tsukahara Y,Honda S,Imai H,Kondo N,Fujii S,Yokoyama N,Hirata A,Kawaji T,Fukushima M,Tanihara H,Negi A

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the behavior and attitudes among ophthalmology trainees toward pharmaceutical promotions. DESIGN:Questionnaire survey. METHODS:A questionnaire on behavior and attitudes toward interactions with pharmaceutical representatives was distributed to 110 ophthalmology residency programs in the United Sta...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Wang Y,Adelman RA

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To document a case of Candida tropicalis endophthalmitis as the only manifestation of pacemaker endocarditis. METHODS:We examined a 75-year-old man with diabetes mellitus who was initially examined for bilateral multifocal endophthalmitis complicating endocarditis 2 years after a permanent pacemaker for sick s...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Shmuely H,Kremer I,Sagie A,Pitlik S

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Samples from the center of a wide-field specular micrograph adequately assessed cell density and frequency distribution of cell areas. A preliminary analysis of the spread of values indicated whether an increased sample size was required. An algorithm determined how large a sample taken from the central photograph (th...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Hirst LW,Auer C,Abbey H,Cohn J,Kues H

更新日期：1984-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Schirmer tests showed decreased tearing (less than 15 mm of wetting) in 32 of 54 eyes (59%) of a representative group of patients with corneal xerophthalmia but in only four of 60 eyes (7%) of age-, sex-, and neighborhood-matched controls (P less than .001). The occurrence of decreased tearing was directly related to ...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Sommer A,Emran N

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess the accuracy with which the Keratron keratoscope (Optikon 2000, Rome, Italy) measured astigmatic test surfaces by a profile reconstruction algorithm within a plane geometry model and to discriminate between error caused by the model and error caused by other factors. METHODS:Height was reported by th...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Tripoli NK,Cohen KL,Obla P,Coggins JM,Holmgren DE

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The most convincing morphologic component in the pathogenesis of nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy is the anatomically small and crowded optic nerve head. Because the appearance of the optic disk is presumed to be related to underlying refractive error, we sought to determine if a particular refractive e...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Katz B,Spencer WH

更新日期：1993-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report a Serratia marcescens infection that clinically simulated a conjunctival neoplasm. METHOD:Case report. RESULTS:A healthy 80-year-old man without contact lenses presented with a pink-yellow conjunctival mass that resembled a solid neoplasm. Stains and cultures of material that exuded from the mass du...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Shields JA,Shields CL,Eagle RC Jr,Moster M

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00