Purtscher-like retinopathy associated with dermatomyositis.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) is a life-threatening hematological condition associated with deficiency in ADAMTS13. Ocular manifestations associated with TTP are uncommon. CASE PRESENTATION:Here we report a case where a 44 year old female patient with a history of symptomatic anemia and cotton w...

journal_title：BMC ophthalmology

authors： Bandara AGNMK,Matthias AT

更新日期：2020-11-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Diabetic macular edema (DME) can be treated with different alternatives, among them Dexamethasone intravitreal implant 0.7 mg (DEX 0.7) has demonstrated that may improve both central macular thickness (CMT) and best corrected visual acuity (BCVA). This study aimed to evaluate the effect of the intravitreal d...

journal_title：BMC ophthalmology

authors： Castro-Navarro V,Cervera-Taulet E,Navarro-Palop C,Monferrer-Adsuara C,Hernández-Bel L,Montero-Hernández J

更新日期：2019-01-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the mechanism of dry eye disease is not clearly understood, it is certain that inflammation and the immune response play a major role in determining the health of the ocular surface in dry eye patients. Accurate ocular surface characterization during the early stages of dry eye disease is critical for success...

journal_title：BMC ophthalmology

authors： Na KS,Hwang KY,Lee HS,Chung SH,Mok JW,Joo CK

更新日期：2015-12-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nonarteritic ischemic optic neuropathy affects the anterior portion of the optic nerve and is characterized by sudden, painless visual loss. The affected eye has a relative afferent pupillary defect. The typical funduscopic appearance includes optic disc edema, with associated nerve fiber layer hemorrhage. R...

journal_title：BMC ophthalmology

authors： Sadaba LM,Garcia-Layana A,Maldonado MJ,Berian JM

更新日期：2006-10-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although most patients with visual impairment due to corneal diseases can be treated successfully with surgery, some require visual rehabilitation to restore reading ability. To evaluate the best LVAs especially in terms of reading speed and characterize this specific patient group we performed a prospective...

journal_title：BMC ophthalmology

authors： Oeverhaus M,Dekowski D,Hirche H,Esser J,Schaperdoth-Gerlings B,Eckstein A

更新日期：2020-05-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Mucins locate to the apical surfaces of all wet-surfaced epithelia including ocular surface. The functions of the mucins include anti-adhesive, lubrication, water retention, allergens and pathogen barrier function. Ocular surface pathologies, i.e. dry eye syndrome or allergic conjunctivitis, are reportedly associated ...

journal_title：BMC ophthalmology

authors： Shirai K,Saika S

更新日期：2015-12-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We present a case of post-traumatic endophthalmitis with relatively good prognosis caused by Gordonia sputi, which, to our knowledge is the first case in the literature. CASE PRESENTATION:A 24 year old man, who underwent an intraocular foreign body extraction half a month before presentation in the left eye...

journal_title：BMC ophthalmology

authors： Fang W,Li J,Cui HS,Jin X,Zhai J,Dai Y,Li Y

更新日期：2017-10-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ocular hypotony results in an increased break down of the blood-aqueous barrier and an increase in inflammatory mediator release. We postulate that this release may lead to an increased risk of trabeculectomy failure through increased bleb scarring. This study was designed to try to address the question if h...

journal_title：BMC ophthalmology

authors： Benson SE,Mandal K,Bunce CV,Fraser SG

更新日期：2005-04-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bullous keratopathy (BK), a severe sight-threatening disorder can have a variety of etiologies such as prophylactic laser iridotomy, intraocular surgery, trauma, and other ocular disorders. However, there are cases of unknown origins, among which a unique clinical entity namely pseudoexfoliation syndrome (PE...

journal_title：BMC ophthalmology

authors： Zheng X,Inoue Y,Shiraishi A,Hara Y,Goto T,Ohashi Y

更新日期：2012-06-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Anterior chamber depth (ACD) is becoming a hot topic and plays an important role in correcting the refractive errors (REs) after cataract surgery. The aim of this study was to assess the ACD changes and their relationship with the REs after phacoemulsification and intraocular lens (IOL) implantation in patie...

journal_title：BMC ophthalmology

authors： Ning X,Yang Y,Yan H,Zhang J

更新日期：2019-06-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lateralization of horizontal semicircular canal benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (HSC-BPPV) is very important for successful repositioning. The directions of lying-down nystagmus (LDN) and head-bending nystagmus (HBN) have been used as ancillary findings to identify the affected sites. This retrospective...

journal_title：BMC ophthalmology

authors： Oh JH,Song SK,Lee JS,Choi JC,Kang SY,Kang JH

更新日期：2014-11-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Combined branch retinal artery and central retinal vein occlusion is a rare condition that has been infrequently reported. This case report, aside from reporting the above-mentioned condition, highlights the importance of performing spectral domain optical coherence tomography in establishing a complete diag...

journal_title：BMC ophthalmology

authors： Karapetyan A,Ouyang P,Tang LS,Zeng J,Ying MD

更新日期：2014-07-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The presence of an intraocular cilium is very rare and the response of the eye to the cilium is variable. We present the case of a patient with a cilium found in the vitreous cavity during vitrectomy for rhegmatogenous retinal detachment 40 years following penetrating eye injury. To our knowledge, this is th...

journal_title：BMC ophthalmology

authors： Dettoraki M,Andreanos K,Davou S,Nomikarios N,Moschos MM,Brouzas D

更新日期：2015-03-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to prove the relationship between the intraocular straylight level and diabetic retinopathy (DR) according to disease severity. Also, we aimed to evaluate whether diabetes mellitus (DM) per se could be a risk factor of increased intraocular straylight although we did not rely on a d...

journal_title：BMC ophthalmology

authors： Hwang HB,Yim HB,Chung SK

更新日期：2015-10-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To compare the efficacy of phacoemulsification (PKE) combined with nonpenetrating deep sclerectomy (NPDS) with mitomycin C (MMC) versus XEN® gel stent with MMC. METHODS:In this nonrandomized, retrospective, comparative, single-center pilot study, 105 consecutive eyes of 75 patients with uncontrolled primary...

journal_title：BMC ophthalmology

authors： Theillac V,Blumen-Ohana E,Akesbi J,Hamard P,Sellam A,Brasnu E,Baudouin C,Labbe A,Nordmann JP

更新日期：2020-06-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The influence of serous retinal detachment (SRD) on retinal sensitivity in patients with branch retinal vein occlusion (BRVO) and macular edema remains unclear. This is despite the frequent co-existence of SRD and cystoid macular edema (CME) in BRVO patients on optical coherence tomography (OCT) and the fact...

journal_title：BMC ophthalmology

authors： Noma H,Funatsu H,Mimura T,Shimada K

更新日期：2011-09-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Glial heterotopias are rare, benign, congenital, midline, non-teratomatous extracranial glial tissue. They may masquerade as encephalocoele or dermoid cyst and mostly present in nose. Herein, we present an unusual case of glial heterotopia of the orbit with unilateral blindness. CASE PRESENTATION:A 6 year-o...

journal_title：BMC ophthalmology

authors： Sitaula R,Shrestha GB,Paudel N,Shrestha S,Shah DN

更新日期：2011-11-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to compare superior and temporal clear corneal incisions of uneventful phacoemulsification and in-the-bag intraocular lens implantation on intraocular pressure control and the bleb morphology in eyes that have undergone previous successful trabeculectomy. METHODS:In this Prospectiv...

journal_title：BMC ophthalmology

authors： Anbar M,Ammar H

更新日期：2017-06-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The SRK/T formula is one of the third generation IOL calculation formulas. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the performance of the SRK/T formula in predicting a target refraction ±1.0D in short and long eyes using ultrasound biometry after phacoemulsification. METHODS:The present study was a retros...

journal_title：BMC ophthalmology

authors： Karabela Y,Eliacik M,Kaya F

更新日期：2016-07-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To investigate the corneal biomechanical changes in primary open angle glaucoma (POAG) patients treated with long-term prostaglandin analogue (PGA). METHODS:One hundred eleven newly diagnosed POAG patients, including 43 high tension glaucoma (HTG) and 68 normal tension glaucoma (NTG), were measured by Corvi...

journal_title：BMC ophthalmology

authors： Wu N,Chen Y,Yang Y,Sun X

更新日期：2020-10-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ocular signs of Fabry disease can be seen in the first decade of life. METHODS:We examined the occurrence of ocular signs in 232 paediatric patients in the Fabry Outcome Survey (FOS) international registry and looked for relationships between the presence of eye findings and disease severity as measured by ...

journal_title：BMC ophthalmology

authors： Kalkum G,Pitz S,Karabul N,Beck M,Pintos-Morell G,Parini R,Rohrbach M,Bizjajeva S,Ramaswami U

更新日期：2016-11-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The effectiveness of ranibizumab in the treatment of diabetic macular edema has been proven with large clinical trials. For bevacizumab only two clinical trials have been published and a head-to-head comparison is lacking to date. However, if proved non-inferior to ranibizumab, use of the off-label bevacizum...

journal_title：BMC ophthalmology

authors： Schauwvlieghe AM,Dijkman G,Hooymans JM,Verbraak FD,Hoyng CB,Dijkgraaf MG,Van Leeuwen R,Vingerling JR,Moll AC,Schlingemann RO

更新日期：2015-07-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Highly aggressive Burkitt lymphoma (BL) with rapidly progressive painful proptosis of the right eye is rarely encountered. CASE PRESENTATION:A 31-year-old Caucasian female presented with rapidly progressive painful proptosis of the right eye and poor visual acuity. Diagnostic Computer tomography, magnetic r...

journal_title：BMC ophthalmology

authors： Alexander C,George C,Tinatin J,Maia S,Maia M,Mitrofanis P

更新日期：2014-09-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To analyse the associated factors, diagnosis, clinical manifestations and therapeutic effects of Acanthamoeba keratitis at a tertiary ophthalmic centre in Southern China. METHODS:A retrospective clinical study was performed in fifteen patients who were admitted to Zhongshan Ophthalmic Centre (ZOC) from Janu...

journal_title：BMC ophthalmology

authors： Zhong J,Li X,Deng Y,Chen L,Zhou S,Huang W,Lin S,Yuan J

更新日期：2017-10-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Glaucoma is a progressive disease responsible for the second commonest cause of blindness in the UK. Identifying appropriate patients for hospital care remains an ongoing challenge for all UK hospital glaucoma services. The purpose of our study is to evaluate accuracy and outcome of community optometry refer...

journal_title：BMC ophthalmology

authors： El-Assal K,Foulds J,Dobson S,Sanders R

更新日期：2015-12-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To investigate the clinical features of diabetic macular edema (DME) in eyes with pachychoroid phenotypes using multimodal retinal imaging. METHODS:We retrospectively reviewed 210 eyes from 210 DME patients and analyzed the clinical and imaging parameters, including visual acuity, central macular thickness ...

journal_title：BMC ophthalmology

authors： Kang K,Lee H,Jang M,Kim HC,Chung H

更新日期：2020-10-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sturge-Weber syndrome (SWS) is a sporadic congenital disorder, characterized by unilateral facial nevus flammeus associated with ipsilateral glaucoma, choroidal angioma and leptomeningeal hemangiomas. SWS can comorbid with other disorders in some patients, however, there has been no prior described case of S...

journal_title：BMC ophthalmology

authors： Wang H,Dong N,Tan L,Huang C

更新日期：2021-01-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study evaluates the efficacy and tolerability (ie, occurrence and severity of hyperemia) of bimatoprost 0.01% in treatment-naïve patients with open-angle glaucoma (OAG) or ocular hypertension in the Korean clinical setting. METHODS:In this multicenter, open-label, observational study, treatment-naïve p...

journal_title：BMC ophthalmology

authors： Park KH,Simonyi S,Kim CY,Sohn YH,Kook MS

更新日期：2014-12-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To investigate the effect of idiopathic epiretinal membrane (ERM) on the retinal-image quality and psychophysical contrast sensitivity function (CSF). METHODS:Forty-four subjects with diagnosis of idiopathic unilateral ERM were enrolled in this cross-sectional observational clinical study. The fellow unaffe...

journal_title：BMC ophthalmology

authors： Liu L,Wang Y,Liu J,Liu W

更新日期：2018-11-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A 23 year old white male with a history of social and behavioural problems attempted to blind himself chemically, with alcohol, and mechanically, with a razor blade. METHODS:Observational case report of a patient who self-inflicted bilateral scleral lacerations with a razor blade, after losing his job. RES...

journal_title：BMC ophthalmology

authors： Razavi H,Price N

更新日期：2009-12-10 00:00:00