Central corneal thickness in newly diagnosed glaucoma patients in South West Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) and toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) are rare but life-threatening conditions that initially affect the skin and mucous membranes. The aim of this study was to compare the acute ocular manifestations between SJS and TEN. METHODS:The initial presenting ophthalmic records of pat...

journal_title：BMC ophthalmology

authors： Chow LLW,Shih KC,Chan JCY,Lai JSM,Ng ALK

更新日期：2017-05-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To investigate indocyanine green angiography (ICGA) findings in patients with long-standing Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada (VKH) disease and their correlation with disease activity on clinical examination as well as with systemic corticosteroid therapy. METHODS:Twenty-eight patients (51 eyes) with long-standing (≥6 m...

journal_title：BMC ophthalmology

authors： da Silva FT,Hirata CE,Sakata VM,Olivalves E,Preti R,Pimentel SL,Gomes A,Takahashi WY,Costa RA,Yamamoto JH

更新日期：2012-08-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To report six cases of CD34+ fibroblastic mesenchymal tumours, which are uncommon neoplasms in the orbit. CASE PRESENTATION:Six patients presenting with proptosis and palpable mass who were later diagnosed with fibrous solitary tumours, fibrous histocytoma or haemangiopericytoma in the orbit were included. ...

journal_title：BMC ophthalmology

authors： Jung SK,Paik JS,Park GS,Yang SW

更新日期：2017-04-27 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Outcome measurements currently used in chronic uveitis care fail to cover the full patient perspective. The aim of this study is to develop a conceptual model of the factors that adult patients with chronic uveitis consider to be important when evaluating the impact of their disease and treatment. METHODS:A qu...

journal_title：BMC ophthalmology

authors： Stolk-Vos AC,Kasigar H,Nijmeijer KJ,Missotten TO,Busschbach JJ,van de Klundert JJ,Kranenburg LW

更新日期：2020-03-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To determine the accuracy of the T2 formula as applied to highly myopic eyes, to compare the T2 formula to the SRK/T and Holladay 1 formulas, and to describe possible ways to improve the estimation of corneal height and prediction error in two settings, the Hadassah Hospital, Ophthalmology Department, Jerusa...

journal_title：BMC ophthalmology

authors： Idrobo-Robalino CA,Santaella G,Gutiérrez ÁM

更新日期：2019-11-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pseudoexfoliation syndrome (PXS) is the most common identifiable cause of secondary glaucoma, the prevalence of which varies considerably among different ethnicities. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of pseudoexfoliation syndrome in Pakistan. METHODS:A prospective study conducted in the pe...

journal_title：BMC ophthalmology

authors： Rao RQ,Arain TM,Ahad MA

更新日期：2006-06-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A description of the diagnostic features of Miller Fisher syndrome. CASE PRESENTATION:The clinical presentation, investigation, and subsequent progress of our patient with clinical unilateral external ophthalmoplegia. CONCLUSION:Our case demonstrates the presentation of clinical unilateral external ophthal...

journal_title：BMC ophthalmology

authors： Smith J,Clarke L,Severn P,Boyce R

更新日期：2007-04-17 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:This study sought to identify factors associated with retinal detachment and retreatment of aggressive posterior retinopathy of prematurity (APROP) initially treated with intravitreal ranibizumab (IVR) injection as well as the efficacy of IVR treatment. METHODS:This was a retrospective study. A total of 83 ...

journal_title：BMC ophthalmology

authors： Tong Q,Yin H,Zhao M,Li X,Yu W

更新日期：2018-06-26 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:This study aimed to investigate patient adherence to face-down positioning (FDP) and non-supine positioning (NSP) following vitrectomy with gas tamponade for treating macular holes (MHs). METHODS:Nursing records of 92 patients who underwent vitrectomy with gas tamponade for small-diameter (diameter < 400 μm...

journal_title：BMC ophthalmology

authors： Morimoto E,Shimada Y,Sugimoto M,Mizuguchi T,Tanikawa A,Horiguchi M

更新日期：2018-12-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This is the third reported case of a steatocystoma simplex in the lacrimal caruncle. CASE PRESENTATION:A 60-year-old male presented with a history of a slowly progressing mass in the right lacrimal caruncle since several years before his initial visit. At the first examination, a yellowish, relatively smoot...

journal_title：BMC ophthalmology

authors： Ishida Y,Takahashi Y,Takahashi E,Kitaguchi Y,Kakizaki H

更新日期：2016-10-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of transepithelial corneal collagen crosslinking (transepithelial CXL) versus standard corneal collagen crosslinking (epithelium-off CXL) on keratoconus. METHODS:Eligible studies were identified by systematically searching PubMed, the Cochrane Li...

journal_title：BMC ophthalmology

authors： Li W,Wang B

更新日期：2017-12-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is a kind of inherited retinal degenerative diseases characterized by the progressive loss of photoreceptors. RP has been a conundrum without satisfactory countermeasures in clinic until now. Acetaldehyde dehydrogenase 2 (ALDH2), a major enzyme involved in aldehyde detoxification, h...

journal_title：BMC ophthalmology

authors： Yan W,Long P,Wei D,Yan W,Zheng X,Chen G,Wang J,Zhang Z,Chen T,Chen M

更新日期：2020-02-18 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:The effects of preservatives of antiglaucoma medications on corneal surface and tear function have been widely shown in literature; it's not the same as regards the active compounds themselves. The purpose of our study was to compare Ocular Surface Disease (OSD) signs and symptoms of Tafluprost 0.0015% versu...

journal_title：BMC ophthalmology

authors： Rolle T,Spinetta R,Nuzzi R

更新日期：2017-08-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Proliferative retinopathy is an uncommon feature of Vogt Koyanagi Harada (VKH) disease which might indicate poor uveitis control in these patients. We aim to describe the clinical features and outcome of management of proliferative retinopathy in 2 patients with VKH. CASE PRESENTATION:19 and 33 years old fe...

journal_title：BMC ophthalmology

authors： Magliyah MS,Al-Fakhri AS,Al-Dhibi HA

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nocardia infection is uncommon in clinical practice, with most cases occuring as the result of opportunistic infection in immunocompromsed patients. Here, we report a case of disseminated nocardiosis with subretinal abscess in a patient with nephrotic syndrome, and whom is receiving immunosuppressive therapy...

journal_title：BMC ophthalmology

authors： Xu H,Fu B,Xu L,Sun J

更新日期：2018-09-03 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：: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:Retinal tears complicating the course of a posterior vitreous detachment (PVD) may be unique or multiple, and when multiple they may occur simultaneously or subsequently at different moments in the evolution of a PVD. The purpose of our study was to analyze the prevalence of subsequent retinal tears (SRT) in...

journal_title：BMC ophthalmology

authors： Crim N,Esposito E,Monti R,Correa LJ,Serra HM,Urrets-Zavalia JA

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Perfluorocarbon liquid (PFCL) is widely used as an intraoperative heavy tamponade to flatten the retina and is replaced with silicone oil (SO) at the end of the surgery. Due to the long tamponade period, the SO is known to remain attached to the retina at the time of removal, and is commonly termed "sticky o...

journal_title：BMC ophthalmology

authors： Fukumoto M,Nishida Y,Kida T,Sato T,Kobayashi T,Ikeda T

更新日期：2018-03-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To assess the reliability of the measurements obtained with the PalmScan, when compared with another standardized A-mode ultrasound device, and assess the consistency and correlation between the two methods. METHODS:Transversal, descriptive, and comparative study. We recorded the axial length (AL), anterior...

journal_title：BMC ophthalmology

authors： Velez-Montoya R,Shusterman EM,López-Miranda MJ,Mayorquin-Ruiz M,Salcedo-Villanueva G,Quiroz-Mercado H,Morales-Cantón V

更新日期：2010-03-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To evaluate the structural changes associated with visual acuity (VA) in patients with idiopathic macular telangiectasia (MT) type 1 using multimodal imaging modalities. METHODS:A retrospective study of 14 patients with MT type 1 and of 10 eyes from 10 healthy individuals as age-matched controls was conduct...

journal_title：BMC ophthalmology

authors： Guo J,Tang W,Ye X,Wu H,Xu G,Liu W,Zhang Y

更新日期：2018-03-05 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:The repertoire of free-living protozoa in contact lens solutions is poorly known despite the fact that such protozoa may act as direct pathogens and may harbor intra-cellular pathogens. METHODS:Between 2009 and 2014, the contact lens solutions collected from patients presenting at our Ophthalmology Departme...

journal_title：BMC ophthalmology

authors： Bouchoucha I,Aziz A,Hoffart L,Drancourt M

更新日期：2016-10-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To investigate the clinical relevance of two different preservative formulations, we compared 1-year incidence rates of additional coding of dry eye, ocular infection, or ocular surface disease (either dry eye or ocular infection) in open-angle glaucoma and ocular hypertension patients newly treated with lat...

journal_title：BMC ophthalmology

authors： Schwartz GF,Kotak S,Mardekian J,Fain JM

更新日期：2011-06-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The performance of glaucoma diagnostic systems could be conceivably improved by the integration of functional and structural test measurements that provide relevant and complementary information for reaching a diagnosis. The purpose of this study was to investigate the performance of data fusion methods and ...

journal_title：BMC ophthalmology

authors： Bizios D,Heijl A,Bengtsson B

更新日期：2011-08-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Endogenous endophthalmitis could lead to a devastating outcome without a prompt and appropriate management. We report a case of advanced endogenous Klebsiella pneumoniae endophthalmitis with extensive subretinal abscess that was successfully treated with a vitrectomy. CASE PRESENTATION:A systemically well 6...

journal_title：BMC ophthalmology

authors： Xu H,Fu B,Lu C,Xu L,Sun J

更新日期：2018-09-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To screen for visual impairment in Malaysian preschool children. METHODS:Visual screening was conducted in 400 preschool children aged 4 to 6 years. The screening involved two basic procedures; the distant visual acuity test using the Sheridan Gardiner chart and the depth perception test using the Langs ste...

journal_title：BMC ophthalmology

authors： Premsenthil M,Manju R,Thanaraj A,Rahman SA,Kah TA

更新日期：2013-04-19 00:00:00