abstract：:Most of the tissue used for penetrating keratoplasty is issued through eye banks that store the corneoscleral button either in hypothermic storage at 2-6 degrees C or in organ culture at 31-37 degrees C. These two preservation techniques differ in technical aspects, tissue evaluation possibilities, storage time and mi...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Pels E,Beele H,Claerhout I

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bevacizumab (Avastin) has been used as off-label treatment for the specific inhibition of the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF). Although only intravenous administration of the drug is approved in combination therapy of colorectal carcinoma, promising short-term results have been reported about its i...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Ziemssen F,Lüke M,Messias A,Beutel J,Tatar O,Zrenner E,Bartz-Schmidt KU,Tuebingen Bevacizumab Study Group.

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report the first European case of endogenous endophthalmitis secondary to a liver abscess due to Klebsiella pneumoniae expressing MagA gene. METHODS:A 33-year-old diabetic patient was admitted for fever and right upper quadrant abdominal pain. Abdominal computed tomography and laboratory studies were perfor...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Karama EM,Willermain F,Janssens X,Claus M,Van den Wijngaert S,Wang JT,Verougstraete C,Caspers L

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To describe a case of scattered toxicity of indocyanine green on the outer retina and retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) after indocyanine green (ICG) assisted membrane peeling for macular pucker. METHODS:A 61-year-old woman was examined by slit-lamp biomicroscopy, fluorescein angiography (FA), indocyanine green...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Querques G,Prascina F,Iaculli C,Noci ND

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The Pascal dynamic contour tonometer (DCT) allows measurement of intraocular pressure (IOP) independently of corneal properties. It records, simultaneously, haemodynamic IOP fluctuations and the difference between the systolic and the diastolic IOP corresponding to the ocular pulse amplitude (OPA). The OPA indi...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Pourjavan S,Boëlle PY,Detry-Morel M,De Potter P

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A case report of recurrent unilateral granulomatous iridocyclitis with ocular hypertension without retinitis caused by cytomegalovirus (CMV) in an immunocompetent patient. METHODS:Aqueous humor was analysed by multiplex PCR to detect viral DNA, and real-time PCR was used to evaluate virus copies before and ...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Kawaguchi T,Sugita S,Shimizu N,Mochizuki M

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report a case with acute endophthalmitis as a postoperative complication of 25-gauge transconjunctival sutureless vitrectomy. METHODS:A 65-year-old gentleman, who underwent 25-gauge sutureless vitrectomy for an idiopathic epiretinal membrane at Beyoğlu Eye Research and Training Hospital, presented with pain...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Acar N,Unver YB,Altan T,Kapran Z

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The objective is to report a rare case of asymptomatic penetrating injury with a copper foreign body found during an examination for cataract surgery. METHOD:A case report. RESULTS:A 73-year-old woman had vision loss. Examination by pupil dilation disclosed a dark-brown metallic mass located under the anterio...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Tokoro M,Yasukawa T,Okada M,Ogura Y,Uchida S

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report a large, consecutive series of endophthalmitis of all causes managed at a tertiary referral retina center. METHODS:Retrospective chart review of all cases diagnosed with endophthalmitis that received reatment and follow-up between January 2000 and January 2005. RESULTS:A total of 67 patients were di...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Karacal H,Kymes SM,Apte RS

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report the fluorescein fundus angiographic (FFA) findings in the different clinical stages of Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada (VKH) patients. METHODS:Retrospective, transversal and descriptive study. All patients underwent FFA at least in one occasion. Patients with incomplete clinical files or a deficient FFA were ex...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Arellanes-García L,Hernández-Barrios M,Fromow-Guerra J,Cervantes-Fanning P

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several different sets of criteria have been proposed to establish the diagnosis of Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease (VKH). Various investigators have used the criteria proposed by Sugiura, those proposed by by the American Uveitis Society as well as the revised diagnostic criteria proposed by the First VKH International ...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Rao NA,Sukavatcharin S,Tsai JH

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report a case of retinal pigment epithelial tear following intravitreal ranibizumab injection for subfoveal choroidal neovascularization. METHODS:Retrospective single case review. RESULTS:A 78-year-old Caucasian female was treated with intravitreal ranibizumab for occult subfoveal choroidal neovascularizat...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Apte RS

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 32-year-old lady presented with bilateral painful proptosis and left infranuclear facial palsy. She was mildly anemic. Ocular examination revealed a firm non-tender mass in the super lateral quadrant of both orbits. Fine-needle aspiration cytology from the orbital mass showed the presence of lymphoplasmacytoid cells...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Kumar S,Das S,Goyal JL,Chauhan D,Sangit V

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report a case of DUSN from the Indian subcontinent and emphasize the importance of immediate photocoagulation. METHOD:Review of case record. RESULT:The referring ophthalmologist had photographed the subretinal worm but had not undertaken laser photocoagulation. On presentation to us the patient had feature...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Venkatesh P,Sarkar S,Garg S

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To describe the clinical characteristics of active ocular toxoplasmosis in a large population of Turkish patients. METHODS:A retrospective study of 109 consecutive patients with active ocular toxoplasmosis seen at the Department of Ophthalmology, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, from 1995 to 2005. RESULTS:Fif...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Tugal-Tutkun I,Corum I,Otük B,Urgancioglu M

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:To study the observer-related variability of optic nerve head (ONH) measurements using confocal laser scanning tomography (HRT I) in a screening setting. METHODS:Six experienced glaucoma specialists independently evaluated 50 ONH topographies from 25 adults using HRT software ver. 2.01 in a masked fash...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Hermann MM,Garway-Heath DF,Jonescu-Cuypers CP,Burk RO,Jonas JB,Mardin CY,Funk J,Diestelhorst M

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Oncocytoma is rarely found around the lacrimal punctum. We describe a case of oncocytoma of the peripunctum. METHODS:Case report. RESULTS:An 88-year-old patient presented with a upper peripunctal mass in the left eye. The tumor was completely excised including the lacrimal punctum and part of the canalicul...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Imaizumi M,Nakatsuka K

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the long-term safety and efficacy of infliximab therapy for refractory uveitis associated with Behçet's disease (BD). METHODS:We prospectively enrolled six patients who failed to respond to conventional immunosuppressive treatment. Infliximab infusions (5 mg/kg) were administered at weeks 0, 2, 6, ...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Abu El-Asrar AM,Abboud EB,Aldibhi H,Al-Arfaj A

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report an unusual case of disseminated cysticercosis having simultaneous intraocular and extraocular involvement. This 21-year-old male presented with recent loss of vision in one eye and history of a single seizure. Examination revealed intravitreal cysticercosis with exudative retinal detachment. Computed tomogra...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Chadha V,Pandey PK,Chauhan D,Das S

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sensorineural hearing loss is the most common disease associated with systemic retinitis pigmentosa (RP). We have conducted an epidemiological study to assess the correlation of age at onset of visual symptoms and hearing loss associated with RP. Epidemiological data was derived from a questionnaire-based study of pat...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Iwasaki S,Maruyama Y,Hotta Y,Hashimoto Y,Nagura M

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the safety indexes and efficacy of Artisan phakic intraocular lens (IOL) for the correction of high myopia. METHODS:Retrospective interventional case series reports. Thirty-one eyes (22 patients) with myopia from -5.25 to -19.00 diopters underwent implantation of an Artisan phakic IOL. Follow-up...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Lifshitz T,Levy J,Aizenman I,Klemperer I,Levinger S

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study is to report the clinical outcome of a diabetic patient with optic nerve head neovascularization treated with an intravitreal injection of triamcinolone acetonide. A 52-year-old patient presented with clinically significant diffuse macular edema and optic nerve head neovascularization due to prol...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Karacorlu M,Ozdemir H,Karacorlu S,Alacali N

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:We report on a 62-year-old healthy woman who suffered from bilateral predescemetic opacities, where the underlying disorder could not be identified. She had bilateral keratopathy with corneal edema, a diffuse predescemetic avascular haze and deszemetic folds. Because of high hyperopia (right +7.50/left +7....

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Roters S,Severin M,Konen W,Szurman P,von Domarus D,Krieglstein GK

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oximetry may be useful for understanding pathologies of the eye. We use a prototype scanning laser ophthalmoscope capable of simultaneous multiple wavelength imaging to record fundus images. The system is run under non-confocal conditions in using slit apertures with a width of up to 600 microm. The laser lines launch...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Ashman RA,Reinholz F,Eikelboom RH

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine whether there are angiographic differences among normal, preperimetric and advanced glaucoma eyes using indocyanine green angiography with SLO. This method was chosen because of its sensibility to detect peripapillary capillary vessels. METHODS:Scanning laser opthalmoscopy was preformed on normal ...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Marengo J,Ucha RA,Martinez-Cartier M,Sampaolesi JR

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This retrospective study reviews the clinical and histopathological features of ocular epidermoid cyst. The 30-year laboratory records of all the patients of the Igbo ethnic group, whose surgical specimens were received at a central pathology laboratory service in south-eastern Nigeria, West Africa, were reviewed. The...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Onuigbo WI,Ezegwui IR

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Retinal vascular abnormalities are associated with choroidal melanoma. Although tumor ischemia, resulting in soluble angiogenic factor production, is a proposed etiology of these abnormalities, other sources of ischemia may also contribute. Mushroom-shaped choroidal melanomas have increased loss of the overlyin...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Hainsworth DP,Todd KC,Ranson NT,Gigantelli JW

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the use of Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) in the diagnosis of macular edema (ME) in diabetic patients in comparison to indirect ophthalmoscopy (IO) and, in addition, to study the characteristics of these patients. METHODS:165 patients were randomly selected to join the study in 1998. Ophthal...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Moreira RO,Trujillo FR,Meirelles RM,Ellinger VC,Zagury L

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR) is characterized by the formation of cellular membranes on the detached retina and also in the vitreous. Glial cells can be found in epiretinal and subretinal membranes from eyes with PVR, proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR), idiopathic macular pucker, uveitis and othe...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Cai J,Wei R,Ma X,Zhu H,Li Y

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Early predictors of diabetic complications may aid in the prevention and/or management of these complications. The aim of this cross-sectional study was to determine the predictive value of retinopathy for the presence of other diabetic complications. METHODS:The population studied comprised 648 patients with ...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： El-Asrar AM,Al-Rubeaan KA,Al-Amro SA,Moharram OA,Kangave D

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A national study was conducted in children attending six schools for the blind in Malaysia to identify the anatomical site and underlying causes of blindness (BL) and severe visual impairment (SVI), with a view to determine the potentially preventable and treatable causes so that appropriate control measures can be im...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Reddy SC,Tan BC

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the clinical outcome of patients who received a Baerveldt implant for refractory glaucoma and to identify factors which may influence the outcome. METHODS:Retrospective study including 51 eyes of 51 patients with medically uncontrolled glaucoma who underwent Baerveldt implant surgery between June 1...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Roy S,Ravinet E,Mermoud A

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate whether retinal arteriolar widths change in normal patients and in different glaucoma types. We measured the arteriolar width at the merge in the optic nerve (MD), at the edge of the optic nerve (ED) and at the peripapillary area (1 disc diameter distance) (disc distance D). HRT software 1.11, Inter...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Angelica MM,Sanseau A,Argento C

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the antibacterial effect of topical anesthetic proparacaine on conjunctival flora. METHODS:One hundred and forty-four eyes of 72 patients awaiting cataract surgery were included in the study. A commercially available solution of proparacaine, preserved with benzalkonium chloride 0.01%, was insti...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Oguz H,Oguz E,Karadede S,Aslan G

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine the visual outcome and incidence of complications after posterior capsule rupture during phacoemulsification surgery. METHODS:Forty-four eyes of 43 patients which sustained posterior capsule rupture or zonulysis during phacoemulsification surgery between April 1993 and May 1996 were retrospectivel...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Yap EY,Heng WJ

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:We examined the immunocytochemical features of after cataract tissue and cataractous lens epithelium prior to cataract surgery and at the time of surgery. METHODS:This study included 23 cases. Antibodies against the following antigens were used: epidermal growth factor (EGF), EGF receptor (EGF-R), fibroblas...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Shigemitsu T,Ishiguro K,Shimizu Y,Horiguchi M,Kasahara M,Arakaki S

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the common eye diseases as well as the prevalence and causes of blindness and visual impairment in young adult residents of rural areas of Anambra State, Nigeria. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Three rural villages in Anambra State, Nigeria were selected by simple random sampling. A structured questionn...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Nwosu SN

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of the present study was to prospectively examine the effect of two styles of PRP, full- and mild-scatter on central and peripheral visual field in diabetic patients. METHODS:40 eyes with preproliferative or early proliferative diabetic retinopathy of 32 patients underwent visual field testing on the C...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Pahor D

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have studied the cholinergic nerve fibers (CNF) of human uveoscleral tissue in normal and pathological conditions (intraocular pressure: (IOP) of various degrees ) and have performed a quantitative image analysis of CNF with the aim of studying an hypothetical association between IOP and the uveoscleral level of ch...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： Cavallotti C,Pescosolido N,Leali FM,Gherardi F,Cavallotti D

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To describe the incidence of, and risk factors associated with, diabetic retinopathy in diabetic persons assessed at a Saudi diabetes centre. METHODS:Five hundred and two patients with diabetes mellitus assessed by our service were studied. There were 174 patients (34.7%) with insulin-dependent diabetes mellit...

journal_title：International ophthalmology

authors： El-Asrar AM,Al-Rubeaan KA,Al-Amro SA,Kangave D,Moharram OA

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00