abstract：PURPOSE:To determine photoreceptor oxidative stress and damage in sympathetic ophthalmia (SO). DESIGN:Immunohistologic study. METHODS:Eight formalin-fixed and paraffin-embedded human globes with typical histologic features of SO and five age-matched globes without intraocular inflammation (controls) were retrieved fr...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Parikh JG,Saraswathy S,Rao NA

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the beneficial effect of intravenous thrombolysis aiming at rapid restoration of blood flow during the early hours of a central retinal artery occlusion (CRAO). DESIGN:Interventional case series. METHODS:In the present study, we prospectively evaluated the visual outcome after thrombolytic treatme...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Hattenbach LO,Kuhli-Hattenbach C,Scharrer I,Baatz H

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to microbial culture for the detection and identification of bacterial and fungal pathogens in microbial keratitis. DESIGN:Prospective cohort study. METHODS:A total of 108 consecutive corneal ulcers were cultured and analyzed by PCR using pan-bacterial and pan-fungal...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Kim E,Chidambaram JD,Srinivasan M,Lalitha P,Wee D,Lietman TM,Whitcher JP,Van Gelder RN

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess the role of anti-tubercular therapy in uveitis with latent/manifest tuberculosis (TB). DESIGN:Retrospective, interventional case series. METHODS:A total of 360 patients from uveitis clinic with following inclusion criteria were studied: 1) complete clinical records of visual acuity, slit-lamp biomic...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Bansal R,Gupta A,Gupta V,Dogra MR,Bambery P,Arora SK

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess the conjunctival bacterial profiles in dry eye and their fluoroquinolone susceptibility patterns. DESIGN:Prospective, observational study. METHODS:Sixty-seven female patients with dry eye (29 with Sjögren syndrome and 38 without Sjögren syndrome) who received artificial tears were enrolled at Osaka ...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Hori Y,Maeda N,Sakamoto M,Koh S,Inoue T,Tano Y

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the imaging capabilities of anterior segment optical coherence tomography (AS OCT) in microbial keratitis and to assess whether measurements of the quantitative parameters, infiltrate thickness and corneal thickness, were possible. DESIGN:Prospective, noncomparative, observational case series. ...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Konstantopoulos A,Kuo J,Anderson D,Hossain P

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine whether a three-year fluocinolone acetonide sustained drug delivery system can be implanted safely at the same time that phacoemulsification and intraocular lens (IOL) implantation are performed for a visually significant cataract in eyes with uveitis. DESIGN:Retrospective, single-center case seri...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Chieh JJ,Carlson AN,Jaffe GJ

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To study the prevalence and risk factors of intraocular pressure (IOP) elevation and refractory IOP elevation after a single 4 mg intravitreal triamcinolone acetonide (IVTA) injection in a Chinese population. DESIGN:Retrospective, observational case series. METHODS:Retrospective chart review of all the patien...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Lau LI,Chen KC,Lee FL,Chen SJ,Ko YC,Liu CJ,Hsu WM

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine the incidence of new chorioretinal lesions in children with toxoplasmosis diagnosed after, and therefore not treated during, their first year. DESIGN:Prospective longitudinal cohort study. METHODS:Thirty-eight children were evaluated in Chicago between 1981 and 2005 for new chorioretinal lesions....

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Phan L,Kasza K,Jalbrzikowski J,Noble AG,Latkany P,Kuo A,Mieler W,Meyers S,Rabiah P,Boyer K,Swisher C,Mets M,Roizen N,Cezar S,Sautter M,Remington J,Meier P,McLeod R,Toxoplasmosis Study Group.

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To describe microscopic changes in the structure of human sclera immediately after enucleation (negative control group) and to compare them after being stored for three months in four different media: pure glycerin, absolute alcohol, benzalkonium chloride diluted in absolute alcohol (1:5000), and benzalkonium c...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Bernardini Roriz MC,Pereira de Avila M,Barbosa De Sousa L

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To detect the prognostic factors associated with initial reattachment after primary pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) with gas tamponade for retinal detachment attributable to macular hole (MHRD). DESIGN:Retrospective, multicenter, interventional case series. METHODS:This study included 49 eyes of 48 patients with ...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Nakanishi H,Kuriyama S,Saito I,Okada M,Kita M,Kurimoto Y,Kimura H,Takagi H,Yoshimura N

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate long-term outcomes after Ahmed valve implantation in patients with glaucoma when using adjunctive intraoperative mitomycin C (MMC) and postoperative 5-fluorouracil (5-FU). DESIGN:Retrospective, interventional, consecutive case series. METHODS:A consecutive series of eyes undergoing Ahmed valve imp...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Alvarado JA,Hollander DA,Juster RP,Lee LC

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess and compare the frequency of reflex sneezing occurring during periocular anesthetic injections with and without intravenous sedation. DESIGN:Retrospective, comparative case series. METHODS:Seven hundred and twenty-two patients undergoing oculoplastic surgical procedures were included in this study. ...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Ahn ES,Mills DM,Meyer DR,Stasior GO

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate possible changes in macular morphology after cataract surgery with combined primary posterior capsulorhexis and posterior optic buttonholing in comparison to conventional in-the-bag intraocular lens (IOL) implantation. DESIGN:Prospective randomized study. METHODS:Fifty consecutive age-related cata...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Stifter E,Menapace R,Neumayer T,Luksch A

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To study the inner surface of the retina in the presence of epiretinal membranes (ERMs) using a prototype spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) device. DESIGN:Small case series, performed in the Department of Ophthalmology, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Miller School of Medicine, University of M...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Legarreta JE,Gregori G,Knighton RW,Punjabi OS,Lalwani GA,Puliafito CA

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To characterize outcomes for patients who develop full-thickness macular holes after pars plana vitrectomy. METHODS:We retrospectively analyzed data for 47 consecutive patients (47 eyes) who developed full-thickness macular holes after initial pars plana vitrectomy for a variety of indications. All patients un...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Kumagai K,Ogino N,Furukawa M,Larson E,Uemura A

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare three phacoemulsification machines for measurement accuracy and postocclusion surge (POS) in human cadaver eyes. DESIGN:In vitro comparisons of machine accuracy and POS. METHODS:Tip vacuum and flow were compared with machine indicated vacuum and flow. All machines were placed in two human cadaver e...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Georgescu D,Kuo AF,Kinard KI,Olson RJ

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To explore the association between the consumption of fruits and vegetables and the presence of glaucoma. DESIGN:Cross-sectional cohort study. METHODS:In a sample of 1,155 women located in multiple centers in the United States, glaucoma specialists diagnosed glaucoma in at least one eye by assessing optic ner...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Coleman AL,Stone KL,Kodjebacheva G,Yu F,Pedula KL,Ensrud KE,Cauley JA,Hochberg MC,Topouzis F,Badala F,Mangione CM,Study of Osteoporotic Fractures Research Group.

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess the role of muscular degeneration, we evaluated the correlation between ptosis severity and levator muscle function. DESIGN:Retrospective cohort study. METHODS:The medical records of 136 patients (53 men and 83 women; mean age, 67 years) with acquired blepharoptosis were reviewed for levator functio...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Pereira LS,Hwang TN,Kersten RC,Ray K,McCulley TJ

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To perform a reference case, cost-utility analysis of epiretinal membrane (ERM) surgery using current literature on outcomes and complications. DESIGN:Computer-based, value-based medicine analysis. METHODS:Decision analyses were performed under two scenarios: ERM surgery in better-seeing eye and ERM surgery i...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Gupta OP,Brown GC,Brown MM

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report a series of patients in whom infectious scleritis developed after vitreoretinal surgery. DESIGN:Interventional case series of four patients. METHODS:Medical records of patients at a single institution in whom infectious scleritis developed after vitreoretinal surgery were reviewed. RESULTS:In three...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Rich RM,Smiddy WE,Davis JL

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine the effects of a second fluocinolone implant inserted in eyes with uveitis in which recurrent inflammation developed after the original implant was placed. DESIGN:Prospective, interventional trial. METHODS:Study subjects comprised all consecutive patients with noninfectious posterior uveitis who ...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Jaffe GJ

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Distance stereoacuity is used to monitor deterioration of intermittent exotropia (IXT), but variability of stereoacuity has not been studied rigorously. The purpose of this study was to assess the variability of stereoacuity over one day in children with IXT. DESIGN:Prospective cohort study. METHODS:Twelve ch...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Hatt SR,Mohney BG,Leske DA,Holmes JM

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To provide insight into the course of retinal detachment in eyes with aggressive posterior retinopathy of prematurity (APROP). DESIGN:Prospective, multicenter, masked clinical trial. METHODS:Multicenter trial based on serial digital photographic imaging detailing five infants (in the Photographic Screening fo...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Vinekar A,Trese MT,Capone A Jr,Photographic Screening for Retinopathy of Prematurity (PHOTO-ROP) Cooperative Group.

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the effect of the blue light-filter intraocular lenses (IOLs) in vitrectomy combined with cataract surgery, focusing on the surgeon's ability to perform specific vitreoretinal procedures and on the patients' outcome. DESIGN:Randomized clinical trial. METHODS:Sixty patients, recruited from our outp...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Falkner-Radler CI,Benesch T,Binder S

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine whether clinically isolated anterior segment recurrence is associated with concomitant subclinical choroidal inflammation in Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada (VKH) disease. DESIGN:Interventional, retrospective case series. METHODS:Nine patients with recurrent VKH disease who satisfied the following criteria:...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Bacsal K,Wen DS,Chee SP

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To describe changes in the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) epidemic that are important to ophthalmologists, to provide an overview of issues relevant to current evaluation and treatment of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-related eye disease, and to identify problems related to the eye and vision th...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Holland GN

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To demonstrate techniques of iris reconstruction (pupilloplasty) at the time of penetrating keratoplasty (PKP) for a variety of pupil abnormalities, and to evaluate the effect of pupilloplasty on graft survival and visual outcome. DESIGN:Case-control study. METHODS:Thirty-five cases (combined PKP and pupillop...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Arundhati A,Jun BZ,Janardhan P,Tan DT

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To identify factors related to variations in the appearance of untreated AIDS-related cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis in severely immunodeficient individuals before the availability of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) and to draw inferences regarding early events in the natural history of CMV retini...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Holland GN,Vaudaux JD,Jeng SM,Yu F,Goldenberg DT,Folz IC,Cumberland WG,McCannel CA,Helm CJ,Hardy WD,UCLA CMV Retinitis Study Group.

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the long-term outcomes of laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) for high myopia. DESIGN:A long-term (10 years) follow-up retrospective interventional case series study. METHODS:The study included 196 myopic eyes of 118 patients with a mean preoperative spherical equivalent of -13.95 +/- 2.79 diopte...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Alió JL,Muftuoglu O,Ortiz D,Pérez-Santonja JJ,Artola A,Ayala MJ,Garcia MJ,de Luna GC

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To study the effect of higher-order aberrations (HOAs) on visual function in keratoconus with a rigid gas permeable (RGP) contact lens (CLs). DESIGN:Retrospective nonrandomized study. METHODS:Thirteen eyes of 10 subjects with keratoconus who wore a RGP CLs (KC-RGP group), 15 eyes of nine normal subjects (norm...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Negishi K,Kumanomido T,Utsumi Y,Tsubota K

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the change in visual acuity and retinal appearance in patients after early initiation of intravitreal bevacizumab treatment for central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO). DESIGN:Retrospective, interventional case series. METHODS:Patients with CRVO of fewer than three months' duration receiving intravi...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Ferrara DC,Koizumi H,Spaide RF

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess a response to infliximab therapy in childhood uveitis. DESIGN:Retrospective case series. METHODS:We reviewed the course of 16 children with noninfectious uveitis treated with infliximab at an academic medical center. Outcome measures included incidence of uveitis recurrences, proportion of patients ...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Ardoin SP,Kredich D,Rabinovich E,Schanberg LE,Jaffe GJ

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine with electronic monitoring an objective measurement of adherence in two populations of subjects: those using once-daily prostaglandin analogs as sole ocular hypotensive therapy (one-drug group) and those requiring an adjunctive medicine to the prostaglandin analog (two-drug group). DESIGN:Single-s...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Robin AL,Novack GD,Covert DW,Crockett RS,Marcic TS

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine the amount and time course of binocular visual acuity improvement during treatment of bilateral refractive amblyopia in children three to less than 10 years of age. DESIGN:Prospective, multicenter, noncomparative intervention. METHODS:One hundred and thirteen children (mean age, 5.1 years) with p...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Wallace DK,Chandler DL,Beck RW,Arnold RW,Bacal DA,Birch EE,Felius J,Frazier M,Holmes JM,Hoover D,Klimek DA,Lorenzana I,Quinn GE,Repka MX,Suh DW,Tamkins S,Pediatric Eye Disease Investigator Group.

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the microbiology of pediatric orbital cellulitis associated with sinusitis. DESIGN:Retrospective review of medical records of pediatric patients treated for orbital cellulitis. METHODS:All pediatric patients treated for orbital cellulitis associated with sinusitis at Texas Children's Hospital betw...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： McKinley SH,Yen MT,Miller AM,Yen KG

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate long-term retention rates and complications of silicone punctal plugs among dry eye patients. DESIGN:Prospective, observational cohort study. METHODS:Ninety-five silicone punctal plugs (FCI plugs; FCI Ophthalmics, Issy-les-Moulineaux Cedex, France) were placed in 93 eyes of 47 dry eye patients. Wi...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Horwath-Winter J,Thaci A,Gruber A,Boldin I

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine a possible correlation specifically between hemoglobin A1C (HgbA1C) levels and the presence and severity of retinopathy during diabetic eye screening. DESIGN:Retrospective medical record review of all new patients examined in a Veteran Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) diabetic screening clinic in 200...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Maa AY,Sullivan BR

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To characterize the molecular defect in the TGFBI gene in a Chinese family affected with an atypical lattice corneal dystrophy. DESIGN:Case report and experimental study. METHODS:Molecular genetic analysis was performed on the DNA extracted from peripheral leucocytes from a Chinese family with atypical lattic...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Tian X,Fujiki K,Zhang Y,Murakami A,Li Q,Kanai A,Wang W,Hao Y,Ma Z

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the complication profile and the long-term functional outcome of combined pars plana vitrectomy and scleral-fixated sutured posterior chamber lens (PC IOL) implantation. DESIGN:Retrospective, consecutive, interventional case series. METHODS:The records of 63 patients (mean age, 67.5 years) were...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Bading G,Hillenkamp J,Sachs HG,Gabel VP,Framme C

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00