Vernal Keratoconjunctivitis-like Disease in Adults

Jan 9, 2017 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Vernal Keratoconjunctivitis-like Disease in Adults

Purpose To identify clinical, demographic, immunologic, and health-related quality-of-life data from a cohort of vernal keratoconjunctivitis (VKC) patients with the onset of the disease after puberty (VKC-like disease). Design Retrospective,…

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AJO History of Ophthalmology Series

Jan 9, 2017 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on AJO History of Ophthalmology Series

Soon after the discovery of “visual purple” or rhodopsin by physiologist Franz Boll of the University of Rome in 1876, Wilhelm “Willy” Friedrick Kühne (1837-1900), a physiologist and Helmhotz’s successor…

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Increasing Use of the Vaccine Against Zoster Through Recommendation and Administration by Ophthalmologists at a City Hospital

Jan 9, 2017 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Increasing Use of the Vaccine Against Zoster Through Recommendation and Administration by Ophthalmologists at a City Hospital

Purpose To increase the vaccination rate and identify barriers to administration of the vaccine against herpes zoster by having ophthalmologists screen and provide the vaccine. Design Prospective interventional cohort study….

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The Diagnostic Utility of Anterior Chamber Paracentesis With Polymerase Chain Reaction in Anterior Uveitis

Jan 9, 2017 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on The Diagnostic Utility of Anterior Chamber Paracentesis With Polymerase Chain Reaction in Anterior Uveitis

Purpose To determine the value of anterior chamber paracentesis with polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in patients with anterior uveitis. Design Retrospective observational case series. Methods setting : Bascom Palmer Eye…

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Characterization of Ischemic Index Using Ultra-widefield Fluorescein Angiography in Patients With Focal and Diffuse Recalcitrant Diabetic Macular Edema

Jan 9, 2017 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Characterization of Ischemic Index Using Ultra-widefield Fluorescein Angiography in Patients With Focal and Diffuse Recalcitrant Diabetic Macular Edema

Purpose To explore the association of angiographic nonperfusion in focal and diffuse recalcitrant diabetic macular edema (DME) in diabetic retinopathy (DR). Design A retrospective, observational case series of patients with…

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Retinoblastoma

Jan 9, 2017 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Retinoblastoma

Media Type: Textbook Synopsis: The diagnosis and treatment of children with retinoblastoma have been incredibly successful since the past half century in improving survival and cure, eye preservation and, occasionally,…

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Racial Variations in the Prevalence of Refractive Errors in the United States: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis

Jan 9, 2017 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Racial Variations in the Prevalence of Refractive Errors in the United States: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis

Purpose To describe racial variations in the prevalence of refractive errors among adult white, Chinese, Hispanic, and black subjects in the United States. Design Cross-sectional data from a prospective cohort…

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Morphologic Characteristics of Optic Nerve Head Drusen on Spectral-Domain Optical Coherence Tomography

Jan 9, 2017 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Morphologic Characteristics of Optic Nerve Head Drusen on Spectral-Domain Optical Coherence Tomography

Purpose To evaluate the morphologic characteristics of optic nerve head drusen. Design Retrospective case series. Methods setting : Institutional (Seoul National University Bundang Hospital). patients : Sixty-one patients with optic…

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