Debates in Dacryology: The Mitomycin-C Dilemma
First author/year Surgical technique Type of DCR MMC concentration (mg/ml) MMC exposure time (min) No. eyes (MMC/control) Follow-up (months) Silicone tube use Success rate (MMC vs. control) Kao et al….
Debates in Dacryology: The Ostium Dilemma
© Springer India 2015Mohammad Javed Ali (ed.)Principles and Practice of Lacrimal Surgery10.1007/978-81-322-2020-6_35 35. Debates in Dacryology: The Ostium Dilemma Andrea Zarkovic1, Edwin C. Figueira2, Simon N. Madge1, Marcus M. Marcet3 and Dinesh Selva4 (1) Department of Ophthalmology, Wye Valley Trust, NHS, Hereford,…
Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody (ANCA)-Associated Vasculitic Orbital Syndromes
Fig. 6.1 Practical classification of orbital inflammatory diseases Autoimmune vasculitides comprise a major proportion of autoimmune specific orbital inflammatory disorders. This diverse group of orbital and systemic disorders is characterized…
Orbital Infections
Fig. 1.1 Preseptal cellulitis in young adult secondary to hordeolum externum (a) and acute dacryocystitis (b) The common organisms causing preseptal cellulitis in children include Streptococcus pneumoniae, Staphylococcus species and…
IgG4-Related Orbital Inflammation
© Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2015Hakan Demirci (ed.)Orbital Inflammatory Diseases and Their Differential DiagnosisEssentials in Ophthalmology10.1007/978-3-662-46528-8_3 3. IgG4-Related Orbital Inflammation Victor M. Elner1 and Hakan Demirci1 (1) Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, W.K. Kellogg Eye Center, University…
Orbital Xanthogranulomatous Diseases
Xanthogranulomatous diseases Langerhans cell histiocytoses Positive for Positive for CD68 CD1a Factor XIIIa S-100 Negative for Birbeck granules on electron microscopy CD1a Negative for S-100 CD68 Birbeck granules on electron…
Orbital and Adnexal Sjögren Syndrome
I. Ocular symptoms—a positive response to at least one of the following questions: (a) Have you had daily, persistent, troublesome dry eyes for more than 3 months? (b) Do you…
Orbital and Adnexal Sarcoidosis
© Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2015Hakan Demirci (ed.)Orbital Inflammatory Diseases and Their Differential DiagnosisEssentials in Ophthalmology10.1007/978-3-662-46528-8_4 4. Orbital and Adnexal Sarcoidosis Hakan Demirci1 (1) Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, W.K. Kellogg Eye Center, University of…
Thyroid Eye Disease: A Comprehensive Review
Fig. 9.1 Pathophysiology of thyroid eye disease. Self-tolerance to the autoantigens TSHR and IGF-1R is lost for unclear reasons. Antigen-presenting cells (APC) internalize TSHR and IGF-1R and present them to…
Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis
Single system (SS) Multisystem (MS) Unifocal (bone, skin, lymph node) Low risk Multifocal (bone or lymph nodes) High-risk organ involvement (liver, spleen, lung, hematopoietic) Children with SS LCH represent about…
