Distribution of Retinal Layer Atrophy in Patients With Parkinson Disease and Association With Disease Severity and Duration

Jan 9, 2017 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Distribution of Retinal Layer Atrophy in Patients With Parkinson Disease and Association With Disease Severity and Duration

Purpose To evaluate the thickness of the 10 retinal layers in the paramacular area of Parkinson disease patients using a new segmentation technology of optical coherence tomography (OCT) to examine…

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Lateral Rectus Superior Compartment Palsy

Jan 9, 2017 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Lateral Rectus Superior Compartment Palsy

Purpose To employ magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to seek evidence of compartmental lateral rectus atrophy consistent with a lesion involving selective denervation of only 1 of the 2 neuromuscular compartments…

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Increased Risk of Parkinson Disease Following a Diagnosis of Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Jan 9, 2017 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Increased Risk of Parkinson Disease Following a Diagnosis of Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Purpose To investigate the risk for Parkinson disease during a 3-year follow-up period after a diagnosis of neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD) using a nationwide population-based dataset in Taiwan. Design…

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Increased Risk of Parkinson Disease Following a Diagnosis of Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Jan 8, 2017 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Increased Risk of Parkinson Disease Following a Diagnosis of Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Purpose To investigate the risk for Parkinson disease during a 3-year follow-up period after a diagnosis of neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD) using a nationwide population-based dataset in Taiwan. Design…

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Optic Disc Planimetry, Corneal Hysteresis, Central Corneal Thickness, and Intraocular Pressure as Risk Factors for Glaucoma

Jan 8, 2017 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Optic Disc Planimetry, Corneal Hysteresis, Central Corneal Thickness, and Intraocular Pressure as Risk Factors for Glaucoma

Purpose To determine whether corneal hysteresis and central corneal thickness are independent risk factors for glaucoma. Design A cross-sectional population-based cohort study. Methods Associations were tested between corneal hysteresis, measured…

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Spinoza as an Optician

Jan 8, 2017 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Spinoza as an Optician

Baruch Spinoza (1632-1677), famous as a philosopher and pillar of the rational Enlightenment, for many years actually earned his living as a maker of telescopic lenses. He was knowledgeable about…

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