OPHTHALMOLOGY

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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Hemorrhagic Retinal Infarction Due to Inadvertent Overdose of Cefuroxime in Cases of Complicated Cataract Surgery: Retrospective Case Series

Jan 8, 2017 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Hemorrhagic Retinal Infarction Due to Inadvertent Overdose of Cefuroxime in Cases of Complicated Cataract Surgery: Retrospective Case Series

Purpose To present 4 patients that developed hemorrhagic retinal infarction attributable to inadvertent overdose of cefuroxime after cataract surgery. Design Case series. Subjects and Methods Surgery in 4 patients was…

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