A Case of Foldable Artificial Iris Implantation for Treatment of Postcataract Surgery Aniridia
Case Reports in Ophthalmology, 2023 We report an approach for managing acquired aniridia induced by intraoperative floppy iris syndrome (IFIS) during cataract surgery. An 81-year-old man with right blurred vision and photophobia symptoms was treated for extensive iris defects due to ...
Norihiro Watanabe, Shinichiro Kobayakawa
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Evaluating Outer Segment Length as A Surrogate Measure of Peak Foveal Cone Density [PDF]
, 2017 Adaptive optics (AO) imaging tools enable direct visualization of the cone photoreceptor mosaic, which facilitates quantitative measurements such as cone density. However, in many individuals, low image quality or excessive eye movements precludes making
Carroll, Joseph +4 more
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New horizons in aniridia management: Clinical insights and therapeutic advances
Taiwan Journal of Ophthalmology, 2023 Congenital aniridia is a rare genetic eye disorder characterized by the complete or partial absence of the iris from birth. Various theories and animal models have been proposed to understand and explain the pathogenesis of aniridia.
Abha Gour +5 more
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Tear fluid biomarkers in ocular and systemic disease: potential use for predictive, preventive and personalised medicine [PDF]
, 2016 In the field of predictive, preventive and personalised medicine, researchers are keen to identify novel and reliable ways to predict and diagnose disease, as well as to monitor patient response to therapeutic agents.
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Türk Oftalmoloji Dergisi, 2022 Congenital aniridia is a rare condition affecting a wide range of ocular structures, from the ocular surface to the retina. We present the case of a 59-year-old woman with PAX6- and WT1-negative congenital aniridia who developed aniridia-associated ...
Ioannis Athanasiadis +2 more
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Excess caffeine exposure impairs eye development during chick embryogenesis [PDF]
, 2014 Caffeine has been an integral component of our diet and medicines for centuries. It is now known that over consumption of caffeine has detrimental effects on our health, and also disrupts normal foetal development in pregnant mothers.
Cheng, Xin +6 more
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11p Microdeletion including WT1 but not PAX6, presenting with cataract, mental retardation, genital abnormalities and seizures: a case report [PDF]
, 2009 Udgivelsesdato: 2009-nullABSTRACT: WAGR syndrome (Wilms' tumor, aniridia, genitourinary abnormalities and mental retardation) and Potocki-Shaffer syndrome are rare contiguous gene deletion syndromes caused by deletions of the 11p14-p12 chromosome region ...
Gitte J Almind +4 more
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Causes of congenital corneal opacities and their management in a tertiary care center. [PDF]
, 2020 PURPOSE: To evaluate causes and management of congenital corneal opacities (CCO) diagnosed in a tertiary care eye center and to compare the data with a previous study at the same institution.
Hammersmith, Kristin M +3 more
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A proof-of-concept clinical trial using mesenchymal stem cells for the treatment of corneal epithelial stem cell deficiency [PDF]
, 2019 Producción CientíficaOcular stem cell transplantation derived from either autologous or allogeneic donor corneoscleral junction is a functional cell therapy to manage extensive and/or severe limbal stem cell deficiencies that lead to corneal epithelial ...
Alberca Zaballos, Mercedes +9 more
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Microorganisms, 2022 Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK) is a dangerous infectious disease, which is associated with a high risk of blindness for the infected patient, and for which no standard therapy exists thus far.
Vithusan Muthukumar +10 more
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