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Proton Therapy for Uveal Melanoma in 43 Juvenile Patients: Long-Term Results. [PDF]

, 2014
PURPOSE: To examine the metastatic and survival rates, eye retention probability, and the visual outcomes of juvenile patients after proton beam radiotherapy (PBRT) for uveal melanoma (UM).
Bergin, C., Goitein, G., Petrovic, A., Schalenbourg, A., Zografos, L.   +4 more
core   +1 more source

A Novel Slit Lamp‐Based System for 3D Ultrasound of the Eye

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine, EarlyView.
Objectives This study aims to develop and evaluate a novel slit‐lamp‐based system to acquire 3‐dimensional (3D) ultrasound volumes using conventional ultrasound probes. Methods A slit‐lamp adapter was 3D printed and connected with a linear actuator and graphical user interface (GUI) system to control movement and create volumes of 2‐dimensional scans ...
Claire E. Malley, Joseph P. Miller, Boyan Pan, Josiah K. To, Jack O. Thomas, Steven Y. Chang, Jason Dagoon, William C. Tang, Parsa Riazi Esfahani, Andrew W. Browne   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pseudomelanomas at a referral ocular oncology center in Brazil

Revista Brasileira de Oftalmologia
Objective: To evaluate the epidemiological, clinical, and imaging profile of lesions that mimic choroidal melanoma. Methods: Retrospective study of medical records of suspected choroidal melanoma lesions referred to the Ocular Oncology Service from the ...
Viviane Kely Costa Guedes, Melina Correia Morales, Rubens Belfort Neto, Arthur Gustavo Fernandes   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Pseudomelanoma: occult intraocular foreign body mimicking choroidal melanoma

GMS Ophthalmology Cases, 2023
Purpose: To report an occult intraocular foreign body mimicking choroidal melanoma. Methods: Medical records and imagings of the patient were retrospectively reviewed.Case description: A 76-year-old male was referred to our ocular oncology clinic with a ...
Yılmaz Çebi, Aslıhan, Batu Oto, Bilge, Kılıçarslan, Oğuzhan, Sarıcı, Ahmet Murat   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Shedding light on melanins within in situ human eye melanocytes using 2-photon microscopy profiling techniques. [PDF]

, 2019
Choroidal melanocytes (HCMs) are melanin-producing cells in the vascular uvea of the human eye (iris, ciliary body and choroid). These cranial neural crest-derived cells migrate to populate a mesodermal microenvironment, and display cellular functions ...
Cherepanoff, Svetlana, Conway, Robert Max, Gratton, Enrico, Macmillan, Alexander, Madigan, Michele C, Sitiwin, Ephrem, Whan, Renee   +6 more
core  

Recombinant methioninase (rMETase) is an effective therapeutic for BRAF-V600E-negative as well as -positive melanoma in patient-derived orthotopic xenograft (PDOX) mouse models. [PDF]

, 2017
Melanoma is a recalcitrant disease. Melanoma patients with the BRAF-V600E mutation have been treated with the drug vemurafenib (VEM) which targets this mutation.
Chmielowski, Bartosz, Dry, Sarah M, Eilber, Fritz C, Han, Qinghong, Hoffman, Robert M, Igarashi, Kentaro, Kawaguchi, Kei, Kiyuna, Tasuku, Li, Shukuan, Li, Yunfeng, Miyake, Kentaro, Miyake, Masuyo, Murakami, Takashi, Nelson, Scott D, Russell, Tara A, Tan, Yuying, Unno, Michiaki   +16 more
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Shaping Function: Polymeric 3D Systems With Unconventional Geometries for Biomedical Applications

Small, EarlyView.
Particle shape is a key design parameter governing biological interactions. Advances in fabrication enable precise control over anisotropy and compartmentalization, allowing modulation of cellular uptake, transport, and biodistribution, ultimately enhancing therapeutic performance. ABSTRACT Polymer geometry is a primary determinant of physical behavior
Francisca G. Perfeito, Mariana B. Oliveira, João F. Mano   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Dysregulated GPCR Signaling and Therapeutic Options in Uveal Melanoma. [PDF]

, 2017
Uveal melanoma is the most common primary intraocular malignant tumor in adults and arises from the transformation of melanocytes in the uveal tract. Even after treatment of the primary tumor, up to 50% of patients succumb to metastatic disease.
Aplin, Andrew E., Benovic, Jeffrey L., Chua, Vivian, Lapadula, Dominic, Randolph, Clinita, Wedegaertner, Philip B.   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Revised Swedish visual field standards for a driver's licence: Threshold perimetry as a predictor of eligibility according to the current Swedish and current Norwegian suprathreshold standards

Acta Ophthalmologica, EarlyView.
Abstract Purpose To explore whether threshold perimetry can predict fulfilment of the current Swedish and current Norwegian Esterman perimetry standards for Group 1 driver's licence, and differences in compliance between the former and current Swedish visual field standards.
Wid Saadi, Tomas Bro, Susanna Sagerfors
wiley   +1 more source

Age distribution and characteristics of choroidal nevi in 35 559 individuals: A nationwide study using optometry fundus photography

Acta Ophthalmologica, EarlyView.
Abstract Purpose To examine the age distribution and characteristics of choroidal nevi in a large nationwide sample. Methods We included all individuals who underwent fundus photography in a nationwide chain of optometry stores during a 5‐week period in 2023.
Carsten Faber, Hibba Quhill, Danson Muttuvelu, Jens Folke Kiilgaard   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source