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Exfoliation syndrome in Northern Nigeria [PDF]
Clinical Ophthalmology, 2018 Ugbede Idakwo,1 Olusola Olawoye,2 Benedictus GK Ajayi,1 Robert Ritch3 1Eleta Eye Institute, Ibadan, Nigeria; 2Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria; 3Einhorn Clinical Research Center, Department of ...
Idakwo U, Olawoye O, Ajayi BGK, Ritch R
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Exfoliation syndrome in Nigeria.
Middle East Afr J Ophthalmol, 2012 The purpose of this study was to estimate the prevalence of exfoliation syndrome (XFS) and its association with ocular disease in patients attending the eye clinic of the University College Hospital (UCH) in Ibadan, Nigeria.A total of 448 consecutive new patients, aged 30-90 years who presented to the eye clinic of UCH between December 2009 and ...
Olawoye OO +5 more
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Correlations between amyloid-β peptide levels in aqueous humor and retinal thickness in patients with glaucoma [PDF]
Scientific ReportsAmyloid-β (Aβ) accumulation is a well-established cause of neurotoxicity in the brain and a major factor in Alzheimer’s disease. However, its role in ocular neurodegeneration remains unclear.
Tsutomu Ohashi +6 more
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Retrobulbar hemodynamics and aqueous humor levels of endothelin-1 in exfoliation syndrome and exfoliation glaucoma [PDF]
Clinical Ophthalmology, 2018 Stavroula C Koukoula,1,2 Andreas Katsanos,2,3 Ioannis K Tentes,4 Georgios Labiris,1,2 Vassilios P Kozobolis1,2 1Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital of Alexandroupolis, Alexandroupolis, Greece; 2Eye Institute of Thrace, Alexandroupolis ...
Koukoula SC +4 more
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Severe Abnormalities of Lens Epithelial Cells in Exfoliation Syndrome: A Transmission Electron Microscopy Study of Patients with Age-Related Cataract [PDF]
Medicina, 2019 Background and objectives: The aim of this study was to examine via electron microscopy the lens epithelial cells in age-related cataracts and compare the findings between patients with and without exfoliation syndrome, in the Greek population. Materials
Konstantina Ν. Sorkou +5 more
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Anterior "lenticonus" in exfoliation syndrome
Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2005 Presence of exfoliation syndrome (XFS) is associated with an increased risk of complications during cataract surgery. This risk is, in part, dependent on the severity of XFS. We describe a central bulge ("lenticonus") in the anterior lens capsule of some
Parmar Pragya, Salman Amjad
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Association of LOXL1 gene common sequence variants in Jordanian patients with exfoliation syndrome and exfoliative glaucoma [PDF]
International Journal of Ophthalmology, 2018 AIM: To investigate the association between single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the LOXL1 gene with exfoliation syndrome/glaucoma (XFS/XFG) among Jordanians.
Wisam Shihadeh +4 more
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Exfoliation syndrome: a disease with an environmental component. [PDF]
Curr Opin Ophthalmol, 2015 Exfoliation syndrome (XFS), the most common cause of secondary open angle glaucoma, is associated with significant ocular morbidity. Recent studies have pointed toward environmental components that may alter the risk of XFS development. This review focuses on the recent studies elucidating the role of environmental factors that play a role in the ...
Dewundara S, Pasquale LR.
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Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, 2023 Objective: To compare the frequency of Pseudo-Exfoliation Syndrome (PXS) in patients undergoing cataract surgery in different regional hospitals in Pakistan. Study Design: Cross-sectional study.
Irshad Hussain +5 more
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Pathological Changes of the Anterior Lens Capsule
Journal of Ophthalmology, 2021 The anterior lens capsule (ALC), as the thickest basement membrane in the body, is an acellular, soft, smooth, transparent membrane secreted by lens epithelial cells.
Wei Liu, Dandan Huang, Ruru Guo, Jian Ji
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