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Endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy [PDF]

Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2010
Background/Aim. Intensive epiphora (lacrimal apparatus disease) can make difficult daily routine and cause ocular refraction disturbances. In most cases ethiology is unknown, rarely occurs after nose surgical procedures, face fractures, in Wegener ...
Milojević Milanko, Avramović Siniša, Kostić Bratislav, Sotirović Jelena, Perić Aleksandar   +4 more
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Efficacy of mitomycin C in modified transcanalicular diode laser dacryocystorhinostomy [PDF]

Revista Brasileira de Oftalmologia, 2022
Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of mitomycin C in anatomical and functional success after modified transcanalicular diode laser dacryocystorhinostomy. Methods: A prospective, double-blinded, randomized placebo-controlled study compared the effect of
Eduardo Damous Feijó, Mirna de Melo Dias, Bruna Angelina Alves de Souza, Juliana Alves Caixeta, Roberto Murillo Limongi, Suzana Matayoshi   +5 more
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AAV2/9-mediated gene transfer into murine lacrimal gland leads to a long-term targeted tear film modification

Molecular Therapy: Methods & Clinical Development, 2022
Corneal blindness is the fourth leading cause of blindness worldwide. Since corneal epithelium is constantly renewed, non-integrative gene transfer cannot be used to treat corneal diseases. In many of these diseases, the tear film is defective. Tears are
Benoit Gautier, Léna Meneux, Nadège Feret, Christine Audrain, Laetitia Hudecek, Alison Kuony, Audrey Bourdon, Caroline Le Guiner, Véronique Blouin, Cécile Delettre, Frédéric Michon   +10 more
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Host Defense Peptides at the Ocular Surface: Roles in Health and Major Diseases, and Therapeutic Potentials

Frontiers in Medicine, 2022
Sight is arguably the most important sense in human. Being constantly exposed to the environmental stress, irritants and pathogens, the ocular surface – a specialized functional and anatomical unit composed of tear film, conjunctival and corneal ...
Darren Shu Jeng Ting, Darren Shu Jeng Ting, Darren Shu Jeng Ting, Imran Mohammed, Rajamani Lakshminarayanan, Roger W. Beuerman, Harminder S. Dua, Harminder S. Dua   +7 more
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Anatomical and Clinical Characteristics of Paediatric and Adult Eyes

National Journal of Clinical Anatomy, 2021
The human eye is one of the special sensory organs. Eyes undergo a series of changes right from infancy to attainment of adulthood. Major changes occur in globe dimensions, orbital and neurological structures.
Mittal Sunita, Sharma Manisha, Mittal Kumar Sanjeev, Kumar Satish Ravi, Juneja Aarzoo, Agrawal Ajai   +5 more
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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus causing ocular infections in a tertiary care center in north India

Asian Journal of Medical Sciences, 2022
Background: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is often the cause of serious ocular infections that are difficult to treat, and these ocular infections are a significant public health problem.
Shariq Wadood Khan , Adil Raza , Shaik Mohammed Zakir , Haris Manzoor Khan , Mohammad Shahid   +4 more
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Bilateral dacryoadenitis

Journal of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock, 2012
Acute dacryoadenitis is an uncommon condition that involves inflammation of the lacrimal gland. In rare instances, dacryoadenitis may be bilateral. A delay in proper treatment of an otherwise simple case of dacryoadenitis may lead to significant soft ...
Charlotte Derr, Ankit Shah
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Complete resolution of a large squamous cell carcinoma of the lacrimal duct in a young African American male after non-surgical management

American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports, 2020
Purpose: The following case describes a 28-year old African American male who presented with squamous cell carcinoma of the lacrimal duct. Despite its size and location, his tumor showed complete resolution with non-surgical treatment.
Nathan Kanyinda, Simran Soni, Ali Ramadan, Earl Kidwell   +3 more
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Computed tomographic imaging characteristics of the normal canine lacrimal glands. [PDF]

, 2014
BackgroundThe canine lacrimal gland (LG) and accessory lacrimal gland of the third eyelid (TEG) are responsible for production of the aqueous portion of the precorneal tear film.
Murphy, Christopher J, Park, Shin A, Zwingenberger, Allison L   +2 more
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Ophthalmic branch radiofrequency thermocoagulation for atypical trigeminal neuralgia:a case report [PDF]

, 2015
BACKGROUND: Trigeminal neuralgia is an intense neuralgia involving facial areas supplied by trigeminal nerve. The pain is characterized by sudden onset, short persistence, sharp or lancinating.
Hongjie yuan, Shibin Du, Xiaoliang Ma, Xiaoqin Li   +3 more
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