A case report of isolated primary herpes-simplex virus neuroretinitis in an immunocompetent adult
Background Herpes simplex virus (specifically HSV-1 and HSV-2) are greatly prevalent viruses that can cause conjunctivitis, keratitis and other rarer ocular disorders such as acute retinal necrosis syndrome or neuroretinitis.
Víctor Lázaro-Rodríguez +2 more
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Clinical and cost-effectiveness of internal limiting membrane peeling for patients with idiopathic full thickness macular hole. Protocol for a Randomised Controlled Trial : FILMS (Full-thickness macular hole and Internal Limiting Membrane peeling Study) [PDF]
Background: A full-thickness macular hole (FTMH) is a common retinal condition associated with impaired vision. Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) have demonstrated that surgery, by means of pars plana vitrectomy and post-operative intraocular tamponade
Burr Jennifer +37 more
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A Case of Neuroretinitis in a Young Male Triggered by Cat Scratch Disease [PDF]
Neuroretinitis is a potentially vision-threatening condition characterised by the swelling of the optic disc, followed by the development of a macular star due to the spread of fluid to the surrounding peripapillary retina.
Vishakha Vatkar +4 more
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Bartonella henselae Neuroretinitis: A Rare Coinfection in POEMS Syndrome
Bartonella henselae is a recognized cause of neuroretinitis in cat scratch disease. Meanwhile, polyneuropathy, organomegaly, endocrinopathy, monoclonal gammopathy, skin changes (POEMS) syndrome with Castleman disease (evidence of lymph node hyperplasia),
Mas Edi Putriku Intan Ab Kahar +3 more
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Refractory Coats’ Disease of Adult Onset
Purpose: We present the case of an 18-year-old Caucasian male with a unilateral macular star and retinal vascular anomalies compatible with adult onset Coats’ disease.
D. Beselga +5 more
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Bilateral stellate neuroretinitis revealing a pheochromocytoma
Neuroretinitis (NR) is an inflammatory disorder characterized by optic disc edema and subsequent formation of a macular star. We present a case of a 33 year old woman patient admitted for a progressive bilateral visual loss since two weeks.
Samar Youne +4 more
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Cuticular drusen: Age-related macular degeneration in the young - A case report
A 30-year-old woman presented to the OPD, and during the course of her retinal examination she was seen to have multiple drusen in both the eyes.
Saarang Hansraj +2 more
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Modelling the Genetic Risk in Age-Related Macular Degeneration [PDF]
Late-stage age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a common sight-threatening disease of the central retina affecting approximately 1 in 30 Caucasians.
Weber, Bernhard H. F. +29 more
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Neuroretinitis with secondary retinal venous stasis in a patient with Schistosomiasis
Purpose: Schistosomiasis, one of the most important parasitic diseases in humans, is caused by the trematode parasites. Common manifestations include gastrointestinal and genitourinary symptoms while ophthalmologic involvement is rare.
Hadas Pizem +2 more
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Optical coherence tomography fast versus regular macular thickness mapping in diabetic retinopathy [PDF]
Objective: The purpose of the study was to investigate if absolute values and reproducibility of thickness maps obtained from 2 optical coherence tomography (OCT) scanning protocols, regular high-resolution and fast low-density mode, differ in patients ...
Ceklic, Lala +2 more
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