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Clinical spectum of tuberculous optic neuropathy [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Purpose Tuberculous optic neuropathy may follow infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis or administration of the bacille Calmette–Guerin. However, this condition is not well described in the ophthalmic literature.
AJ Mooney   +21 more
core   +6 more sources

Benefits of early treatment with intravenous methylprednisolone in recurrent posterior scleritis

open access: yesArchives of Medicine and Health Sciences, 2014
The rarity and posterior location of posterior scleritis eludes diagnosis. Similarly, etiological factors of posterior scleritis could be identified in less than half of the cases.
Anupama Bappal   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Corticosteroid implants for chronic non-infectious uveitis. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
BACKGROUND: Uveitis is a term used to describe a heterogeneous group of intraocular inflammatory diseases of the anterior, intermediate, and posterior uveal tract (iris, ciliary body, choroid).
Brady, Christopher J   +7 more
core   +2 more sources

Tuberculous scleritis in a young Asian Indian girl—a case presentation and literature review

open access: yesJournal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection, 2019
Scleritis is the severe painful inflammation of the sclera, which can be infectious or non-infectious. Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the common causes of infectious scleritis. TB, though endemic in countries like India, is rare in pediatric age group.
Lagan Paul   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Optimal management of Cogan’s syndrome: a multidisciplinary approach [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Cogan's syndrome (CS) is a rare disorder characterized by nonsyphilitic interstitial keratitis (IK) and audio-vestibular symptoms. CS affects mainly young Caucasian adults, mostly during their first three decades of age, and may develop into typical and ...
D'Aguanno, Vittorio   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada syndrome - current perspectives [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada syndrome is a cause of noninfectious panuveitis, leading to significant vision loss in many patients. It is an autoimmune disease occurring in genetically susceptible individuals and clinically presents as bilateral panuveitis with ...
Baltmr, A   +2 more
core   +1 more source

DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC CHALLENGES OF POSTERIOR SCLERITIS MIMICKING CHOROIDAL MELANOMA

open access: yesIJRETINA (International Journal of Retina)
Introduction: Posterior scleritis is a rare form of scleritis. Posterior scleritis occur in 2-12% of cases of scleritis, 64,4-71,1% occur in female. Its clinical features may be confused with choroidal pathologies like choroidal melanoma.
kristina yuniasih   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Semilunar sign of cornea: A multimodal analysis of the posterior corneal opacity in non-infectious anterior scleritis

open access: yesIndian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2022
Purpose: To analyze the morphological outcomes of the posterior corneal opacity or “semilunar sign” in noninfectious anterior scleritis using multimodal imaging. Methods: This was a prospective observational case series.
Dhivya Ashok Kumar   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Atypical Cogan’s Syndrome [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Background. Cogan's syndrome is a rare clinical entity whose etiopathology is still unknown, and the treatment strategies are not clearly defined. Case.
Araújo, M.   +5 more
core   +3 more sources

Ocular manifestations of Sturge–Weber syndrome: pathogenesis, diagnosis, and management [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Sturge-Weber syndrome has been included in the group of phakomatoses that is characterized by hamartomas involving the brain, skin, and eyes. The characteristic facial port-wine stain, involving the first branch of the trigeminal nerve and the embryonic ...
Abdolrahimzadeh, Solmaz   +4 more
core   +1 more source

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