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Retinal cell transplantation in retinitis pigmentosa
Retinitis pigmentosa is the most common hereditary retinal disease. Dietary supplements, neuroprotective agents, cytokines, and lately, prosthetic devices, gene therapy, and optogenetics have been employed to slow down the retinal degeneration or improve light perception.
Tongalp H Tezel, Adam Ruff
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Recent Ebola epidemics, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and emerging infectious disease threats have highlighted the importance of global infectious diseases and responses to public health emergencies.
Sanjana Kuthyar +4 more
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Plasmodium falciparum Malaria Retinitis; A Case Study at the Armed Forces Hospital, Jazan [PDF]
A previously healthy 27-year-old male military soldier presented at the Emergency Room of the Armed Forces Hospital in Jazan with a 3-day – history of cyclic fever associated with chills, rigors, headache and blurred vision.
Ahmed Behiry +3 more
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Laser Photocoagulation for Retinal Detachments and Retinal Tears in Cytomegalovirus Retinitis
Retinal detachment complicates the course of cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis in nearly 30% of human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients. The study goal was to evaluate laser photocoagulation in the treatment of CMV retinitis-related retinal detachments and retinal tears.Nonrandomized, observational cohort study.Sixty-three patients with CMV ...
J L, Davis, J, Hummer, W J, Feuer
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Spontaneous Resolution of Optic Disc Pit Maculopathy
I read with interest the article reporting spontaneous resolution of optic disc pit maculopathy in a boy.1 Though the presence of an optic disc pit and associated macular involvement is undoubted in the presented case, the provided optical coherence ...
Koushik Tripathy
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Diagnostic difficulties in a very rare case of mycoplasma pneumoniae uveitis
Introduction: Mycoplasma pneumoniae is known as a common cause of respiratory tract infections, especially in children. Regarding extrapulmonary manifestations, many dysfunctions have been linked to circulating IgM antibodies, including eye diseases and ...
Hadad Ana-Maria-Catalina +3 more
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Prevalence and Characteristics of Cytomegalovirus Ocular Disease in Children: A Multi-Center Study
Carmel L Mercado,1,2 Colin P Froines,3 Eric D Gaier,4– 7 Qinyun Wang,8 Maanasa Indaram,8 Michael J Wan,9 Ankoor S Shah,4– 6 Euna B Koo10 1Department of Ophthalmology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA; 2Department of Ophthalmology, Seattle ...
Mercado CL +7 more
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Retinal prostheses in degenerative retinal diseases
Degenerative retinal diseases may lead to significant loss of vision. Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and retinitis pigmentosa (RP), which eventually affect the photoreceptors, are the two most common retinal degenerative diseases. Once the photoreceptorcells are lost, there are no known effective therapies for AMD or RP.
Lin, Tai-Chi +6 more
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Effect of individualized therapy for AIDS patients with cytomegalovirus retinitis in intravitreal ganciclovir injections [PDF]
The effect of intravitreal ganciclovir injection combined with intravenous infusion on acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) patients with cytomegalovirus retinitis (CMVR) was investigated.
Lian-Yong Xie +6 more
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Opportunistic infections in people with II–IV clinical stage of immunodeficiency
In recent decades, opportunistic infections are a serious medical and social problem due to their spread and significant impact on the quality of life of HIV-infected people. Due to the significant spread of HIV infection, the importance of opportunistic
M.O. Andrushchak +4 more
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