Acta Ophthalmologica, 2013 Abstract.Purpose:Malfunction of retinal blood flow or oxygenation is believed to be involved in various diseases. Among them are retinal vessel occlusions, diabetic retinopathy and glaucoma. Reliable, non‐invasive technology for retinal oxygen measurements has been scarce and most of the knowledge on retinal oxygenation comes from animal studies.
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Functional analysis of A 5' untranslated variant in rhodopsin : implications for the retinitis pigmentosa phenotype [PDF]
, 2011 Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP) is a group of heterogeneous retinal degenerative diseases that predominantly affect rod photoreceptor cells. Symptoms include night blindness and gradual peripheral vision loss, which progresses to a complete loss of vision ...
Akinyi, Maureen Veronica
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CMV retinitis screening and treatment in a resource-poor setting: three-year experience from a primary care HIV/AIDS programme in Myanmar [PDF]
, 2011 Cytomegalovirus retinitis is a neglected disease in resource-poor settings, in part because of the perceived complexity of care and because ophthalmologists are rarely accessible.
Todd Margolis +19 more
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Mutation-independent treatment of autosomal dominant Retinitis Pigmentosa (adRP) [PDF]
, 2010 Viral-mediated gene therapy holds great promise for the treatment of severe inherited retinal diseases, such as Retintitis Pigmentosa (RP), which is caused by mutations in genes preferentially expressed in photoreceptor cells. The availability of vectors
Mussolino, Claudio
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Pathogens, 2021 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]
Afro-Egyptian Journal of Infectious and Endemic Diseases, 2023 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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Non-viral delivery and optimized optogenetic stimulation of retinal ganglion cells led to behavioral restoration of vision [PDF]
, 2012 Stimulation of retinal neurons using optogenetics via use of chanelrhodopsin-2 (ChR2) has opened up a new direction for restoration of vision for treatment of retinitis pigmentosa (RP).
Shivaranjani Shivalingaiah +4 more
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Prevalence and Characteristics of Cytomegalovirus Ocular Disease in Children: A Multi-Center Study
Clinical Ophthalmology, 2022 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 ...
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Spontaneous Resolution of Optic Disc Pit Maculopathy
Türk Oftalmoloji Dergisi, 2017 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
Acta Marisiensis - Seria Medica, 2023 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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