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Corneal and scleral biomechanics in ophthalmic diseases: An updated review
Medicine in Novel Technology and Devices, 2022 Corneal and scleral biomechanical properties have important implications in the maintenance of normal ocular morphology and function. The cornea and sclera compose the outermost layer of the eyeball, forming a sphere with a certain degree of intraocular ...
Yan Wang, Huazheng Cao
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Large diameter scleral lens benefits for Asians with intractable ocular surface diseases: a prospective, single-arm clinical trial [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2021 To report the efficacy and safety of large diameter scleral lenses and determine their suitability in Asian subjects with intractable ocular surface diseases.
Jayoon Moon +5 more
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Clinical Use of Mini-Scleral Contact Lens in Ocular Surface Diseases [PDF]
Annals of Optometry and Contact Lens, 2022 A scleral contact lens lies on the sclera, not the cornea, which differs from a rigid gas permeable (RGP) contact lens, and has shown successful clinical outcomes in patients unable to tolerate glasses or RGP contact lenses because of a severely deformed cornea.
Seung Ahn Yang, Su Hwan Park, Ji Eun Lee
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Whipple’s disease scleral nodules: a novel presentation in 2 consecutive patients [PDF]
BMC Ophthalmology, 2020 Abstract Background Whipple’s disease (WD) is a rare, chronic, infection caused by gram-positive filamentous aerobic actinobacterium Tropheryma whipplei occurs classically in the gastrointestinal tract and shows histopathologically foamy macrophages with typical numerous PAS-positive, non-acid fast particles.
Waleed K. Alsarhani +5 more
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IgG4-related disease presenting as panuveitis without scleral involvement [PDF]
Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection, 2017 The following case emphasizes the importance of including IgG4-related disease (RD) in the differential diagnosis of intraocular inflammation and multiple cranial nerve palsies.A 33-year-old man, with a history of idiopathic bilateral panuveitis, presented with a new right pupillary-sparing partial third nerve palsy, which spontaneously resolved in 2 ...
Kinda Najem +2 more
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Eye & Contact Lens: Science & Clinical Practice, 2022 Objectives: To describe prescribing patterns of therapeutic scleral lenses (SLs) in the management of corneal irregularity and ocular surface disease among practitioners who prescribe SLs. Methods: Participants ranked treatment options for corneal irregularity and ocular surface ...
Ellen Shorter +5 more
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Indications of Scleral Contact Lenses in Ocular Surface Diseases
Journal of Optometry and Ophthalmology, 2021 The use of scleral lenses is increased over the last decade. Not only it helps in the patient’s visual rehabilitation but also provides wearing comfort to the patient. Previously scleral lenses were mostly prescribed in cases where traditional therapies don’t work well.
Sudhanshu Dhanotia
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Endothelial dysfunction after scleral lens use in patients with herpetic eye disease [PDF]
Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2020 Abstract Objective To assess the impact of scleral contact lens use on corneal endothelial cell function in eyes previously infected with the herpes viridae family of viruses. Design Retrospective review of four patient charts. Participants Four patient charts for a total of 6 eyes were included in this study. 50% of participants were female,
Jaime C. Sklar +3 more
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Deep Scleral Exposure: A Degenerative Outcome of End-Stage Stargardt Disease [PDF]
American Journal of Ophthalmology, 2018 To describe a distinct phenotypic outcome of outer retinal degeneration in a cohort of genetically confirmed patients with recessive Stargardt disease (STGD1).Retrospective case series.Twelve patients, who were clinically diagnosed with STGD1 and exhibited a unique degenerative phenotype, were included in the study.
Winston, Lee +4 more
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Rheumatic disease in patients suffering from scleral disease. [PDF]
Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 1970 P D Fowler
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