Ocular Surface Disease in Sjögren's Syndrome: Management in a Scleral Lens Clinical Practice
Journal of Contact lens Research and Science, 2020 Sjögren’s syndrome is a chronic, autoimmune, systemic disease characterized by lymphocytic infiltration and malfunction of the exocrine glands, primarily the lacrimal and salivary glands, resulting in predominant symptoms of dry eye and dry mouth. Sjögren’s syndrome is a highly prevalent condition and is one of the most common systemic, rheumatic ...
Daddi Fadel, Melissa Barnett
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Scleral and Body Hyperpigmentation in Disseminated Tuberculosis with Adrenal Insufficiency (Addison’s Disease) [PDF]
Journal of General Practice, 2015 Muzamil Latief1, Waseem Raja2*, Manzoor Parry1 and Ravi Rao1 1Department of Internal Medicine, University Ambala, Maharishi Markandeshwar, Haryana 2Department of Internal Medicine, Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Jammu & Kashmir, India *Corresponding author: Waseem Raja, Department of Internal Medicine, Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical
Muzamil Latief, Waseem Raja
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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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Coats’ disease: characteristics, management, outcome, and scleral external drainage with anterior chamber maintainer for stage 3b disease [PDF]
Medicine, 2020 Abstract To report on the characteristics and outcome of management of Coats’ disease, and to describe a novel surgical technique for management of stage 3B with total retinal detachment (RD) by scleral external drainage with anterior chamber (AC-maintainer) placement before the drainage without pars plana vitrectomy.
Yacoub A. Yousef +11 more
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Case report: Scleromalacia caused by rheumatoid arthritis combined with high intraocular pressure, first discovered due to ocular trauma [PDF]
Frontiers in MedicineA 53-year-old man with rheumatoid arthritis was first diagnosed with scleromalacia at the ophthalmology clinic after experiencing ocular trauma. The patient presented with decreased vision and abnormalities were subsequently found in his other eye.
Yanyan Zhang +6 more
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Do the Eyes Reveal More Than Scleral Icterus in Sickle Cell Disease? [PDF]
American Journal of Nephrology, 2015 Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an autosomal recessive disorder that arises from a single nucleotide mutation in the β–globin gene of hemoglobin. This change promotes hemoglobin S polymerization upon deoxygenation and results in the characteristic sickled-shape of red blood cells.
Corinne A. Pittman, Courtney D. Fitzhugh
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Customized Scleral Lenses: An Alternative Tool for Severe Dry Eye Disease—A Case Series
Journal of Clinical MedicinePurpose: Dry eye disease (DED) is a multifactorial condition significantly impacting patients’ quality of life (QoL). This study aims to present a case series highlighting the effectiveness of customized scleral lenses in managing severe DED and improving patient outcomes.
Sebastiano Nunziata +5 more
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Effect of axial elongation on anterior scleral thickness in myopia [PDF]
Indian Journal of OphthalmologyObjective: This study aimed to investigate the effect of axial elongation on anterior scleral thickness (AST) in myopia. Methods: The convenience sampling method was used to select 122 patients without ocular or systemic diseases affecting ametropia in ...
Hui Yan, Jie Li, Cheng Wang, Cai-Qiu Mei
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Scleral topography and its usefulness in scleral lens fitting
African Vision and Eye Health, 2021 Background: Scleral lenses are one of the best options to manage corneal irregularities and severe ocular surface diseases. As scleral lenses rest on the sclera, scleral topographical data are necessary when fitting these lenses.
Raymond G. Mabaso, Hlupheka L. Sithole
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Visual and ocular surface benefits of mini-scleral contact lenses in patients with chronic ocular graft-versus-host disease (GvHD). [PDF]
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