Gas-permeable scleral contact lens therapy in ocular surface disease
American Journal of Ophthalmology, 2000 To describe the therapeutic benefits of nonfenestrated gas-permeable scleral contact lenses in the management of patients with ocular surface disease.The charts of 49 consecutive patients (76 eyes) with ocular surface disease whose management included the use of gas-permeable scleral contact lenses were reviewed.
Romero-Rangel, T +5 more
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Cataract and optic disk drusen in a patient with glycogenosis and di George syndrome: clinical and molecular report [PDF]
, 2017 Background We report the ophthalmic findings of a patient with type Ia glycogen storage disease (GSD Ia), DiGeorge syndrome (DGS), cataract and optic nerve head drusen (ONHD).
Allegrini, D. +10 more
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Simultaneous occlusion of three cilioretinal arteries following scleral buckling surgery under local anesthesia [PDF]
, 2016 BACKGROUND: Cilioretinal artery (CRA) occlusions are rare in young patients. In these cases, the most commonly associated causes are considered to be the same as those implicated in central retina artery occlusions, such as vasculitic processes ...
CUCCU, ALBERTO +3 more
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Implantable Drug Delivery Systems for Skeletal Muscles and Eyes
Advanced NanoBiomed Research, EarlyView.This review highlights the different types of recent implantable drug delivery systems (IDDS) fabricated for a use with skeletal muscles, and with eyes. It presents the developments already made and the current research directions, showing the evolution of IDDS and their great diversity.
Serge Ostrovidov +8 more
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A simplified method to measure choroidal thickness using adaptive compensation in enhanced depth imaging optical coherence tomography [PDF]
, 2014 10.1371/journal.pone.0096661PLoS ONE95 ...
AH Fong +39 more
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BMEMat, EarlyView.Efficient drug delivery to the posterior segment of the eye has long been a challenging issue due to the complex ocular barriers. The review focuses on the promise held by nanoplatforms for barrier penetration and the key mechanisms involved, also highlighting their advantages in achieving efficient drug delivery and superior treatment of PSEDs ...
Yifan Shen +7 more
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Clinical Ophthalmology, 2015 Soraya Horowitz,1 Nadyr Damasceno,1 Eduardo Damasceno21Department of Ophthalmology, Hospital Naval Marcilio Dias, Rio de Janeiro, 2Department of Ophthalmology, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, BrazilPurpose: To investigate ...
Horowitz S, Damasceno N, Damasceno E
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Applications of Mitomycin C in Cornea and External Disease
Türk Oftalmoloji Dergisi, 2023 Isolated from Streptomyces caespitosus, mitomycin C (MMC) has various applications in the management of corneal and external disease due to its ability to modulate cellular proliferation.
Marcos A. Crespo +2 more
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Effects of Blood Pressure and Intraocular Pressure on Ocular Arterial Blood Flow: Studies on in vitro Models [PDF]
, 2018 Placed in 1st Place in the category of Cell Biology and Physiology, Denman ForumGlaucoma is the second leading cause of blindness around the world.
Kwok, Sunny
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Minimally invasive microneedles for ocular drug delivery [PDF]
, 2016 Introduction: Anterior and posterior segment eye diseases are highly challenging to treat, due to the barrier properties and relative inaccessibility of the ocular tissues.
Donnelly, Ryan F. +5 more
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