Systemic Associations with Keratoconus [PDF]
Keratoconus is a disease of the cornea that results in progressive steepening and thinning of the cornea and subsequent vision loss. It nearly always presents as a bilateral disease, suggesting that there is an underlying abnormality of the corneas that ...
Prasida Unni, Hyunjoo Jean Lee
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Central serous chorioretinopathy: Pathophysiology, systemic associations, and a novel etiological classification [PDF]
Central serous chorioretinopathy (CSC) has remained an enigmatic disease since its initial description by Von Graefe. Over the years, multiple risk factors have been recognized: these include psychological stress, behavioral traits, and corticosteroids ...
Manish Jain +2 more
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The Future of Periodontal-Systemic Associations: Raising the Standards. [PDF]
Purpose of ReviewPeriodontal medicine recognizes a “bidirectional” interaction between periodontitis and systemic conditions. Unfortunately, the facile ability to publish a periodontal-systemic association, regardless of biologic plausibility or rigorous
Mark Bartold P, Mariotti A.
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Systemic Associations with Residual Subretinal Fluid after Ranibizumab in Diabetic Macular Edema. [PDF]
Purpose To investigate the impact of systemic diseases on the occurrence of subretinal fluid (SRF) in diabetic macular edema (DME) and prognostic factors for residual SRF following three consecutive monthly intravitreal ranibizumab.
Tsai MJ, Hsieh YT, Shen EP, Peng YJ.
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Sclerochoroidal calcification (SCC) is a frequent masquerader of choroidal melanoma with important systemic associations such as hyperparathyroidism and parathyroid adenoma.
Sugarman JA +3 more
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Retinal arterial occlusions in the young: Systemic associations in Indian population
Purpose: To determine the systemic associations in retinal arterial occlusions (RAO) in young Indian individuals less than 40 years of age. Materials and Methods: Case records of 32 patients (35 eyes) of less than 40 years, with non-traumatic RAO were ...
Dhanashree Ratra, Maneesh Dhupper
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Associations between dental caries and systemic diseases: a scoping review
Background The objective of this study was to evaluate and present evidence from animal and human clinical studies on associations between dental caries and systemic diseases, and to suggest potential mechanisms that might explain such associations ...
Amarpreet Sabharwal +2 more
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Pseudoexfoliation cataract: possible systemic associations
Aim The aim of this study was to report the prevalence and possible systemic associations of pseudoexfoliation syndrome (PXF) in patients with age-related cataract scheduled for surgery in Najran District, South Saudi Arabia. Patients and methods In this
Ahmed F Gabr
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Genetic variants associated with systemic inflammatory disease associate with temporomandibular symptoms with or without periodontitis. [PDF]
IntroductionAssociations of genetic polymorphisms reported to play a role in systemic inflammatory diseases may serve as proxies to assess predisposition for oral diseases, as well as identify biomarkers to support preventive measures and targeted ...
Courtney Lucas +10 more
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Systemic Associations of Exfoliation Syndrome
Exfoliation syndrome (XFS) is an age-related disease characterized by the production, deposition, and progressive accumulation of a white, fibrillar, extracellular material in many ocular tissues, most prominent on the anterior lens surface and pupillary border. Its prevalence increases steadily with age in all populations.
R. Ritch
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