American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports, 2020 Purpose: To describe a case of acute exudative polymorphous vitelliform maculopathy (AEPVM) treated with intravitreal methotrexate. Observations: A 58-year-old man with a history of metastatic melanoma developed paraneoplastic acute exudative ...
Jie Gao +3 more
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Profound Re-Organization of Cell Surface Proteome in Equine Retinal Pigment Epithelial Cells in Response to In Vitro Culturing [PDF]
, 2012 The purpose of this study was to characterize the cell surface proteome of native compared to cultured equine retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) cells. The RPE plays an essential role in visual function and represents the outer blood-retinal barrier.
Aisenbrey +54 more
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Implantation of XEN gel stent in a patient with ocular cicatricial pemphigoid
American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports, 2023 Purpose: Herein, we report a case of XEN gel stent implantation in a patient with ocular cicatricial pemphigoid that successfully reduced glaucoma topical medication at one year.
Yujia Zhou +4 more
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Birdshot chorioretinopathy presenting in a teenager
American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports, 2020 Purpose: To describe clinical features of the youngest patient with well-documented HLA-A29-positive birdshot chorioretinopathy (BCR). Observations: A 17-year-old female presented with poor night vision and floaters.
Jennifer Lee +2 more
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Journal of Ophthalmology, 2011 The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of intravitreal ranibizumab (Lucentis, Genentech, South San Francisco, Calif, USA) combined with cataract surgery for the prevention of clinically significant macular edema (CSME) in patients ...
Patricia Udaondo +4 more
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Rhegmatogenous retinal detachment masquerading as exudative panuveitis with intense anterior chamber inflammatory reaction. [PDF]
, 2020 Purpose:This is a retrospective case report illustrating the diagnostic and therapeutic challenges associated with a chronic rhegmatogenous retinal detachment masquerading as a severe panuveitis with intense anterior chamber inflammation.
Bhisitkul, Robert B +3 more
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New Interpretation of Galileo\u2019s Arthritis and Blindness [PDF]
, 2015 Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) complained of several disorders during his life, the most important of which were chronic arthritic pains and bilateral blindness.
Barbieri, Cesare +7 more
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Follow-up study of over three years of patients with uveitis after cataract phacoemulsification: outcomes and complications [PDF]
, 2016 Purpose: To evaluate the rate and onset of intraoperative and postoperative complications post-phacoemulsification. Methods: One hundred sixty-two eyes of 145 patients with uveitis who underwent phacoemulsification between 2006 and 2009 were identified
ABBOUDA, ALESSANDRO +5 more
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Metagenomic deep sequencing of aqueous fluid detects intraocular lymphomas. [PDF]
, 2017 IntroductionCurrently, the detection of pathogens or mutations associated with intraocular lymphomas heavily relies on prespecified, directed PCRs. With metagenomic deep sequencing (MDS), an unbiased high-throughput sequencing approach, all pathogens as ...
Acharya, Nisha +6 more
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No association of CTLA-4 polymorphisms with susceptibility to Behcet disease [PDF]
, 2009 Background: Cytotoxic T lymphocyte-associated antigen 4 (CTLA-4) is a key negative regulator of T lymphocytes and has been shown to be associated with a number of autoimmune diseases. The present study was performed to assess the association between CTLA-
Du, L. +4 more
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