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Modified classification of xerophthalmia

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 1991
"There are many classifications of xerophthalmia in existence. In the present study all these classification have been exhaustively reviewed. Many objections to previous classifications have been raised following experiences with these classifications ...
Singh Kamaljeet
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The RAI-6 Questionnaire: A New Screening Questionnaire to Monitor Complications of Radioiodine Treatment

Frontiers in Surgery, 2021
Objective: The aim of this study is to develop a simple and efficient screening questionnaire to be able to routinely monitor potential radioiodine therapy-induced complications.Materials and Methods: A new radioiodine 6 (RAI-6) questionnaire containing ...
Samanta Buchholzer, Sethu Thakachy Subha, Livia Tchérémissinoff, Franciscus Boselie, Frédéric Triponez, Frédéric Faure, Jean-Michel Lopez, Urs Borner, Tobias Kleinjung, Jörg D. Seebach, Pavel Dulguerov, Francis Marchal   +11 more
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Association between anticholinergic activity and xerostomia and/ or xerophthalmia in the elderly: systematic review

BMC Pharmacology and Toxicology, 2022
Purpose The aim of this work was to investigate the association between anticholinergic burden or anticholinergic drug use and xerostomia and/or xerophtalmia in elderly through a systematic review of the published literature. Methods A search was carried
E. Prado-Mel, P. Ciudad-Gutiérrez, H. Rodríguez-Ramallo, S. Sánchez-Fidalgo, B. Santos-Ramos, A. M. Villalba-Moreno   +5 more
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Keratomalacia following malnutrition in an infant

Delhi Journal of Ophthalmology, 2021
Keratomalacia is a potentially blinding disease that is irreversible in most cases. It is rare in infants under six months especially in the developing countries.
Siddharth Madan, Sarita Beri, Himani Pal
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Effect of sodium hyaluronate eye drops combined with tobramycin, dexamethasone and pranoprofen eye drops in the treatment of dry eye after phacoemulsification

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2022
Purpose: To investigate the clinical effect of sodium hyaluronate eye drops combined with tobramycin, dexamethasone, and pranoprofen eye drops in the treatment of dry eye after phacoemulsification.
Hongwei Lu, Yongqing Guan, Yudan Su, Na Nan, Yazhen Yuan   +4 more
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Acinar Atrophy, Fibrosis and Fatty Changes Are Significantly More Common than Sjogren’s Syndrome in Minor Salivary Gland Biopsies

Medicina, 2022
Background and Objective: Hyposalivation and xerostomia can result from a variety of conditions. Diagnosis is based on a combination of medical history, clinical and serological parameters, imaging, and minor salivary gland biopsy when indicated.
Ainat Klein, Jonathan Klein, Moran Chacham, Shlomi Kleinman, Amir Shuster, Oren Peleg, Clariel Ianculovici, Ilana Kaplan   +7 more
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Bilateral hypopyon corneal ulcers in pancreatic carcinoma

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology. Case Reports, 2022
A 39-year-old woman on palliative chemotherapy for pancreatic carcinoma presented with painful bilateral vision loss. On examination, she had large bilateral corneal ulcers with hypopyon, with corneal and conjunctival xerosis.
Suneel Sangaraju, Lokesh Koumar Sivanandam, Geeta Behera, Divyabala Thumaty, Krishna Ramesh Babu   +4 more
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Investigação sobre a prevalência de xeroftalmia, através de inquérito realizado junto a oftalmologistas brasileiros Investigation on prevalence of xerophthalmia among patients of Brazilian ophthalmologists

Revista de Saúde Pública, 1978
Foi realizado um levantamento sobre a prevalência de xeroftalmia em todos os Estados do Brasil, através de questionários enviados a oftalmologistas. Os resultados revelaram baixa prevalência daquelas lesões consideradas mais significativas de xeroftalmia.
Maria José Roncada, Donald Wilson, Adamo Lui Netto, Olderigo Berretta Netto, Aldonia C. Kalil   +4 more
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Xerophthalmia and Its Associated Factors among School-Age Children in Amba Giorgis Town, Northwest Ethiopia, 2018

Journal of Ophthalmology, 2019
Introduction. Xerophthalmia is a general term applied to all the ocular manifestations from night blindness through complete corneal destruction (keratomalacia) due to vitamin A deficiency.
Gizachew Tilahun Belete, Assefa Lake Fenta, Mohammed Seid Hussen   +2 more
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Vitamin A deficiency and inflammatory markers among preschool children in the Republic of the Marshall Islands

Nutrition Journal, 2004
Background The exclusion of individuals with elevated acute phase proteins has been advocated in order to improve prevalence estimates of vitamin A deficiency in surveys, but it is unclear whether this will lead to sampling bias. The purpose of the study
Ricks Michelle O, Palafox Neal A, Gamble Mary V, Dancheck Barbara, Maqsood Maria, Briand Kennar, Semba Richard D   +6 more
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