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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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Clinical disorders affecting mesopic vision [PDF]

, 2006
Vision in the mesopic range is affected by a number of inherited and acquired clinical disorders. We review these conditions and summarize the historical background, describing the clinical characteristics alongside the genetic basis and molecular ...
Abramowicz M., Ahmed F., Ahmed F., Al-Kubaisy W., Asrat Y., Ayyagari R., Baillie I., Bergen H. R., Berson E., Bloem M., Bordley J., Bret-Dibat C., Brink E., Burstedt M., Burstedt M., Capon M., Carr R., Carr R., Chisholm C., Christian P., Cunier F., de Pee S., DOG, Donnen P., Duke-Elder S., Fishman G., Fuchs A., Fuchs A., Gross-Jendroska M., Guy J., Haidar J., Hartmann E., Hayashi T., Hayashi T., Heckenlively J., Kalloniatis M., Kamei M., Kellner U., Kolling G., Lauber H., Lei B., Lorenz B., Main A., Marmor M., Marmor M., McBain V., Mele L., Milam A., Miyake Y., Miyake Y., Miyake Y., Mizuo A., Morimura H., Nabakwe E., Nettleship E., Oguchi C., Onder C., Parker W., Perlman I., Pesudovs K., Phelan J., Polans A., Polkinghorne P., Ramalho R., Reiner J., Resnikoff S., Ripps H., Rosen D., Rosen D., Rougier M., Ruiz-Martin M., Saunders C., Sawyer R., Schaumberg D., Schemann J., Schlote T., Schubert G., Sharp D., Shaw C., Skinner H., Smith R. A. J., Sommer A., Somner A., Sorsby A., Souied E., Spalton D., Stephenson S., Stockman A., Tabata Y., Takeuchi T., Taren D., Thirkill C., Tielsch J., Underwood B., Uyemura M., Weinstein J., Weiss J., Weiss N., Wolf G., Wolf G., Wolfe J. E.   +100 more
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Sialendoscopic management of autoimmune sialadenitis: a review of literature [PDF]

, 2017
Autoimmune diseases of major salivary glands include Sjögren's syndrome and a complex of disorders classified as immunoglobulin G4-related diseases.
DE VINCENTIIS, Marco, DE VIRGILIO, Armando, Fusconi, Massimo, Gallo, Andrea, Greco, Antonio, Martellucci, Salvatore, Pagliuca, Giulio   +6 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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Role of vitamin A/retinoic acid in regulation of embryonic and adult hematopoiesis [PDF]

, 2017
Vitamin A is an essential micronutrient throughout life. Its physiologically active metabolite retinoic acid (RA), acting through nuclear retinoic acid receptors (RARs), is a potent regulator of patterning during embryonic development, as well as being ...
Adamo, Ana Cañete, Arguello, Cardoso, Dary, De Luca, Elena Cano, Gebremedhin, Gerster, Grande, Guo, Haussler, Kuwata, Lo-Coco, McLaren, Nervi, North, Ottersbach, O’Donnell, Ramón Muñoz-Chápuli, Rita Carmona, Ross, Testa, West   +23 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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A Comprehensive Review on Dry Eye Disease: Diagnosis, Medical Management, Recent Developments, and Future Challenges [PDF]

, 2015
Dry eye syndrome (DES) or keratoconjunctivitis sicca (KCS) is a common disorder of the tear film caused by decreased tear production or increased evaporation and manifests with a wide variety of signs and symptoms.
Askarkar, S, Momin, M, Nighojkar, P, Phadatare, S, Singh, Kamalinder   +4 more
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