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Conjunctival Diseases (4):
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Conjunctival Diseases
Klinika oczna (113)4-6 2011
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Intravitreal injections are associated with a low incidence of serious adverse events. The most common ocular complication was subconjunctival hemorrhage. There was one case of serious complication--the culture-proven infectious endophthalmitis after Kenalog injection. Cataract formation and increas...
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PMID: 21913440
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Ophthalmology (117)11 2010
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To introduce a new simple surgical approach with high-frequency radio-wave electrosurgery to reduce conjunctivochalasis (CCh).
Prospective, noncomparative, interventional case series analysis.
Twelve patients (20 eyes) with CCh were recruited from the outpatient service of the Department of Ophthalm...
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PMID: 20570365
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Journal of Glaucoma (19)7 2010
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Early results show that handheld cautery may be a useful means of treating symptomatic circumferential blebs....
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PMID: 20051885
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The activities of STAT-1 in regulating the inflammatory response suggest that it contributes to the conjunctival granulomas characteristic of sarcoidosis, but its expression is not specific for either sarcoidosis or all granulomatous conjunctival disease....
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PMID: 20662656
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A 29-year-old woman underwent 23-gauge sutureless vitrectomy for spontaneous rhegmatogenous retinal detachment in the right eye. After vitrectomy, dense conjunctival pigmentations developed around the sclerotomy sites. One month after the second vitrectomy for a recurred retinal detachment, she pres...
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PMID: 20662657
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The ocular surface (8)3 2010
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The primary objective of this trial was to explore the extent to which common contact lens-related symptoms may be improved among symptomatic daily wear contact lens wearers who habitually replaced their lenses at intervals of 1 to 4 weeks when fitted with DAILIES AquaComfort Plus fo...
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PMID: 20543705
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In cases of intractable diarrhea in infancy, even without ocular symptoms, a systematic ophthalmologic examination should be performed. It also should be associated with the pathologic examination of both the conjunctival and the intestine mucosae, which helps to diagnose congenital tufting enteropa...
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PMID: 20447614
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Lichen planus is an autoimmune disease that typically involves skin and the mucosa of the mouth and genitalia. The involvement of conjunctival and laryngeal is rare. A young patient presented with hoarseness of voice, oral ulcerative lesions and symblephron. Mucosal biopsies (buccal mucosa and supra...
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PMID: 20642951
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Tropical Doctor (40)3 2010
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Ophthalmomyiasis externa is mainly caused by the sheep botfly Oestrus ovis; therefore, it is usually seen in rural areas. We report here a case of ophthalmomyiasis externa in a young man from Istanbul. The patient had no known history of exposure to farm animals or rural areas.
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PMID: 20501626
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To our knowledge, this is the first-described case of spontaneous subconjunctival abscess formation in an immunocompetent individual unrelated to preexisting ocular pathology, previous ocular surgery, or trauma. H. influenzae species may possess the ability to penetrate an intact conjunctiva and dev...
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PMID: 20489592
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An 80-year-old woman who came for cataract surgery was incidentally found to have subconjunctival crystal deposits near the superior limbus in her left eye (OS). She was taking medications for gout and hypertension. Multiple conjunctival crystals were excised from the area before cataract surgery. L...
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PMID: 20489594
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Four weeks after referral to us, the patient gradually developed conjunctival injection in both eyes and a salmon-pink tumor in the bulbar conjunctiva of the left eye. Excision biopsy was performed and pathologic examination revealed an epithelioid granuloma with microabscesses and infiltration of p...
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PMID: 20335807
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The presence of cilia did not adversely affect the outcome of treatment of the adjacent ulcer. Therefore, if there is no exposure of the entrapped cilium through the conjunctiva, as was in this case, conservative management of the ulcer and not trying to remove the cilium seems to be a good alternat...
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PMID: 20093939
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Medicina Clínica (134)5 2010
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Ophthalmic Research (43)4 2010
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Three hundred and ninety-two subjects underwent ophthalmic examinations of whom 297 were farmers and 95 were controls. Due to the survey, 89.7% of the farmers claimed to protect themselves from the sun during work. From these subjects, 83.7% wear a head protection, 71.0% wear sunglasses, and 54.4% u...
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PMID: 20068373
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Journal of Glaucoma (19)1 2010
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All exposed anterior segment tubes should be revised with patch graft to resolve the exposure and avoid endophthalmitis. Several methods of revision are available, and the rate of complications is low....
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PMID: 20075671
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We will present a case report of a patient who accused conjunctival hyperemia, lacrimation, foreign--body sensation; she was also describing recurrent conjunctivitis for the past year. After an detailed ophthalmologic examination and interdisciplinary consultations. She was diagnosed with Basedow Di...
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PMID: 21137195
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Incidence of conjunctival exposure following drainage device implantation in patients with glaucoma.
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This study suggests that tube exposure of glaucoma implants is unusual and the incidence does not differ between the Ahmed, Baerveldt, and Molteno implants. However, exposure appears to occur at any time within the first 5 years following implantation....
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PMID: 19927268
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As the flow of immigrants from endemic areas of Europe increases, ocular manifestation of loiasis is becoming more frequent and ophthalmologists need to be aware of this diagnosis....
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PMID: 19882512
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A rare case of right eye lime burns resulting in total conjunctival defect, enucleation, and fused eyelids is reported. This article describes total conjunctival sac reconstruction using a split-thickness skin graft combined with a spherical orbital implant, which may be a good choice for treating s...
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PMID: 20090486
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A total of 26 eyelids were operated on in 5 male and 11 female patients. The mean age was 74 years, with the following diagnoses: idiopathic (6), ocular cicatricial pemphigoid (2), postoperative (2), ocular pseudopemphigoid (drug related) (1), graft-versus-host disease (1), Stevens-Johnson syndrome...
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PMID: 20305511
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We report two cases of conjunctival inclusion cysts following manual Small Incision Cataract Surgery (SICS) in two male patients aged 65 and 67 years. The cysts originated from the scleral tunnel used for manual SICS. Both were treated by excision and confirmed histopathologically. No recurrence was...
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PMID: 20689201
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After a period of close observation, running diagnostic tests, and conservative treatment, the nature of the disease was suspected. Further discussion with the patient's family and her final confession revealed that she was using heroin through the conjunctiva. CONCLUSION: Substance abuse should be...
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PMID: 19907305
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We describe a case of seborrheic keratosis of the conjunctiva confirmed by histopathology. A 72-year-old man presented with a recurrent conjunctival mass involving the nasal side of his right eye. Clinically, a diagnosis of conjunctival papilloma was made, and a mass excision was performed. The hist...
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PMID: 20046694
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Five eyes of 4 patients (3 male and 1 female) with biopsy-proven conjunctival lymphangiectasia underwent liquid nitrogen cryotherapy. The average patient age was 53 years. Ocular examination revealed large lymphatic vessels that were translucent and without conjunctival injection. Subjective symptom...
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PMID: 20126499
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Optometry and Vision Science (86)11 2009
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Laser scanning confocal microscopy is capable of studying the human palpebral conjunctiva, tarsal plate, and acini of meibomian glands in vivo. The observations presented here may provide useful supplementary anatomical information relating to the morphology of this tissue....
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PMID: 19770809
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Current Eye Research (34)11 2009
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Reconstruction of the conjunctiva is an essential part of ocular surface regeneration, especially if an extensive area or the whole ocular surface is affected, such as in patients with ocular cicatricial pemphigoid, Stevens-Johnson syndrome, toxic epidermal necrolysis, or chemical/thermal burns. In...
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PMID: 19958107
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To report a case of lichen planus in a patient with a history of herpes simplex virus keratitis.
Case report.
A 60-year-old woman with chronic conjunctivitis and a history of herpes simplex virus keratitis was evaluated for irritation and a plaque on her right upper and lower eyelid palpebral conjun...
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PMID: 19654517
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A 76-year-old white male presented with a subconjunctival mass in the area of a previous posterior sub-Tenon's corticosteroid injection for wet age-related macular degeneration. Microbiologic and pathologic analysis of the mass revealed the causative organism to be the pigmented fungus Exophiala jea...
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PMID: 19654518
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Mean follow-up period was 22.8 months. Complete success (final IOP < 22 mmHg without additional treatment) was achieved more often in IBP patients (82.9%) than in controls (60%, p = 0.022). Median survival time was greater in IBP patients (49.9 +/- 0 months) than in controls (35.5 +/- 4.9 months, p...
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PMID: 19772180
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Our data demonstrate that bleb formation depends on radial conjunctival incision during fornix-based trabeculectomy and surgical conjunctival scarring from previous trabeculectomy....
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PMID: 19214551
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Although S. aureus on the lid margin plays an important role in the onset of catarrhal ulcers, its presence is one among several risk factors....
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PMID: 19574908
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This is the first report to quantitatively evaluate bulbar hyperemia induced by histamine using image analysis. The development of software that can automatically yield meaningful values for hyperemia from hyperemia images will be a useful objective tool in clinical trials for evaluation of drug eff...
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PMID: 19512899
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The Nurse Practitioner (34)5 2009
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The ocular surface (7)2 2009
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Impression cytology (IC) allows cells to be harvested from the ocular surface noninvasively. Superficial layers of the epithelium are removed by application of cellulose acetate filters or Biopore membranes, and the cells can be subsequently analyzed by various methods, depending on...
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PMID: 19383278
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There was a significantly increased risk of CEF in subjects wearing SiH lenses, compared with GP lenses. Subjects wearing SiH lenses remained free of CEF for a shorter time on average. Further study is needed to determine whether the increased incidence of CEF in CW with SiH lenses poses an increase...
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PMID: 19225431
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The use of a fixed combination of latanoprost/timolol is associated with a significant reduction (53%; CI 95%: 10%-76%) in the development of conjunctival hyperemia against the other compared options for the treatment of glaucoma....
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PMID: 19384760
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CLINICAL CASE: A fair-skinned woman presented marked striate melanokeratosis in her left eye related to recurrent corneal erosion. The source of pigmentation was a conjunctival melanosis. The conjunctival melanosis responded to treatment with topical mitomycin, while the corneal pigmentation persist...
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PMID: 19384762
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We present a patient with isolated conjunctival affectation, which to our knowledge is the third case published in the literature....
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PMID: 19384763
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We report a 15-year-old girl with steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome with bilateral chemosis recovering along with the disappearance of the anasarca....
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PMID: 18661147
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Subconjunctival injection of L-AmB has reduced ocular toxicities and gives satisfactory concentrations in corneal stroma compared with conventional AmB(DOC). Subconjunctival injection of L-AmB will be a choice of treatment for mycotic keratitis....
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PMID: 19043733
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Inflammation may have a role in the pathogenesis of CCh. The clinical severity of CCh parallels the increased tear IL levels. Markers for inflammation are more pronounced in the advanced stages of this disease....
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PMID: 19158563
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Although the pathology of chronic chemosis in patients with FD is as yet unknown, we believe that FD should be considered in the differential diagnosis of patients presenting with chronic chemosis of unknown etiology....
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PMID: 19158572
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The systemic use of the antineoplastic drug, hydroxycarbamide, may cause severe LSCD. We recommend that a medication history, including that of cytotoxic drugs, be considered in evaluating LSCD....
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PMID: 19158571
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Compression sutures are a widely used surgical procedure to treat over-filtration blebs associated with corneal dellen, bleb-related dysesthesia, and hypotony. In the current clinical case, a severe complication of compression sutures for the treatment of over-filtering conjunctival bleb following t...
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PMID: 19634754
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We review the mechanisms and peculiarities of wound healing following glaucoma surgery and report on new developments in the field of wound healing modulation. The growth factor TGF-beta has a central role in wound healing and scarring. Therefore, novel concepts of wound healing modulation comprise...
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PMID: 19173159
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Klinika oczna (111)10-12 2009
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In the literature, there is evidence suggesting that autologous serum eyedrops can be helpful in the treating various ocular conditions. Using eyedrops containing the 20-100% solution of patient's own serum, centrifuged 3000-4000 rpm, diluted in either saline, BSS or chloramphenicol solution, is a r...
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PMID: 20169898
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Molecular Vision (15) 2009
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In this study, we report an increased localization of Th17 lymphocytes in OCP conjunctiva, not accompanied by similar findings in peripheral blood. This finding suggests an increased recruitment of Th17 lymphocytes in conjunctiva and/or a dysfunctional local immune response in the chronically inflam...
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PMID: 19641634
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There were 58 (0.8%) patients with SCH (61 eyes) among 6843 consulting patients. They consisted of 34 (58.6%) women and 24 (41.4%) men, with a mean age (SD) of 30.7 years (16). Among the 58 patients with SCH, 30 (51.7%) had traumatic SCH and 28 (48.3%) had spontaneous SCH. In both populations of pat...
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PMID: 19621552
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We review the clinical characteristics of the most frequent conjunctival tumors, and we discuss tumor management....
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PMID: 19173134
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In POAG patients with long-term treatment may have an ocular surface damage, that undesirable effect may lead to treatment discontinuation and reduced quality of their life. Preservative free formulations in patients who are sensitive to preservatives because of pre-existing or concomitant ocular co...
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PMID: 19697847
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Histopathologic or parasitologic examination identified a female D repens in every case. Laboratory alterations were not found. Symptoms subsided after treatment. CONCLUSION: The clinical presentation of filariasis is not always straightforward, and a high index of suspicion is necessary in cases pr...
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PMID: 19551686
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NKTL is rare and may present acutely; the imaging findings presented serve to highlight the radiologic features of the disease....
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PMID: 19551687
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