Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum Papillary Dermal Elastolysis: A Case Report by Rubina Alves, Lurdes Ferreira, Esmeralda Vale, Olívia Bordalo

“…Routine laboratory studies: thoracic x-ray and ophthalmologic examination were normal. The histopathologic examination of a biopsy of one of the cutaneous lesions showed an absence of elastic fibers in the papillary dermis.The diagnosis of Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum—like Papillary Dermal Elastolysis (PXE-PDE) was made. …”
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Management of Patients with Graves’ Disease and Orbital Involvement: Role of Spectral Domain Optical Coherence Tomography by Alice Bruscolini, Maurizio La Cava, Magda Gharbiya, Marta Sacchetti, Lucia Restivo, Chiara Nardella, Marco Marenco, Alessandro Lambiase

“…All the subjects underwent a complete ophthalmological evaluation, including clinical activity score (CAS) and exophthalmometry. …”
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Incontinentia Pigmenti Misdiagnosed as Neonatal Herpes Simplex Virus Infection by Fahimeh Abdollahimajd, Minoo Fallahi, Mohammad Kazemian, Yalda Nilipour, Mitra Radfar, Sedigheh Tahereh Tehranchi

“…Incontinentia pigmenti (IP) is an X-linked dominant neurocutaneous syndrome with ophthalmologic, neurologic, cutaneous, and dental manifestations and in most cases antenatally lethal in boys. …”
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Toxoplasma Uveitis by Mildre Mercedes Vidal del Río, Gabriela Alexandra Villacis Paredes, Karen Daniela Salazar Pullutacsi, Génesis Camila Romero Paredes

“…Most of the patients are asymptomatic, however, among the main ophthalmological clinical manifestations, blurred vision or loss of vision stands out, in addition to "mobile flies" described by the patient. …”
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Septooptic Dysplasia with an Associated Arachnoid Cyst by Skyler V. McLaurin-Jiang, Julie K. Wood, David F. Crudo

“…Physical exam revealed retrognathia, mild hypotonia, micropenis, and clinodactyly. Ophthalmologic exam demonstrated bilateral optic nerve hypoplasia (ONH). …”
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Lyophilized B. subtilis ZB183 Spores: 90-Day Repeat Dose Oral (Gavage) Toxicity Study in Wistar Rats by B. Appala Naidu, Kamala Kannan, D. P. Santhosh Kumar, John W. K. Oliver, Zachary D. Abbott

“…B. subtilis ZB183 had no effects on clinical signs, mortality, ophthalmological examinations, functional observational battery, body weights, body weight gains and food consumption in both sexes. …”
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Cell Imaging by Spontaneous and Amplified Raman Spectroscopies by Giulia Rusciano, Gianluigi Zito, Giuseppe Pesce, Antonio Sasso

“…In this paper, we first discuss the main advantages of spontaneous RS by describing the study of a single protozoan (Acanthamoeba), which plays an important role in a severe ophthalmological disease (Acanthamoeba keratitis). Later on, we point out that the weak signals that originated from Raman scattering do not allow probing optically thin samples, such as cellular membrane. …”
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Impact of surgery on visual acuity and life quality of senile patients by Mariela Julia Curbelo Gómez, Maria Adela Llull Tombo

“…Gustavo Aldereguía Lima” in Cienfuegos between January, 1st 2008 and March 31st, 2008. 285 patients of 60 years and more were studied using questionnaires and a complete ophthalmological study. <strong><br />Results:</strong> Two months after the surgery it was proved that visual sharpness improved significantly reaching 0,5 and more in almost all the patients (97,2 %); 96,8% changes their life quality after the surgery. …”
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Intraocular Pressure Changes After Rhinoplasty: A Before‐and‐After Cross‐Sectional Study by Ali Goljanian Tabrizi, Matin Ghazizadeh, Atiyeh Zahedi

“…Methods This prospective before‐and‐after cross‐sectional study evaluated the effect of lateral osteotomy during rhinoplasty on IOP in 96 patients. Preoperative ophthalmologic examinations included best‐corrected visual acuity, slit lamp biomicroscopy, Goldmann tonometry, and dilated fundoscopy. …”
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Ocular manifestations and treatment safety in hepatitis C patients undergoing direct-acting antiviral therapy: a prospective cohort study by Guilherme Thomé de Carvalho, Carlos Eduardo Brandão Mello, Kelma Macedo Pohlmann Simões, Mário Martins dos Santos Motta, Max Kopti Fakoury, Bruno Vasconcelos Coimbra, Laura Gomes Nunes Melo, Flávio Mac Cord Medina

“…Methods: A prospective cohort study was conducted involving chronic hepatitis C patients undergoing direct-acting antiviral therapy. Ophthalmological evaluations were conducted before treatment initiation and upon completion. …”
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Guiding Lights in Genome Editing for Inherited Retinal Disorders: Implications for Gene and Cell Therapy by Carla Sanjurjo-Soriano, Vasiliki Kalatzis

“…Due to the anatomical accessibility and immunoprivileged status of the eye, ophthalmological research has been at the forefront of innovative and advanced gene- and cell-based therapies, both of which represent great potential as therapeutic treatments for IRD patients. …”
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Waldenström Macroglobulinemia in Hepatitis C: Case Report and Review of the Current Literature by Ryan Nipp, Aaron Mitchell, Allyson Pishko, Ara Metjian

“…The recognition of his condition was facilitated by characteristic findings on ophthalmologic examination. He was subsequently diagnosed with Waldenström macroglobulinemia on bone marrow biopsy. …”
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Conventional Medicinal Uses, Phytoconstituents, and Biological Activities of Euphorbia officinarum L.: A Systematic Review by Imane Chamkhi, Mohamed Hnini, Jamal Aurag

“…Euphorbia officinarum is an important conventional medicine for the treatment of various conditions, including skin and ophthalmological diseases. It is also used against human pathogens (intestinal parasites). …”
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Beyond the Definitions of the Phenotypic Complications of Sickle Cell Disease: An Update on Management by Samir K. Ballas, Muge R. Kesen, Morton F. Goldberg, Gerard A. Lutty, Carlton Dampier, Ifeyinwa Osunkwo, Winfred C. Wang, Carolyn Hoppe, Ward Hagar, Deepika S. Darbari, Punam Malik

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Visual Features in Alzheimer’s Disease: From Basic Mechanisms to Clinical Overview by María Alejandra Cerquera-Jaramillo, Mauricio O. Nava-Mesa, Rodrigo E. González-Reyes, Carlos Tellez-Conti, Alejandra de-la-Torre

“…This underscores the importance of implementing ophthalmological examinations, less invasive and expensive than other biomarkers, as useful measures to assess disease progression and severity in individuals with or at risk of AD. …”
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Photochemical corneal cross-linking: Evaluating the potential of a hand-held biopen by Nadina Usseglio, Julia López de Andrés, Juan Antonio Marchal, Lorenzo Moroni, Daniel Nieto

“…Here, we have developed and validated a biopen for ophthalmological applications, specifically for corneal stromal regeneration using photochemical corneal crosslinking (CXL), as well as for cell bioprinting and, potentially, for corneal wound healing. …”
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Results of Gamma Knife Radiosurgery in Acromegaly by Alberto Franzin, Giorgio Spatola, Marco Losa, Piero Picozzi, Pietro Mortini

“…The study was a retrospective analysis of hormonal, radiological, and ophthalmologic data collected in a predefined protocol from 1994 to 2009. …”
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Early Infantile Epileptic Encephalopathy in an STXBP1 Patient with Lactic Acidemia and Normal Mitochondrial Respiratory Chain Function by Dong Li, Elizabeth Bhoj, Elizabeth McCormick, Fengxiang Wang, James Snyder, Tiancheng Wang, Yan Zhao, Cecilia Kim, Rosetta Chiavacci, Lifeng Tian, Marni J. Falk, Hakon Hakonarson

“…Due to the concern for mitochondrial disease, ophthalmologic evaluation was performed that revealed bilateral midperiphery pigmentary mottling. …”
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Spontaneous Retrobulbar Haematoma by Mehmet Deveer, Nesat Cullu, Halil Beydilli, Hamdi Sozen, Onder Yeniceri, Selcuk Parlak

“…A 31-year-old woman was referred to our hospital with a complaint of headache and blurred vision following a strong sneeze. Ophthalmological examination revealed mild Relative Afferent Pupillary Defect in left eye. …”
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The Effect of Maternal Age on the Incidence of Major Malformations and Operations in Children with Down Syndrome by Elif YILMAZ GULEC, Alper GEZDIRICI

“…A total of 49 children had cardiac surgery, 16 had gastrointestinal, 17 had head and neck area, 12 had ophthalmological, 12 had genitourinary, 5 had hernia, and 2 had orthopedic surgeries. …”
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