Diabetic Retinopathy
... in the body over time and can affect a variety of body organs such as the eyes, heart, and kidneys. Diabetes affects the eyes by causing deterioration of blood vessels in the retina. Breakdown of retinal blood vessels may result in fluid leaking into the center of the retina (macular edema) or abnor ...
... in the body over time and can affect a variety of body organs such as the eyes, heart, and kidneys. Diabetes affects the eyes by causing deterioration of blood vessels in the retina. Breakdown of retinal blood vessels may result in fluid leaking into the center of the retina (macular edema) or abnor ...
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... reflecting the severity of the problem. Subset scores reflect the impairment related to each domain and the total score reflects the overall QoL. Each assessment tool has relative strengths and weaknesses and can be critically appraised. The ideal tool is a questionnaire that is easy to administer, ...
... reflecting the severity of the problem. Subset scores reflect the impairment related to each domain and the total score reflects the overall QoL. Each assessment tool has relative strengths and weaknesses and can be critically appraised. The ideal tool is a questionnaire that is easy to administer, ...
Lecture Notes
... refers him to a physician who specializes in eye disorders, called an ophthalmologist. 4. Mr. T.’s right eye intermittently deviates away from the other eye. The medical term for this type of strabismus is exotropia. ...
... refers him to a physician who specializes in eye disorders, called an ophthalmologist. 4. Mr. T.’s right eye intermittently deviates away from the other eye. The medical term for this type of strabismus is exotropia. ...
Changes in glucose level affect rod function more than cone
... and 125% (n = 25), with a tendency to saturate at 8-10 mmol/1 glucose (Fig. 2). There was more variability between preparations than within trials on the same isolated eye. Dose-dependency was tested and found to be present in five out of eight preparations. When we exposed preparations a priori to ...
... and 125% (n = 25), with a tendency to saturate at 8-10 mmol/1 glucose (Fig. 2). There was more variability between preparations than within trials on the same isolated eye. Dose-dependency was tested and found to be present in five out of eight preparations. When we exposed preparations a priori to ...
The impact of dysfunctional tear films and optical
... the tear film, cornea and internal optics. It has been shown that the normal values of higher order aberrations may vary between various racial or ethnic groups [14]. Aberrations, in the presence of a healthy tear film are unlikely to change and are inherent to the patient’s optical system. The qual ...
... the tear film, cornea and internal optics. It has been shown that the normal values of higher order aberrations may vary between various racial or ethnic groups [14]. Aberrations, in the presence of a healthy tear film are unlikely to change and are inherent to the patient’s optical system. The qual ...
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... To address this problem, some researchers have explored methods for viewing the ultrasound image, patient, instrument, and operator’s hands in one environment. Head mounted display (HMD) systems have been developed to display an ultrasound image within the patient [1-3]. These systems track the loca ...
... To address this problem, some researchers have explored methods for viewing the ultrasound image, patient, instrument, and operator’s hands in one environment. Head mounted display (HMD) systems have been developed to display an ultrasound image within the patient [1-3]. These systems track the loca ...
Co-Managing the Glaucoma Suspect in primary care
... Glaucoma is a progressive disease in which optic neuropathy occurs in association with visual field loss. If untreated, glaucoma may cause progressive blindness. The most important recognised risk factor is high intraocular pressure (IOP normal range10-21mmHg). For every 1mmHg of pressure above ...
... Glaucoma is a progressive disease in which optic neuropathy occurs in association with visual field loss. If untreated, glaucoma may cause progressive blindness. The most important recognised risk factor is high intraocular pressure (IOP normal range10-21mmHg). For every 1mmHg of pressure above ...
Incontinentia pigmenti (Bloch-Sulzberger syndrome)
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Association of Cogan-Reese syndrome, exfoliation syndrome, and
... differentiation from true iris nevi, or iris melanoma, are of clinical importance. Although the iris alterations in CoganReese syndrome are similar in appearance to true nevi of the iris, their characteristics are easily distinguished with careful slit-lamp examination under high magnification (1, 2 ...
... differentiation from true iris nevi, or iris melanoma, are of clinical importance. Although the iris alterations in CoganReese syndrome are similar in appearance to true nevi of the iris, their characteristics are easily distinguished with careful slit-lamp examination under high magnification (1, 2 ...
Chapter_022_Glaucoma
... bleached and optic cupping is present. (Note the appearance of the retinal vessels, which travel over the edge of the optic cup and appear to dip into it.) Copyright © 2011, 2007 by Mosby, Inc., an affiliate of Elsevier Inc. ...
... bleached and optic cupping is present. (Note the appearance of the retinal vessels, which travel over the edge of the optic cup and appear to dip into it.) Copyright © 2011, 2007 by Mosby, Inc., an affiliate of Elsevier Inc. ...
Correlation Between the Intraocular Pressure and the Blood
... Other possible risk factors for the development of ocular hypertension or glaucoma in old age are : local vasospasm, sleep apnoea, abnormalities of the connective tissue of the lamina cribrosa, primary ganglion cell degeneration, systemic hypertension and atherosclerosis [22,23]. An increased age ma ...
... Other possible risk factors for the development of ocular hypertension or glaucoma in old age are : local vasospasm, sleep apnoea, abnormalities of the connective tissue of the lamina cribrosa, primary ganglion cell degeneration, systemic hypertension and atherosclerosis [22,23]. An increased age ma ...
Retinal Vein Occlusions
... Confluent hemorrhages are the most prominent ophthalmoscopic feature of an acute ischemic central retinal vein occlusion These hemorrhages occur in a wide variety of shapes and sizes; they are usually concentrated in the posterior pole, but may be seen throughout the retina. Hemorrhages in the super ...
... Confluent hemorrhages are the most prominent ophthalmoscopic feature of an acute ischemic central retinal vein occlusion These hemorrhages occur in a wide variety of shapes and sizes; they are usually concentrated in the posterior pole, but may be seen throughout the retina. Hemorrhages in the super ...
Electroretinography in dogs: a review
... the c-wave as PI because after a long period of implicit time, its values slowly increase and it is easily removed with anaesthesia. B-wave was defined as PII and the a-wave as a leading part of the PIII process. Granit noted that PII and PIII components are strongly correlated with the light stimul ...
... the c-wave as PI because after a long period of implicit time, its values slowly increase and it is easily removed with anaesthesia. B-wave was defined as PII and the a-wave as a leading part of the PIII process. Granit noted that PII and PIII components are strongly correlated with the light stimul ...
תקצירים
... ירושלי, רועי הולצמ – האוניברסיטה העברית.1 ROI HOLZMAN- THE HEBREW UNIVERSITY, JERUSALEM ...
... ירושלי, רועי הולצמ – האוניברסיטה העברית.1 ROI HOLZMAN- THE HEBREW UNIVERSITY, JERUSALEM ...
27TH Annual Meeting- 2007 - האגודה הישראלית לחקר העין והראיה
... ירושלים, רועי הולצמן – האוניברסיטה העברית.1 ROI HOLZMAN - THE HEBREW UNIVERSITY, JERUSALEM ...
... ירושלים, רועי הולצמן – האוניברסיטה העברית.1 ROI HOLZMAN - THE HEBREW UNIVERSITY, JERUSALEM ...
Academic paper: Persistent hyperplastic primary vitreous: Diagnosis
... diameter of 7 mm or less. Two of my patients with bilateral disease were entirely normal except for their eyes. In 56% of their cases, the retina was totally detached, and it abnormally inserted into the retrolental membrane in 30% of cases. A dehiscence of the posterior capsule with various stages ...
... diameter of 7 mm or less. Two of my patients with bilateral disease were entirely normal except for their eyes. In 56% of their cases, the retina was totally detached, and it abnormally inserted into the retrolental membrane in 30% of cases. A dehiscence of the posterior capsule with various stages ...
Spontaneous exudative retinal detachment in a patient with sturge
... arginine, a supplement for erectile dysfunction. Eye and Vision 2014 1:7. ...
... arginine, a supplement for erectile dysfunction. Eye and Vision 2014 1:7. ...
rajiv gandhi university of health sciences, karnataka
... In Harding SP, Lipton JR, Wells JC study Seventy-one patients presenting with acute herpes zoster ophthalmicus were followed up for six months for a prospective analysis of the natural history of the disease. Acute and chronic ocular complications, nasociliary nerve involvement, age, sex, rash, and ...
... In Harding SP, Lipton JR, Wells JC study Seventy-one patients presenting with acute herpes zoster ophthalmicus were followed up for six months for a prospective analysis of the natural history of the disease. Acute and chronic ocular complications, nasociliary nerve involvement, age, sex, rash, and ...
Visual acuity: the role of visual input in inducing postnatal change
... wide (1 0 is one-sixtieth of a degree of visual angle). Babies born prematurely perform even worse than full-term newborns [6,13,14], but not when matched for postconceptional age [6,13,15,16] (but see [14]). Such poor acuity limits newborns to seeing only large objects: mom's hair and the rails of ...
... wide (1 0 is one-sixtieth of a degree of visual angle). Babies born prematurely perform even worse than full-term newborns [6,13,14], but not when matched for postconceptional age [6,13,15,16] (but see [14]). Such poor acuity limits newborns to seeing only large objects: mom's hair and the rails of ...
14. Sclera
... The scleral stroma, also sometimes referred to as the substantia propria, is composed of dense bundles of collagen fibrils and some sclerocytes (which are similar to the keratocytes of the corneal stroma). As can be seen, the basic components of the scleral stroma are similar to those of the corneal ...
... The scleral stroma, also sometimes referred to as the substantia propria, is composed of dense bundles of collagen fibrils and some sclerocytes (which are similar to the keratocytes of the corneal stroma). As can be seen, the basic components of the scleral stroma are similar to those of the corneal ...
Posterior Capsule Opacification
... opacification and Nd: YAG laser posterior capsulotomy rate is decreasing to less than 10%.18-23 In a recent study by Apple et al17 comparing foldable versus rigid designs, the foldable IOLs were associated with a much lower Nd:YAG laser posterior capsulotomy rate (14.1% vs. 31.1%). Surgical tools an ...
... opacification and Nd: YAG laser posterior capsulotomy rate is decreasing to less than 10%.18-23 In a recent study by Apple et al17 comparing foldable versus rigid designs, the foldable IOLs were associated with a much lower Nd:YAG laser posterior capsulotomy rate (14.1% vs. 31.1%). Surgical tools an ...
the complete pattern of ocular dominance stripes in the striate cortex
... 336-343), there were portions of the map in which the stripes followed curves approximating isoeccentricity lines, but this relationship was not very exact or consistent. The pattern of stripes appears to be more meaningfully related to the geometry of the cortical surface. This has significant impl ...
... 336-343), there were portions of the map in which the stripes followed curves approximating isoeccentricity lines, but this relationship was not very exact or consistent. The pattern of stripes appears to be more meaningfully related to the geometry of the cortical surface. This has significant impl ...
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... Anisometropia in unilateral aphakia Aberrations Heavy lenses (glasses) Visual field limitation Loss of ultra-violet protection Other problems ...
... Anisometropia in unilateral aphakia Aberrations Heavy lenses (glasses) Visual field limitation Loss of ultra-violet protection Other problems ...
The Importance of an Ophthalmologic Examination in Patients With
... characterized by an insidious anterior uveitis, as well as a chronic silent clinical course which leads to a significant visual loss due to many serious complications, including formation of calcium band keratopathy, posterior and anterior iris synechia, cataract, secondary glaucoma, vitreitis, macu ...
... characterized by an insidious anterior uveitis, as well as a chronic silent clinical course which leads to a significant visual loss due to many serious complications, including formation of calcium band keratopathy, posterior and anterior iris synechia, cataract, secondary glaucoma, vitreitis, macu ...
Sunday, May 3, 11:15 AM - 1:00 PM Hall B/C Poster Session
... Purpose: To define clinical background factors such as thyroid function, systemic and ocular history, and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) features in patients with dysthyroid optic neuropathy (DON). Methods: The study involved 42 consecutive DON patients (male: 17, female: 25) of which 72 eyes were ...
... Purpose: To define clinical background factors such as thyroid function, systemic and ocular history, and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) features in patients with dysthyroid optic neuropathy (DON). Methods: The study involved 42 consecutive DON patients (male: 17, female: 25) of which 72 eyes were ...