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Parinaud Syndrome in Association with Thalamic Infarct in a Young Person

Priscilla Xinhui Wang & Srinivasan Sanjay · Ophthalmology Research: An International Journal · 2014

Aim: We report a case of Parinaud syndrome secondary to an acute left posteromedial thalamic infarct in a young person. Presentation of Case: Patient's main presenting complaints were blurring of vision and diplopia. The main clinical manifestations were that of a severe restrict...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/OR/2014/9343

Visual Pathway Tumor Presenting as Visual Disturbances without Extraocular Signs

Sangyoun Han & Ungsoo Samuel Kim · Ophthalmology Research: An International Journal · 2014

Purpose: To evaluate visual pathway tumor presenting as visual disturbances without extraocular signs and assess the usefulness of various examinations. Methods: Only 35 patients with intracranial tumors (22 males and 13 females) who were initially diagnosed at our hospital and c...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/OR/2014/9724

Non-surgical Management of Bilateral Ectropion in a 5 hours Old Collodion Baby: A Case Report

Kehinde Fasasi Monsudi, Abdulkabir Ayansiji Ayanniyi & Teslim Olatunde Lawal · Ophthalmology Research: An International Journal · 2014

Congenital bilateral upper eyelids eversion is rare clinical condition. However it is known to be associated with collodion baby, Down syndrome and children of black race. This condition responds well to early active conservative management. We reported a case of congenital bilat...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/OR/2014/9533

Surgical Outcome of Exotropic Patients' Management; One Year Follow-up

Mohammad Reza Besharati, Masoud Reza Manaviat, Mohammad Hassan Lotfi, Mohammad Reza Shoja, Maryam Forouhari, Elahe Abbasi Shavazi & Samira Salimpur · Ophthalmology Research: An International Journal · 2014

Purpose: To find the surgical success rate and frequency of complications among patients with exotropia. Methods: This is a case series study on 102 exotropic patients who were managed surgically. They were followed up for 1 year post operation. Surgical techniques consisted one...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/OR/2014/7042

Combined Trabeculectomy with Beta Irradiation with and without Intravitreal Bevacizumab for Neovascular Glaucoma

Sawsan Abdel Sabour, Mohamed Yasser S. Saif, Ahmed Tamer S. Saif & Passant S. Saif · Ophthalmology Research: An International Journal · 2014

Purpose: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of intravitreal bevacizumab (IVB) and adjunctive Strontium-90 (Sr90) beta radiotherapy with trabeculectomy  in the management of  neovascular glaucoma (NVG).    Methods: Thirty seven eyes with NVG were randomly selected and divided int...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/OR/2014/8366

Prevalence of Visual Impairment among Deaf and Mute Schools Children

Asmaa Mohamed Refat Abd El-Aziz, Amin Faisal Ellakwa, Abd El-Rahman El-Sebaey Sarhan & Hassan Gamal El-Din Farahat · Ophthalmology Research: An International Journal · 2014

Background: Particular attention must be paid to ocular abnormalities in deaf children, as their early detection and proper treatment will greatly affect their social and professional performance. Aims: To determine the prevalence and causes of visual impairment in deaf and mute...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/OR/2014/9256

Intraoperative Complications of Laser in Situ Keratomileusis in Yazd

Mohammad Reza Shoja, Sara Keshavarzi, Mohammad Reza Besharaty, Nasim Oveisi & Elahe Abbasi Shavazi · Ophthalmology Research: An International Journal · 2014

Purpose: Laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) is a popular method for correcting refractive errors. We survived the incidence and types of LASIK intraoperative flap complications in Yazd refractive surgery center. Methods: Medical records of all patients who underwent Laser in si...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/OR/2014/5965

Risk Factors for the Development of Ophthalmopathy in Patients with Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis

Ilhem El Kochairi, Bernard Champion & Jack R. Wall · Ophthalmology Research: An International Journal · 2014

Background: Ophthalmopathy, or thyroid eye disease (TED), is more often associated with Graves’ hyperthyroidism than Hashimoto’s thyroiditis. In the latter disorder, the pathogenesis of the eye signs may be different and the influence of well-known risk factors for the developmen...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/OR/2014/4562

Role of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus Ophthalmoplegia

Sandy Zhou Wenting & Srinivasan Sanjay · Ophthalmology Research: An International Journal · 2014

Aims: To hypothesize the mechanisms of herpes zoster ophthalmicus (HZO) related ophthalmoplegia by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Case Presentation: A 61-year-old Chinese man diagnosed with right sided HZO and a positive Hutchinson’s sign, subsequently developed right eye comp...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/OR/2014/8098

Ocular Manifestations in HIV/AIDS- Prevalence in South India

Vijayalakshmi Valathuru, Chandrakala Kambar, Sankar Kurli, Rajasulochana Pisipati & Savitri Desai · Ophthalmology Research: An International Journal · 2014

Human immune deficiency virus (HIV) related ocular manifestations may affect 50-75% of HIV infected people worldwide at some point during the course of their illness. Aim: To estimate the prevalence of Ocular manifestations in HIV patients attending the Anti Retroviral Therapy (A...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/OR/2014/8250

Fast Eye Movements and Slow Eye Movements in Congenital Neurosensorial Deaf Subjects as Assessed by 2D video-Oculography™

Carlo Aleci & Lorenzo Canavese · Ophthalmology Research: An International Journal · 2014

Aims:  There is evidence that the deprivation of a sensory system at early developmental stage may lead to a functional change of the remaining one(s). Even if this process has been widely studied, results are still controversial. In particular, the auditory system might affect t...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/OR/2014/8008

Multimodal Views of the Human Retina

A. Terry Bahill & Patrick J. Barry · Ophthalmology Research: An International Journal · 2014

Aims:To show the relationships among subject-reported measures of vision, the view through an ophthalmoscope, the view through a slit lamp, the view through a clinician’s eye, optical coherence tomography (OCT) images, fundus photos, visual field diagrams and Optomap images. Meth...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/OR/2014/7008

Remission of Multiple Recurrent Dendriform Keratitis in Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus after Long-term Oral Acyclovir Therapy

E. W. Chan, S. Sanjay & B. C. Chang · Ophthalmology Research: An International Journal · 2014

Dendriform keratitis is a recurrent sequelae of herpes zoster ophthalmicus (HZO). A 76-year-old immunocompetent Indian male with HZO developed left eye keratouveitis, uveitic glaucoma and superior orbital fissure syndrome. After treatment with intravenous acyclovir for two weeks,...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/OR/2014/7026

Aldose Reductase Inhibitors for Diabetic Cataract: A Study of Disclosure Patterns in Patents and Peer Review Papers

H. A. M. Mucke, E. Mucke & P. M. Mucke · Ophthalmology Research: An International Journal · 2014

Aims: To investigate, for 13 aldose reductase inhibitors that had been in development for diabetic cataract, whether patent documents could provide earlier dissemination of knowledge to the ophthalmology community than peer review papers. Methodology: Searches for intellectual pr...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/OR/2014/7224

Unilateral Proptosis Due to Orbital Malignancy and Synchronous Carcinoma Elsewhere

Shashi Ahuja, K. Praveen Kumar, N. G. Rajesh, Praveen Seth & Debadutt Basu · Ophthalmology Research: An International Journal · 2014

Introduction: Unilateral proptosis is usually a diagnostic challenge to an ophthalmologist. Mass lesions constitute a  common cause of unilateral proptosis in elderly individuals in which lymphoproliferative lesions account for 11%  and metastasis  up to 2- 9% of cases. Literatur...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/OR/2014/5564