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..This study attempts for the first time to investigate to what extent the bga A and/or B are expressed in diseased corneas...

..Topical anesthetic abuse is rare, but difficult to diagnose since most patients deny its use and the clinical changes are very similar to other corneal diseases...

..In this study the diagnostic accuracy of orbital octreotide uptake in patients with presumed active Grave's ophthalmopathy (GO) was evaluated...

..Pupillary block glaucoma may occur after phakic IOL implantation without iridotomy, and we advocate that routine iridotomy be performed during phakic IOL surgeries...

..The best spectacle-corrected visual acuity was 0.40 to 0.63 logMAR on the first postoperative day and 0.80 to 1.00 logMAR after a week. No patient developed recurrent erosion...

..A patient with intraocular silicone oildeposits underwent paracentral corneal incision but the corneal sutures were never removed and 7 years later a perforating corneal transplantation was performed due to corneal opacification...

..We present a patient with neurotrophic keratopathy due to a trigeminal nerve neurinoma, who was successfully treated by radiosurgery...

..We report on a case with bilateral choroidal metastases derived from a renal cell carcinoma 13 years after nephrectomy. The treatment modality is discussed...

..To investigate the distribution of somatostatin receptor (SSR) subtypes 2, 3, and 5 in uveal melanomas and their diagnostic and possible therapeutic value...

..45% for TIMP-1; 88% vs. 37% for TIMP-2) supports the view that proteolytic enzymes are of importance in tumour spread...

..Herein, we present a fast and easy technique for visualization of the anterior chamber and the lens in eyes with opaque corneas planed for triple procedure...

..The purpose of the current study was to compare single-piece and three-piece IOLs in patients with high axial myopia...

..Thus patients undergoing treatment with infliximab should be monitored carefully since dermal infections and pustular psoriasis, which may be triggered by streptococcal infection, may occur under this regime...

..We determined intravitreal VEGF levels and treated uveitis patients with intravitreal bevacizumab...

..Ciliary body melanoma is often diagnosed too late and therefore has a poor prognosis. The circular infiltration of the iridocorneal angle by malignant cells can lead to secondary glaucoma, often misdiagnosed as pigmentary glaucoma...

..In this study we compared subjective and objective parameters of visual function following implantation of blue light filter (yellow) IOLs and IOLs of the same design without filter...

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..Since AB0 blood group antigens are also known to be expressed on stromal and endothelial cells of inflamed corneas, this study aimed to investigate the extend of ABO blood group antigen expression in corneal allograft failures...

..To report an immunohistochemically proven case of a coinfection of the retina by Epstein-Barr virus and cytomegalovirus in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)...

..Our results suggest a prognostic value of this method. Nevertheless, prospective analysis of a larger cohort is needed to determine the ultimate value of RT-PCR for tyrosinase in blood testing...

..CONCLUSION: Iris ovalization after phakic intraocular lens implantation may be associated with a lack of iris perfusion and with secondary ischemia. Patients with these lenses and pupil ovalization should be followed regularly...

..Therefore, in cases of unilateral pigment dispersion, malignancy should be excluded before fistulating operations are performed...

..Ocular atopy with sterile keratitis should be considered in the differential diagnosis of keratitis after the insertion of intracorneal ring segments, which can be easily treated by ring removal...

..To compare visual function after deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty (DALK) with visual function after penetrating keratoplasty (PK) for keratoconus and correlate this with corneal thickness...

..Endogenous mycotic endophthalmitis is frequently an ocular manifestation of a systemic disease. Early diagnosis should be made to ensure prompt initiation of antifungal therapy, to prevent visual loss...

..The use of protective eye shields should be considered, since UVB might induce long-term corneal damage and early onset of cataract...

..CONCLUSIONS: Protein- or gene-based administration of CTLA4-Ig prolongs allograft survival by treatment of either the recipient or the donor tissue ex vivo before grafting...