L Kodjikian

..This study was designed to assess survival and identify prognostic factors for liver metastases diagnosed by systematic screening in uveal melanoma patients...

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..The antiparasitic drugs authorized during pregnancy are azithromycin and pyrimethamine. Azithromycin can be used alone but an association with pyrimethamine during the second trimester is useful in case of macular threat...

..To report on a patient affected by bilateral intermediate uveitis (IU) as the initial sign of an uveomeningitic syndrome...

..Globally, hydrophilic materials and hydrophobic acrylic seem to be less sticky than silicone or PMMA, but this remains to be proven clinically...

..To evaluate the independent prognostic factors for survival, metastasis, local recurrence, and enucleation in patients who had undergone proton-beam therapy for posterior uveal melanomas...

..Globally, hydrophilic materials and hydrophobic acrylic seem to be less sticky than silicone or PMMA, but this remains to be proven clinically...

..To report on the outcome of combined pars plana phacofragmentation, vitrectomy, and Artisan lens implantation in the management of subluxated cataracts...

..To investigate the causal relationship between acute postoperative endophthalmitis (POE) after cataract surgery and the biomaterial properties of the intraocular lens (IOLs) implanted...

..To report the protracted 9-year survival of a patient after surgical management of multiple liver metastases from uveal melanoma...

..cuniculi in humans...

..The criteria and the four possible administration approaches (topical, subconjunctival, irrigation liquid, systemic) are analyzed...

..Moreover, there is no effective tool, at the present time, to fight against mature biofilms. Therefore, preventing biofilm formation remains capital, which requires perfect knowledge of all stages of formation and the factors involved...

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..A total of 69 families affected by uveal melanoma have been reported in the literature. This report describes two additional families. In addition to presenting these cases, which constitute exceptions, the paper reviews the literature...

..As maximum medical treatment failed, rapid secondary surgery was performed with sclerotomy, aspiration in the midvitreous cavity, and removal of the IOL. The follow-up was 43 months...

..The pig was chosen as an animal model of endophthalmitis, after a bibliographical analysis and a personal study of its aqueous humor composition...

..To report results of the National French Observational Database for Endophthalmitis (Observatoire National Des Endophtalmies [ONDE])...

..To report an unusual case of almost simultaneous bilateral rhegmatogenous retinal detachment in the context of external-beam radiotherapy for a tumor at a non-ocular target site and in the absence of pre-existing ocular pathology...

..To analyze survival, radiation-related complications, local recurrence, enucleation, and visual acuity after ruthenium-106 irradiation of malignant uveal melanoma...

..To reduce risks, peribulbar anesthesia appeared in the 1970s. Still used today, periocular anesthesia is not without complications, in particular the risk of ocular perforation...

..To evaluate the in vivo toxicity and efficacy of previously developed poly-(lactide-co-glycolide)-vancomycin-based microparticles (V-MPLs) for eventual use for endophthalmitis prophylaxis during cataract surgery...

..A better understanding of these mechanisms would make it possible to reduce the bacterial adhesion process and thus could help decrease the incidence of postoperative endophthalmitis...

..Further investigations are still needed to understand the connections between IOL material and endophthalmitis...

..The aim of this retrospective study was to analyze incidence, microorganisms, and final visual acuity after pars plana vitrectomy...

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..Our main goal was to evaluate the survival of melanoma patients treated by primary enucleation since the introduction of proton-beam therapy in France in 1991...

..This would inform not only patients but also medical personnel caring for these patients...

..The risk of marginal purulent corneal melt, which can lead to fulminant perforation, warrants prompt microbiological analysis and early parenteral antibiotic treatment...

..These prognostic tests could be useful to identify high-risk patients in future adjuvant therapy protocols...

..Ring melanoma is a rare form of uveal melanoma characterized by the circumferential involvement of the ciliary body. Unilateral chronic and refractory glaucoma is a classic circumstance of diagnosis...

..To detect major chromosomal aberrations from enucleated uveal melanoma and relate them to hepatic metastasis and survival...

..To assess the outcomes in patients who required 1 or more vitreoretinal interventions for posterior segment complications arising from elective uneventful cataract surgery...

..Adherence was weakest on hydrogel and strongest on the silicone polymer. Bacterial adherence to the implant surface must therefore depend on the hydrophobicity or hydrophilicity of the biomaterial...

..To evaluate the intraoperative contamination of the anterior chamber in eyes undergoing phacoemulsification in a university teaching hospital...

..To highlight the advantages of conjunctival biopsy in order to confirm the diagnosis of sarcoidosis...

..Basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma are the most frequent tumors observed in Xeroderma Pigmentosum. Their treatment is mainly surgical...

..The model was designed to replicate intraocular conditions especially by taking into account intraocular hydrodynamics...

..The aim of this study was to examine the frequency and characteristics of macular lesions observed in juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) uveitis, using optical coherence tomography (OCT)...

..A biopsy confirmation was not needed. We concluded that iris granuloma can be the only ocular manifestation of sarcoidosis and this context is likely to be confused with amelanotic melanoma and metastatic carcinoma...

..This case is quite unusual in regards the long-term follow-up of this tumor before treatments were initiated. The patient showed no evidence of locoregional failure or distant metastasis at 30 months of follow-up...

..The purpose of this study was to describe the various clinical and etiologic aspects of uveitis, through the new standardized uveitis classification and the use of modern investigations for its diagnostic work-up...

..Optimal surgical treatment for keratoglobus remains unknown because of the scarcity of reported surgical results...

..As in systemic sarcoidosis, infliximab has been recently suggested for refractory or sight threatening disease...

..This case confirms the advantage of UBM in examining tumors of the anterior segment. The early diagnosis, facilitated by use of the UBM, provided quick and well-adapted treatment...

..pylori infection in patients with long-lasting (>6 months) CSC and/or DRE...

..To evaluate the incidence of anterior chamber bacterial contamination during phacoemulsification cataract surgery using eubacterial polymerase chain reaction and conventional cultures...

..The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of bevacizumab in the first-line treatment of myopic choroidal neovascularization...

..To compare the efficacy and safety of bevacizumab versus ranibizumab in the treatment of patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD)...

..To report the efficacy of external local radiotherapy in the treatment of choroidal metastases...

..The aim of this study was to describe the clinicopathological characteristics of 42 conjunctival tumors surgically removed in children...

..Published data demonstrated that PDT is a safe and effective alternative to radiotherapy or photocoagulation as first-line therapy for CCH...

..In vitrectomized eyes, the higher risk of unsealed scleral wound after intravitreous injection should encourage this injection to be made in a site where no sclerotomy usually occurs. The 6'o-clock meridian could be a good location...

..We successively studied seven isolated patients presenting a myotonic disease and two controls and recorded the ocular saccades of these patients (amplitude, velocity) as a comparison for our family case...

..We wanted to ascertain whether the anatomical and functional outcomes of surgery in patients with a reattached retina and recurrent PVR can be improved by delaying the removal of SO...

..To evaluate transpupillary thermotherapy (TTT) for the treatment of small uveal melanomas of the posterior pole...

..To estimate the effectiveness of moxifloxacin instillation in the treatment of bacterial conjunctivitis...

..During vitrectomy, surgeons should aim to expose retinal tissue to only low concentrations of these stains and for as short a period as possible...

..The number of risk factors for contact lens-related microbial keratitis has been described, but many of them still remain assumed or unknown...

..The possibility of carrying out this second count is one of the recognized advantages of storage in organ culture...

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..To assess functional impairment in terms of visual acuity reduction and visual field defects in inactive ocular toxoplasmosis...

..Any persistently symptomatic lacrimal duct system may need a maxillofacial consultation...

..The overall functional prognosis of congenital toxoplasmosis is better than would be expected on the basis of literature findings, with only 2 of the 130 children suffering bilateral visual impairment...

..We report on the clinical evolution of ocular lesions and final visual function in a prospective cohort of congenitally infected children who were identified during monthly maternal prenatal screening...

..An inferior iridectomy was performed including the whole cystic lesion. The presence of a cataract is rare, especially in adolescents, but requires treatment to preserve the globe and vision...

..Similarly little is known about the influence of genetic factors on the clinical course of this disease. The present study addresses these issues...

..To compare the in vitro bactericidal and anti-adhesion properties of vancomycin-based microparticles and lyophilized vancomycin and estimate their relevance to perioperative antibiotic prophylaxis and endophthalmitis prevention...

..Uveal melanoma patients with liver metastases have a poor prognosis. The effect of screening and multimodality treatment (including surgery) should be evaluated...

..Further in vitro and in vivo experiments will be conducted to assess efficiency of the entrapped antibacterial and then validate its potential usefulness in prophylaxis...