Orbital lobular panniculitis in Weber-Christian disease: sustained response to anti-TNF treatment and review of the literatureIoannis Mavrikakis
Department of Ophthalmology, Metropolitan Hospital, Athens, Greece
Surv Ophthalmol 55:584-9. 2010
..Depending on the stage of inflammation, Weber-Christian disease should be included in the differential diagnosis of both proptosis and enophthalmos. Anti-TNF antibodies can successfully treat patients at the early inflammatory stage...
- Nonsurgical management of silent sinus syndrome with hyaluronic acid gel
Ioannis Mavrikakis
Department of Ophthalmology, Metropolitan Hospital, Athens, Greece
Ophthal Plast Reconstr Surg 28:e6-7. 2012
..To our knowledge, the use of hyaluronic acid gel for the treatment of enophthalmos in silent sinus syndrome has not been previously reported...
Changes in corneal topography with upper eyelid gold weight implantsIoannis Mavrikakis
Sussex Eye Hospital, Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals, Brighton, United Kingdom
Ophthal Plast Reconstr Surg 22:331-4. 2006
..To determine the effect of upper eyelid gold weight implantation on corneal astigmatism...
- Medpor lower eyelid spacer: does it biointegrate?
Ioannis Mavrikakis
Sussex Eye Hospital, Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals, Brighton, UK
Orbit 28:58-62. 2009
..To report the histopathologic findings of explanted Medpor lower eyelid spacers (LES) in complicated cases...
Cataract surgery by appointment--a pilot studyIoannis Mavrikakis
Sussex Eye Hospital, Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust, Brighton, UK
BMC Ophthalmol 6:18. 2006
..The patient can stay as little as 20 minutes from their arrival to going home. We describe the process in detail, and seek to evaluate the visual outcome, safety and patient satisfaction of same...
- The incidence of irreversible retinal toxicity in patients treated with hydroxychloroquine: a reappraisal
Ioannis Mavrikakis
Department of Ophthalmology, Athens Eye Hospital, Athens, Greece
Ophthalmology 110:1321-6. 2003
..To define the risk of hydroxychloroquine (HCQ)-related retinal toxicity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) who are receiving recommended dosages of the drug (< or =6.5 mg/kg/day)...
- Monocanalicular intubation in external dacryocystorhinostomy
Efstathios T Detorakis
Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital of Heraklion, Crete
Ophthal Plast Reconstr Surg 27:439-41. 2011
..To examine the feasibility of monocanalicular intubation in external dacryocystorhinostomy (EX-DCR)...
- The osteo-odonto-keratoprosthesis (OOKP)
Christopher Liu
Sussex Eye Hospital, Brighton, England, Aston University, Birmingham, England, and Kinki University, Osaka, Japan
Semin Ophthalmol 20:113-28. 2005
..The optical cylinder design is discussed. Preliminary work towards the development of a synthetic OOKP analogue is described. Finally, we describe how to set up an OOKP national referral center...
- Isolated orbital fibrous dysplasia associated with ipsilateral keratoconus
Vasilios S Liarakos
Department of Ophthalmology, Metropolitan Hospital, Athens, Greece
Orbit 29:154-7. 2010
..Unilateral keratoconus is a rare entity. Herein, we report a case of an extensive ethmoidal fibrous dysplasia associated with ipsilateral keratoconus, and review the literature on the subject...
- The application of a computerised videokeratography (CVK) based contact lens fitting software programme on irregularly shaped corneal surfaces
Daniela S Nosch
Sussex Eye Hospital, Brighton and Sussex University Hospital, Brighton, UK
Cont Lens Anterior Eye 30:239-48. 2007
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- Suturing techniques and postoperative management in penetrating keratoplasty in the United Kingdom
Richard Mh Lee
Sussex Eye Hospital, Brighton, United Kingdom
Clin Ophthalmol 6:1335-40. 2012
..To report on the suturing techniques and aspects of postoperative management in penetrating keratoplasty in the United Kingdom...
- A modified technique of retrograde intubation dacryocystorhinostomy for proximal canalicular obstruction
Nikolaos Trakos
Oculoplastic Service, Metropolitan Hospital, Athens, Greece
Clin Ophthalmol 3:681-4. 2009
..To describe a modification of the retrograde intubation dacryocystorhinostomy (DCR) in patients with proximal canalicular obstruction...
- Kaposi's Sarcoma of the Bulbar Conjunctiva in an Immunocompetent Patient
Dimitris Mikropoulos
First Ophthalmology Department, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Athens, Greece
Case Report Ophthalmol 2:193-7. 2011
..The lesion was surgically excised with no adjunctive treatment, and histological examination confirmed the diagnosis. There was no recurrence or metastasis 5 years after surgery...
- Management of canalicular obstructions
Vasilios S Liarakos
Oculoplastic and Orbital Division, Department of Ophthalmology, Metropolitan Hospital, Athens, Greece
Curr Opin Ophthalmol 20:395-400. 2009
..Because of this, alternative techniques have emerged. Herein, we review all these techniques described in the literature...
- Facial nerve palsy: anatomy, etiology, evaluation, and management
Ioannis Mavrikakis
Ophthalmology Department, Central Clinic of Athens, Athens, Greece
Orbit 27:466-74. 2008
..This article reviews the anatomy of the facial nerve, the varied disorders that may cause a facial palsy, a detailed evaluation of such a patient, and the various medical and surgical treatments available...
- Corneal astigmatism with upper eyelid gold weight implantation using the combined high pretarsal and levator fixation technique
George M Saleh
Corneo Plastic Unit, The Queen Victoria Hospital, East Grinstead, United Kingdom
Ophthal Plast Reconstr Surg 23:381-3. 2007
..To evaluate corneal astigmatism with the combined high pretarsal and levator fixation gold weight implantation technique...
- Techniques for upper eyelid loading
Ioannis Mavrikakis
Corneo Plastic Unit, Queen Victoria Hospital, East Grinstead, United Kingdom
Ophthal Plast Reconstr Surg 22:325-30. 2006
- Surgical management of the severely contracted socket following reconstruction
Ioannis Mavrikakis
Corneo Plastic Unit, Queen Victoria Hospital, East Grinstead, UK
Orbit 25:215-9. 2006
..CONCLUSION: This is a safe and effective method for the early maintenance of a severely contracted socket. This technique minimizes cheesewiring or extrusion and avoids damage to superior and inferior muscles and structures...
- Correction of involutional lower eyelid medial ectropion with transconjunctival approach retractor plication and lateral tarsal strip
Kenneth C S Fong
Corneo-Plastic Unit, Queen Victoria Hospital, East Grinstead, UK
Acta Ophthalmol Scand 84:246-9. 2006
..Transconjunctival plication or reattachment of retractors is easy to perform and allows for the repair of more than the medial portion of the retractors if required...
- Phacoemulsification and endocapsular implantation of an artificial iris intraocular lens in traumatic cataract and aniridia
Ioannis Mavrikakis
J Cataract Refract Surg 28:1088-91. 2002
