ophthalmologic surgical procedures

..CONCLUSION: The results support the notion that MR re-recession to 12 mm from the limbus successfully corrects recurrent ET up to 35 PD and that it is particularly effective in adults...

..CONCLUSION: We recommend early examination and follow-up of patients with congenital ptosis to diagnose and treat any subsequent amblyopia. Surgery may be indicated should stimulus deprivation amblyopia develop...

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..CONCLUSION: Preserved AMT is a very effective method to repair wound after giant conjunctival tumor operation. Complete removal of tumor and perfect fixation are the key of ocular surface reconstruction...

..To determine the efficacy and safety of surgical drainage of choroidal effusions that occurs following glaucoma surgical procedures...

..To evaluate the success rate of treating persistent corneal epithelial defects using 50% autologous serum eyedrops...

..Fortunately, we have not identified patients with prion disease attributed to these operations. Our findings indicate that surgical procedures or blood transfusion had little effect on the incidence of sCJD...

..Different techniques have been used with varying success to reduce these adhesions. We describe a novel surgical technique in which amniotic membrane is used to wrap the extraocular muscles...

..Anterior orbitotomy has become an important surgical procedure in the treatment of orbital cavernous hemangioma with excellent effect...

..Postoperatively, the patient was asymptomatic in all diagnostic gaze positions...

..To evaluate the surgical and functional results of full horizontal tendon rectus muscle transposition to the superior rectus (SR) insertion, augmented by posterior fixation sutures, in patients with double-elevator palsy (DEP)...

..CONCLUSIONS: Surgical decompression of CRVO via RON is a technically feasible and safe procedure that was associated with anatomical resolution of CRVO in 95% patients and improved visual function in 71%...

..These techniques lead to rapid reconstruction of the corneal surface and can give a good final functional result or allow keratoplasty to be done in more favorable conditions...

..The aim of this study was to establish a dose-effect relationship between the reduction of the angle of deviation and the millimeters of the reoperation performed in patients with consecutive exotropia...

..Mean follow-up +/- SD was 49.9 +/- 19.6 weeks. All patients were observed for at least 12 weeks. CONCLUSION: LAM may achieve outcomes comparable with those of arteriovenous adventitial sheathotomy for complicated BRVO...

..CONCLUSION: Unilateral lateral rectus recession is an effective surgical method for correcting moderate-angle exotropia with results similar to bilateral lateral rectus recession for larger exotropia angles...

..To investigate whether macular binocular vision can be permanently lost following acquired strabismus and to identify predictive factors underlying its restoration...

..In a prospective study, factors associated with stereoacuity outcome in patients with strabismus acquired following binocular vision maturation were investigated...

..To use tissue adhesives for a sutureless Fadenoperation to eliminate perioperative risks related to the sutures...

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..To evaluate the recurrence rate, reoperation rate and side-effects of a novel technique for pterygium surgery...

..CONCLUSION: This technique is a valuable adjunct in allowing the trainee to safely perform selected complex orbital surgery under video-endoscopic supervision...

..To evaluate the efficiency and safety of using a fibrin adhesive (Tissucol Duo, Baxter AG, Vienna, Austria) to avoid the need for sutures during conjunctival autograft surgery for primary pterygium...

..In particular, the effect of an additional anteroposition of the operated muscle was analysed, as well as differences between short and long term results...

..This prospective study was done to determine the efficacy of an available commercial fibrin sealant for conjunctival wound closure following extraocular muscle surgery for strabismus...

..To compare the long-term results of conjunctival closure with fibrin adhesive or Vicryl sutures in pterygium surgery...

..To present a novel, minimally invasive strabismus surgery (MISS) technique for rectus muscle operations...

..To report a case of clinically significant post-laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) epithelial ingrowth successfully treated with a combined technique of mechanical debridement, flap suturing, and fibrin glue application...

..A case of true inverse Duane's retraction syndrome, bilateral inverse globe retraction syndrome apparently due to abnormal innervation, is the subject of this clinical report...

..These results were validated by significant associations with diplopia, asthenopia, and disability...

..Constant exotropia patients decompensated from X(T) may have missed the best time for treatment...

..We present a new technique of anchoring the eyeball to the nasal periosteum using a nonabsorbable suture in acquired isolated third-nerve paresis...

..Numerous other glues are being developed and show promise as ocular surface sealants and protective membranes. Advances in knowledge about tissue adhesives are leading to more effective and efficient ophthalmic care...

..The occurrence of this lesion on the conjunctiva is rare, however there are 2 cases reported in the world literature. Seborrheic keratosis should be considered in the differential diagnosis of conjunctival pigmented lesions...

..We undertook a retrospective evaluation of changes in deviation and ocular motility after surgical rerecession of the lateral rectus (LR) muscles as a treatment for recurrent exotropia (XT)...

..The purpose of this review is to discuss the currently available information on fibrin glue...

..05), but there were no differences in the other postoperative periods (Mann-Whitney U test). CONCLUSION: Adal-1 was an effective and safe alternative to sutures in muscle recession for strabismus surgery in this study...

..Surgical treatment is difficult. We report two cases of myopic strabismus fixus that were treated with a loop myopexy of the LR and superior rectus (SR) muscles...

..CONCLUSION: The benefits of surgical correction of strabismus in adults include improvement in binocular function as seen in 51% of the patients in the study...

..Abduction improved to the same degree as seen after bilateral medial rectus recessions, with less tendency to limit adduction...

..The aim of this prospective randomized clinical study was to evaluate the effect of pterygium surgery on the corneal topography using a computerized corneal topography system...

..We evaluated the effects of Kestenbaum surgery and artificial divergence surgery in a retrospective study...

..A prospective randomised trial is needed to assess the effectiveness and the safety of this procedure and to determine the best candidates for surgery...

..Cataract formation or worsening was a frequent complication. Visual improvement may occur after vitrectomy and AV crossing dissection without separation of the retinal vessels...

..If a test with base-out prisms suggests that artificial divergence is promising, this concept is preferable. It can be integrated into Kestenbaum surgery...

..This qualifies these patient groups as clinically typical of adults undergoing strabismus surgery. Additional studies will expand on health value analyses...

..Even after an uneventful surgery, resection of an extraocular muscle may cause restriction of ocular rotation caused by muscle scarring to the sclera or by an increased tightness of the muscle...

..CONCLUSION: This surgical technique is effective for the correction of epiblepharon, and it is easy to determine the amount of excision. Using this technique, a 1 mm to 3 mm width of excision is sufficient...

..To determine whether central fusion and distance stereoacuity are useful as objective measures in assessing the need for and success of surgery for intermittent exotropia (X[T])...

..To evaluate the long-term prognosis of visual function in patients with orbital cavernomas after conservative and surgical treatment...

..A modified Knapp's procedure is recommended for unilateral elevator deficiency associated with horizontal deviation...

..A randomized multicenter clinical trial is warranted to determine the efficacy of this procedure...

..However, further work is needed to elucidate whether it functions merely as a biologic contact lens or whether it has additional benefits...

..31, 0.06, and 0.025, respectively). CONCLUSION: Special care should be paid to refractive errors in patients with exotropia before determining the amount of surgical intervention...

..We do not recommend placement of the inferior oblique muscle anterior to the inferior rectus muscle insertion. Inferior oblique muscle anterior transposition for DVD was clinically more effective for smaller amounts of DVD...

..To evaluate teaching and practice in medical college ophthalmology departments in a representative Indian state and changes following provision of modern instrumentation and training...

..To evaluate the efficacy of amniotic membrane transplantation (AMT) in persistent corneal epithelial defect with or without stromal thinning and corneal perforation...

..Evaluation of the benefits of a new technique for pterygium surgery with respect to postoperative pain and surgery time...

..CONCLUSIONS: The strategy of surgical dose for intermittent exotropia based on the largest angle ever measured did not result in overcorrections and is believed to be safe...

..The diagnosis of this pattern of dissociation is essential for the selection of appropriate surgical management...

..None of our patients were able to obtain a driving license. Fifty-seven percent of patients expressed the view that they were glad to have had the surgery, although the visual improvement was only slight...

..Patients who develop diplopia only after orbital decompression may have a higher success rate...

..To report the outcome of unilateral lateral rectus resection for treatment of small-angle residual esotropia following bilateral medial rectus muscle recession...

..This study reports the outcomes of strabismus surgery to eliminate bifocals in patients with accommodative esotropia with a high accommodative convergence to accommodation (AC:A) ratio...

..To demonstrate that surgical approach in adult's strabismus offers not only cosmetic improvement, but also functional psychosocial benefits...

..Surgery necessitates intraoperative diagnosis, measurement, and resection of the empty sheath. We analyzed the results of empty sheath surgery for slipped medial and lateral rectus muscles in a large cohort of patients...

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..The extent of inferior rectus underaction should be assessed very carefully to avoid overcorrecting...

..To assess the predictive value of an objective system for preoperative binocular potential scoring on the postoperative outcome in horizontal concomitant strabismus...

..The intentional overcorrection during the immediate postoperative period at distance and near is required to prevent long-term undercorrection...

..It is emphasized the surgical strategy and the results in 35 patients operated on in the Ophthalmologic Clinic in Cluj between June 2005 and June 2006...

..To investigate the use of botulinum toxin type A in identifying adult patients with constant strabismus who are at high risk of developing intractable diplopia after surgery...

..To study motor and sensory results of surgery for exotropia following botulinum toxin A injection to correct childhood esotropia...

..To compare lateral rectus muscle resection with medial rectus muscle re-recession for patients with residual esotropia...

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..Here, we present motor and sensory outcomes of a cohort of 50 consecutive children enrolled in a prospective study who had surgery by 6 months of age and were followed for 4-17 years...

..Recognition of this phenomenon is important because any planned surgical procedure must deal with the induced restriction...

..To evaluate the effectiveness of recession of the inferior rectus (IR) and superior rectus (SR) muscles of the same eye in the treatment of incomitant hypertropia with diplopia...

..Other investigators have recommended a change in the approach to the surgical management of dysthyroid ophthalmopathy...

..To describe the clinical findings and surgical results of superior oblique palsy with class III tendon anomaly...

..The change in deviation per millimeter of recession after unilateral recession is significantly less than that obtained from equivalent amounts of bilateral recession (P <.01)...

..Orbital imaging documents SO muscle enlargement. Awareness of SO involvement in thyroid ophthalmopathy assists the surgeon to develop a more precise surgical strategy to correct the hypotropia...

..Orbital imaging can confirm the presence of an anomalous superior rectus muscle. The massive subconjunctival fibrosis may be explained by the type of previous craniofacial surgery the patients had undergone...

..To evaluate the outcome of frontalis suspension surgery for congenital ptosis using autogenous fascia lata for children under 3 years of age...

..Based on the study's results, amounts of surgery for a given angle of strabismus are proposed...

..To report the results of a large series of patients undergoing treatment for Duane's syndrome...

..CONCLUSION: In this series, using a fixed suture technique, outcomes of strabismus surgery in patients with thyroid eye disease who underwent orbital decompression are similar to those who did not...

..604). Performance of BLR resection in patients with residual esotropia after bilateral medial rectus (BMR) recession is considered appropriate due to its high success rate and provision of a stable alignment during two-year follow up...

..This method is quicker, simpler, and less traumatic than three or four muscle operations. In addition, the lateral rectus and oblique muscle are left unoperated for future surgeries if necessary...

..To compare the efficacy of anterior transposition (AT) and graded recession (GR) in the treatment of V- pattern strabismus caused by overaction of the inferior oblique muscle...

..CONCLUSION: This specific surgical protocol for treatment of late consecutive exotropia is reasonably safe and effective and comparable to the few other reported protocols of various surgical treatments for consecutive exotropia...

..It is particularly suited for pediatric surgery because it eliminates the necessity of further manipulation of children who do not require adjustment...

..This study analyzes the outcomes after unilateral inferior oblique anterior transposition (IOAT) for manifest dissociated vertical deviation (DVD)...

..This study examines the effectiveness of MR pulley posterior fixation for other variants of ET...

..The aim of this retrospective study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the retroequatorial recession technique in the surgical treatment of nystagmus and associated strabismus...

..By relating long-term outcomes to visual cortical function during infancy, we will directly evaluate the predictive of early visual tests for long-term cognitive outcomes. ..

..Ultimately this research will result in better quality of life for patients with strabismus. ..

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..On the clinical side, better stereoacuity outcomes should provide more stable eye alignment and better quality of life. ..

..This optoelectronic system represents an innovative and versatile design that addresses the divergent needs of patients with both RP and AMD. ..

..These studies will help to define the necessary and sufficient conditions for the development of normal binocular vision and enhance treatment outcomes of pediatric patients. ..

..The low cost and small size of this system combined with high precision, reliability and versatility should allow for a widespread acceptance into operating practice. ..

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..Data from the in vivo and in vitro studies will assist in defining endogenous LCP biosynthetic capacity and optimal lipid composition for routine and specialty infant formulas. ..

..Prospective evaluation of preferential-looking and visually evoked potential acuity in this population should define an optimum protocol for infants with delayed visual maturation...

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..Using the resistance of the SC but not the TAC to tumor-promoter (TPA) treatment, the two cells lines will be differentiated with respect to the mitogenic pathway mediated by protein kinase C...

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..Studies will also clarify basic genetic and mechanical causes of abnormal eye movements, balance disorders, and aid development of newly-emerging surgeries for treating strabismus. ..

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