The relation between long latency cortical auditory evoked potentials and stuttering severity in stuttering school-age children.

Background: Disturbances in auditory processing and feedback have been suggested to play a role in the pathogenesis of developmental stuttering. Long latency cortical auditory evoked potentials in response to non-linguistic and linguistic stimuli can be used to investigate these disturbances. There were differences between developmental stuttering patients.

Standard cross-linking versus photorefractive keratectomy combined with accelerated cross-linking for keratoconus management: a comparative study.

Purpose: To compare the safety and efficacy of standard 30 min epithelium-off cross-linking (CXL) versus photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) combined with accelerated epithelium-off cross-linking (AXL) for the treatment of progressive keratoconus (CXL-Plus).

Methods: This study was a prospective multicentre comparative clinical study. A total of 125 eyes of 75 patients with grade 1 keratoconus and documented progression were divided into two groups.

Management of presumed trematode induced granulomatous uveitis in pediatric patients.

To outline the management of newly identified trematode induced uveitis in pediatric patients STUDY DESIGN: Prospective interventional case series METHODS: Patients with distinctive uveitis were recruited to either receive steroid monotherapy or undergo surgical excision of the inflammatory lesions based on a scoring system. Outcome measures included best corrected visual acuity (BCVA), intraocular inflammatory activity, and incidence of ophthalmic complications RESULTS: 170 patients (174 eyes) were recruited. Mean age was 11.

Clinical Patterns and Causes of Intraocular Inflammation in a Uveitis Patient Cohort from Egypt.

: To analyze the patterns and causes of intraocular inflammation in patients attending uveitis referral clinics in Egypt. : The study included 454 patients with uveitis examined both at the Department of Ophthalmology, Alexandria Faculty of Medicine, and tertiary uveitis referral clinics in Cairo and the International Eye Clinic in Upper Egypt, between August 2013 and March 2016. All patients had a comprehensive ocular examination and systemic work-up.

Risk factors associated with the relapse of uveitis in patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis: a preliminary report.

Purpose: To identify risk factors associated with relapse of uveitis in patients with recurrent uveitis associated with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) after treatment with immunomodulatory therapy (IMT) and durable remission of 1 year.

Methods: The medical records of 30 patients with JIA-associated uveitis who were successfully treated with IMT to a state of corticosteroid-free remission and subsequently remained in remission after discontinuation of IMT for a period of at least 1 year were retrospectively reviewed. In subsequent follow-up, some patients had relapse of uveitis, whereas others continued to be in remission.

Cytomegalovirus retinitis in immunocompetent patients: case reports and literature review.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine 2 cases of cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis, occuring in 2 immunocompentent adult patients.

Methods: Case selection and literature review.

Results: Both patients cited significantly decreased vision despite systemic, topical, and/or local corticosteroid use.

Acute unilateral toxoplasma retinochoroiditis associated with adalimumab, a tumor necrosis factor-α antagonist.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to report a case of a patient with unilateral toxoplasma retinochoroiditis while on treatment with adalimumab, an anti-tumor necrosis factor α agent for ulcerative colitis.

Methods: This is a descriptive case report.

Results And Discussion: In addition to the patient with toxoplasma retinochoroiditis, there is one published report of two patients who developed toxoplasma chorioretinitis while on anti-tumor necrosis factor α therapy for rheumatoid arthritis: one was on adalimumab and methotrexate and the other one was on etanercept and methotrexate.

Bromfenac alone or with single intravitreal injection of bevacizumab or triamcinolone acetonide for treatment of uveitic macular edema.

Purpose: To evaluate the efficacy of bromfenac drops alone or with a single intravitreal injection of bevacizumab (IVB) or triamcinolone acetonide (IVTA) in the treatment of uveitic macular edema (UME).

Design: Comparative case series. STUDY PARTICIPANT: Sixty-seven eyes (of 55 patients) with UME that received either bromfenac drops alone (n = 34), IVB plus bromfenac (n = 21) or IVTA plus bromfenac (n = 12).

Comparison of two different combination immunosuppressive therapies in the treatment of Vogt-Koyonagi-Harada syndrome.

Purpose: To compare the efficacy and safety of cyclosporine/mycophenolate mofetil (CSA/MMF) and cyclosporine/azathioprine (CSA/AZT) in Vogt-Koyonagi-Harada (VKH) patients.

Methods: Retrospective comparative case series with follow-up period of at least 1 year. Outcomes include remission rate and corticosteroid-sparing effect.