Publications by authors named "Ayelet Dreznik"
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- The study examines the levels of interleukin-6 (IL-6) and thrombin-antithrombin III complex (TAT) in the vitreous fluid of patients with various eye conditions to understand their correlation.
- 78 patients were grouped based on their vitreoretinal issues (macular hole/epiretinal membrane, retinal detachment, and diabetic retinopathy), and their IL-6 and TAT levels were measured and compared.
- Findings show significant differences in IL-6 and TAT levels among groups, with diabetes linked to higher IL-6 in retinal detachment cases, indicating that TAT levels may differ due to inflammation and specific eye tissue responses.
Purpose: Endothelial keratoplasty is largely replacing penetrating keratoplasty for the routine treatment of corneal endothelial failure. The aim of the study was to describe the performance, complications, and outcome of the first 100 Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty (DSAEK) procedures performed at a major medical center, with an emphasis on the learning curve.
Methods: A retrospective, comparative case series study was conducted by a single surgeon at a tertiary, university-affiliated medical center.
Corneal graft failure following Nd:YAG laser membranotomy for inadvertent retained descemet's membrane after penetrating keratoplasty.
Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging
September 2012
Retained Descemet's membrane (DM) following penetrating keratoplasty (PKP) is a rare finding that may reduce visual acuity following opacification or endanger the graft endothelium. The association between Nd:YAG laser membranotomy and corneal graft failure is reported. Five of 1,350 patients (0.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: To report the functional and anatomical outcome of intravitreal bevacizumab (IVB) treatment for macular edema due to branch retinal vein occlusion (BRVO) in a clinical setting.
Methods: The files of 45 patients treated with IVB for BRVO-induced macular edema at a tertiary medical center in 2007-2010 were reviewed. All received three loading doses (1.
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- The study aimed to define the clinical and pathological characteristics of gastric cancer (GC) in Israel and compare them to the general Western population.
- A retrospective analysis was conducted on 461 GC patients treated between 1995 and 2007, revealing that clinical manifestations and prognostic factors were largely similar to Western findings.
- Unique observations in the Israeli population included a lower prevalence of risk factors, higher GC rates in Ashkenazi Jews, increased occurrences of second cancers, and a lack of dominance of proximal GCs.