Publications by authors named "Batras M"
Radius-Maumenee syndrome is a rare cause of severe secondary open-angle glaucoma. The ocular hypertension is due to episcleral venous hypertension. This syndrome consists of open angle glaucoma and episcleral venous dilatation without orbital or systemic abnormalities.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDiplopia (seeing double) is an ophthalmologic complaint found mainly in elder patients. It can have both ocular and neurological causes. A careful history and clinical examination must detail the type of diplopia (monocular/ binocular), onset, and progression, associated and relieving factors.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe extracellular matrix (ECM) is responsible for many of the cell behavior processes, including cell proliferation and growth, survival, change in cell shape, migration, and differentiation. The most important component of the ECM is heparan sulfate (HS), because it insures the storage of many cell communication proteins, necessary for the continuous and identical renewal of cells and thus for tissue regeneration. Regenerating agents (RGTA®) are bioengineered structural analogues of heparan sulfate glycosaminoglycans that replace the degraded endogenous HS of the ECM.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFGlaucoma after chemical burns represents a posttraumatic glaucoma, usually open-angle glaucoma. It is a frequent complication of chemical burns, especially with alkali and it can appear in the acute stage or as a late complication. Because of the complications and scars, the treatment is very difficult.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe purpose of this study is to review current surgical treatment and new and better alternatives for patients with glaucoma. Glaucoma refers to a group of related eye disorders that have in common an optic neuropathy associated with visual function loss. It is one of the leading causes of irreversible blindness worldwide.
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- The study aimed to review the current understanding of plateau iris configuration and syndrome, focusing on diagnosis and treatment options.
- Plateau iris syndrome is a form of primary angle closure glaucoma resulting from a large or anteriorly placed ciliary body that obstructs the trabecular meshwork, mainly affecting younger patients.
- Diagnosis can be achieved using ultrasound biomicroscopy or optical coherence tomography, and the preferred treatment is argon laser peripheral iridoplasty, especially if iridotomy does not open the angle.
Objectives: The objective of our study was to review the current knowledge on Cogan's syndrome, including etiology, diagnosis and treatment. Systematic review methodology: Relevant publications on Cogan's syndrome from 1945 to 2014 were studied.
Conclusions: Cogan's syndrome is a rare autoimmune vasculitis, with unknown pathogenesis.