Surgical treatment of Graves orbitopathy: a modified balanced technique.

Surgery has a definite place in the treatment of the exophthalmos in Graves orbitopathy. Thirty-two patients with Graves orbitopathy were operated on. Twenty patients received a three-wall orbital decompression.

Intraorbital bamboo foreign body in a chronic stage: case report.

A case of intra-orbital bamboo foreign body in a chronic stage is presented. This case seems to confirm the importance of radiological examination, including three-dimensional computed tomography to choose the optimal surgical approach to remove the foreign body.

Results of radiotherapy in patients with stage I orbital non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.

This paper describes the results of radiotherapy in early stage orbital non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. From 1970 to 1985, 33 orbital localizations in 30 patients were treated. The total dose applied ranged from 21 to 57 Gy (2 Gy per fraction), two-thirds of all patients received a dose of 40 Gy.

Grease-gun injury of the orbit: computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging in diagnosis and treatment.

A 19-year-old male was referred because of a grease-gun injury of the left orbit, resulting in a 25 mm proptosis and marked decrease in vision. The clinical diagnosis of penetration of the retrobulbar fat space by the grease and the subsequent accurate drainage of the grease was made possible on the basis of high resolution computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). As a result, lateral orbitotomy could be avoided.

Analysis of human tear protein profiles using high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC).

Using high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) the tear protein profiles were measured in controls, patients with Sjögren's disease, questionable dry eye (idiopathic dry eye), idiopathic chronic conjunctivitis and the corneal melting syndrome. Qualitative comparison of the protein profiles of patients with Sjögren's disease, corneal melting and IgA deficiency shows a marked difference in the heights of various peaks as compared to the profiles of the control group. The total protein content of tears in controls and in patients with idiopathic chronic conjunctivitis is age dependent and appears to increase until the age of 40 and to decrease afterwards.

Effects of straylight on visual acuity in pseudophakia.

A new method is presented to study the effect of straylight on visual acuity using a spectacle frame fitted with concentric light-emitting diodes as a glare source. Preliminary results showed that intraocular lenses scatter about 2.3 times more than healthy human lenses.

Lacrimal gland enlargement as one of the ocular manifestations of Wegener's granulomatosis.

Wegener's granulomatosis is characterized by chronic, focal, necrotizing and granulomatous vasculitis. The localized form involves mainly the upper or lower respiratory tracts, or both. In the commoner generalized form, the kidneys are also affected.

A retrospective study of ocular findings in patients treated with PUVA.

Photochemotherapy combined with psoralen, now widely used in the treatment of psoriasis, vitiligo, Andrews' disease and some other skin conditions, has been accepted as one of the potential factors that might contribute to the development of cataract. This view is based upon experimental animal studies. In the present study 408 patients receiving PUVA treatment in the period between 1977 and 1983 have been followed up for up to 6 years after the initiation of therapy.