Publications by authors named "Brandon Winward"
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- - West Nile virus disease is a challenging systemic infection in the U.S., and chorioretinitis, an uncommon symptom, has specific eye findings helpful for diagnosis.
- - A case study described a 66-year-old man with fever and respiratory issues who was eventually diagnosed with West Nile virus after experiencing visual symptoms that led to distinctive ocular examination results.
- - The discussion emphasizes that West Nile virus can present with nonspecific symptoms and stresses the importance of eye exams when patients report visual changes, especially during mosquito season.
Epiphora from monocanalicular obstruction is commonly treated with canaliculoplasty, with or without dacryocystorhinostomy, or with conjunctivodacryocystorhinostomy with Jones tube placement. We describe two patients with epiphora due to isolated monocanalicular obstruction without concurrent nasolacrimal duct obstruction who underwent endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy; both cases had previously failed canaliculoplasty, and both reported significant improvement in epiphora postoperatively. We hypothesize this is due to decreased resistance through the lacrimal drainage system allowing for increased flow through the patent canaliculus and shortened lacrimal apparatus.
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