Publications by authors named "Chassid Otzem"
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to assess how well a new lens design, the Shamir Myopia Control (SMC) lens, can slow down myopia development in children aged 6-13 compared to conventional spectacle lenses.
- Conducted as a randomized double-blind trial with 126 participants, it measured changes in axial length and refractive errors over 12 months.
- The results showed significant reductions in myopia progression for younger kids and those with myopic parents, while both lens types had similar subjective visual experiences and wearing times, indicating good acceptance of the SMC lenses.
Light Intensity in Nursery Schools: A Possible Factor in Refractive Development.
Asia Pac J Ophthalmol (Phila)
January 2022
Purpose: Increased levels of outdoor light have been found to be associated causally with decreased rates of myopia. The goal of this study was to measure the effect of indoor nursery school light intensity on refraction of preschool children in Israel.
Methods: A total of 1596 children aged 4 to 5 years from 27 nursery schools were examined.
We describe the prevalence and treatment of glaucoma in a Muslim Arab population in Israel. Based on the medical records of 15 122 persons, the overall prevalence of glaucoma was 3.9%.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: The aim of this study was to show possible connection between episcleritis and open-angle glaucoma.
Design: This was a retrospective study.
Materials And Methods: Data on 21 patients who suffered from episcleritis and had no previous attack of episcleritis or glaucoma were collected for a period of 8 years (from 2004 to 2011).
Purpose. Injection of anti-VEGF antibody into the vitreous body is a well-established treatment for ischemic central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO) associated macular edema. Various treatment regimens regarding the timing, number, and frequency of injections have been proposed.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA retrospective evaluation of the effect of hydroxyquinine on RPE thickness.
Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol
July 2013
Background: To investigate a possible structural difference in the retina of hydroxychloroquine (Plaquenil)-treated patients as an explanation for the protective effect of this medication against age-related macular degeneration (AMD).
Methods: In this retrospective study, we compared the mean thickness of the retinal outer band (consisting of the Bruch's membrane and retinal pigment epithelium layer), as measured by optical coherence tomography (OCT), of 54 eyes of 27 hydroxychloroquine-treated rheumatoid arthritis patients (study group), 40 eyes of 20 healthy similar aged individuals (control group I), and 22 eyes of 11 non-hydroxychloroquine-treated rheumatoid arthritis patients (control group II).
Results: The mean thicknesses of the outer band of the retinal pigment epithelium layer was 60.