Publications by authors named "Christina Beisse"
Background: Amblyopia, the most common visual impairment of childhood, is a public health concern. An extended period of optical treatment before patching is recommended by the clinical guidelines of several countries. The aim of this study was to compare an intensive patching regimen, with and without extended optical treatment (EOT), in a randomised controlled trial.
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- Visual field deficits (VFDs) are often seen in patients with brain lesions, particularly in the temporal and occipital lobes; this study assesses how two imaging techniques—Diffusion Tensor Fiber Tractography (DTI-FT) and Q-ball High-Resolution Fiber Tractography (QBI-HRFT)—help in planning surgeries to minimize VFDs.
- The research involved eight patients with gliomas near the optic radiation (OR), revealing that those with VFDs had a closer proximity of their lesions to the OR, indicating that smaller distances could correlate with a higher likelihood of vision loss.
- The findings suggest that QBI-HRFT offers a more precise reconstruction of OR compared to DTI-
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- Myopia is a significant cause of eye disease and vision impairment, and the AIM study seeks to evaluate the effectiveness of 0.02% atropine eye drops in slowing its progression specifically in a German population of children.
- The study is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial involving children aged 8-12 with myopia, aiming to compare the effects of atropine 0.02% against a placebo over three years.
- Key outcomes will include changes in eye refraction and axial length, along with safety assessments, with a target enrollment of 300 participants to ensure robust results.
Purpose: High myopic patients may develop strabismus due to globe dislocation out of the normal extraocular muscle cone. Surgical correction of this strabismus type is possible by joining the superior and lateral rectus muscles without the need for a scleral suture called the Yokoyama procedure. Data from large patient samples and the evaluation of a potential effect of an additional medial rectus recession (MRR) have been lacking so far.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Optic neuritis is a special challenge to the ophthalmologist. It is a relatively frequent condition but difficult to seize morphologically. It has neurological implications and is subject matter of recent trials.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe Swinging Flashlight Test - Flawed Execution and Interpretation in Ophthalmological Routine.
Klin Monbl Augenheilkd
November 2020
Background: The swinging flashlight test is a standard diagnostic procedure to detect relative afferent pupillary defects. The advantages of the test lie within its objectivity and minimal effort. However, its value depends on its correct execution and interpretation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: Potential sources of error in dosage planning in strabismus surgery are (a) prismatic side-effects of spectacle lenses when measuring the preoperative angle with the alternating prism cover test and (b) a potential influence of eye ball axial length on dose response. As both errors take effect in opposite directions, many strabismus surgeons set aside their consideration. This study investigates whether considering both factors for dosage planning yields better operative results.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground/aims: When visual acuity (VA) is assessed with spatially repetitive stimuli (e.g., gratings) in amblyopes, VA can be markedly overestimated.
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