Publications by authors named "Farah Constantin"

: Hyperopia is a refractive error which affects cognitive and social development if uncorrected and raises the risk of primary angle-closure glaucoma (PACG). : The study included only the right eye-40 hyperopic eyes in the study group (spherical equivalent (SE) under pharmacological cycloplegia over 0.50 D), 34 emmetropic eyes in the control group (SE between -0.

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To present the case of a 34-year-old man with sudden bilateral decrease of visual acuity, followed by a complete and fast recovery. We reported a case of an apparently healthy 34-year-old patient with sudden and unpainful decrease of visual acuity, presumed of toxic etiology. The patient was treated at the debut of the symptomatology, thus having a favorable evolution during hospitalization, with the full recovery of his visual acuity, without complications.

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Sinus infections can be complicated by ocular infections and, in late phases, by brain parenchyma infection. The article debates the case of a 12-year-old patient suffering from paucisymptomatic maxillo-spheno-ethmoidal rhinosinusitis, which was later complicated by orbital cellulitis, ending with the development of a brain abscess. The treatment is complex, initially targeting the source of the infection through draining the collection by middle maxillary antrostomy and anterior posterior ethmoidectomy, then the ablation of the brain abscess and postoperatively with prolonged massive antibiotherapy.

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Two thirds of the congenital toxoplasmosis cases describe minimal or inapparent symptoms present at birth, being diagnosed from a psychomotor retard. The forms of chorioretinitis may be described by repeated outbursts in the first years of life. Chorioretinitis or focal necrotizing retinitis usually develops in a bilateral way, being progressive and leading to blindness.

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Technology provides a selection of treatment choices for dental problems. Dental ethics must be applied to the development of a treatment plan and the selection of methods. Treatment options should consider the patient's circumstances and desires as well as the dentist's decision as it relates to best practices in dentistry.

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Objective: Growing evidence shows an association between periodontal and general health. This study was undertaken to compare the prevalence of hypertension, respiratory diseases, diabetes, arthritis, and allergies among patients with and without alveolar bone loss.

Method And Materials: A total of 420 individuals aged 18 years and older were selected.

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We have done a retrospective study of juvenile rheumatoid uveitis of hospitalized cases between 1993-2002. 96 juvenile uveitis were available and 18 of this cases were diagnosed with juvenile rheumatoid uveitis. Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis associated uveitis is one of the most difficult of the uveitic entities to manage.

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Purpose: We have done a retrospective study of juvenile toxoplasmic uveitis cases hospitalized between 1993-2002.

Material And Method: 96 juvenile uveitis were available and 21 cases were diagnosed with juvenile toxoplasmic uveitis.

Results: In this study we have analyzed the distribution of cases per year, each of them was investigated by functional and objective ocular examinations, laboratory tests and treatment.

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The authors present a case of a 63 years old patient (the case was published in Rev. Oft. No.

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The aim of this study is to observe that if inject the Streptococcus beta-hemolytic group A in anterior chamber at rabbit bring about an acute uveitis.

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The authors show this multisystem inflammatory illness and present history, epidemiology, prevalence, symptoms, diagnostic criteria proposed by "The Behçet's Disease Research Committee of Japan" and "The International Study Group for Behçet Disease", evolution, prognosis and the most new drugs in the treatment.

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The authors show the gravity of uveitis, the concepts regarding their appearance, the leading part in fights cavities, insisting on the most frequent fights cavities from bucco-maxilo-facial domain.

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The authors show that syphilis can affect the anterior and posterior ocular segment and present history, symptoms, clinical forms, laboratory tests, prognosis and treatment.

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