Publications by authors named "Levy Issac"
Assessment of insulin-degrading enzyme inhibitor for the treatment of corneal erosion in a rat model.
Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol
December 2024
Background: Diabetes poses a risk to diabetic keratopathy in up to two-thirds of patients. Insulin-degrading enzyme (IDE) is a protease that can break down insulin and several growth factors and may impair wound healing. Increased IDE levels have been found in fluid from diabetic skin ulcers.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: To evaluate the influence of topical short-acting mydriatics on the formation of posterior synechia after phacovitrectomy surgery of pars plana vitrectomy and phacoemulsification with intraocular lens implantation.
Methods: A prospective randomised controlled trial. Fifty-seven adult (>18 years old) patients (57 eyes) who underwent phacovitrectomy surgery at a single tertiary hospital, were randomly divided into two groups.
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates how the COVID-19 lockdown in Israel impacted the number and nature of ophthalmic consultations in a pediatric emergency department (PED) from March to April 2020, comparing it with the same period in 2019.
- Findings revealed a 52% decrease in PED visits during the lockdown, with a shift towards younger patients (ages 1-5) and later visit times, and notable changes in trauma patterns, including more sharp injuries occurring at home.
- The authors recommend that parents be educated on injury prevention and treatment, and suggest increasing the use of telemedicine and senior physician consultations in pediatric ophthalmic care during crises like pandemics.
Purpose: To compare keratometry data between the handheld Retinomax K-plus 3 and the table-mounted IOLMaster 700.
Methods: Healthy adult volunteers were prospectively recruited to the study. All participants underwent 3 consecutive keratometry measurements using the Retinomax K-plus 3 and a single biometry assessment using the IOLMaster 700.
Purpose: To assess Descemet's membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) without performing a peripheral iridotomy (PI) prior to or during surgery ("PI-less DMEK").
Materials And Methods: This retrospective study included consecutive patients that underwent PI-less DMEK by a single surgeon (E.L) between February 2016 and February 2017 at the Rabin Medical Center, a Tertiary Hospital.