Publications by authors named "R Rannen"

Cogan's syndrome is a rare autoimmune inflammatory disease, characterized by interstitial keratitis and audio-vestibular signs. The syndrome was first described in 1945 by David G. Cogan.

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Purpose: To evaluate circumpapillary vessel density (cpVD) in normal subjects, preperimetric glaucoma, and manifest glaucoma, assess the relationship between cpVD and both structural and functional parameters and compare the diagnostic accuracy of the structural and vascular measurements.

Methods: An analytical cross-sectional study of 153 eyes of 83 individuals divided into three groups: Normal subjects, preperimetric glaucoma, and manifest glaucoma. All individuals underwent standard automated perimetry, spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT), and OCT angiography (OCT-A) centered on the optic nerve.

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Background: Ocular blast injuries are defined as ocular damage caused by explosives. Within the military, they are considered work accidents resulting from military service, and they are therefore governed by the military disability pension system, which utilizes a specific scale.

Objectives: To study the clinical presentation and course of ocular blast injuries.

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Purpose: The objective of this study was to prospectively assess the effect of hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) on diabetic retinopathy lesions and macular edema in patients undergoing the treatment for diabetic foot ulcers.

Methods: We compared two groups: a first group including 25 patients with non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy treated by HBOT for foot ulcers, and a second group (control group) composed of 25 patients with diabetic retinopathy who did not receive HBOT. The HBOT protocol performed for the patients in the first group was: 30 sessions of 90 minutes each at 2.

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