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Five cases of transient anterior subcapsular vacuolar lens opacities following trabeculectomy using a dispersive ophthalmic viscosurgical device (OVD) performed by the same surgeon were reviewed at Shimane University Hospital from February to June 2024. All cases presented with anterior vacuolar subcapsular lens opacities observed seven days after surgery, which gradually resolved without specific interventions. Detailed surgical records and clinical outcomes were collected, and the findings suggest that these opacities, characterized by their transient and vacuolar appearance, should be recognized as an early complication of trabeculectomy, potentially linked to the use of dispersive OVDs.
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December 2024
Second Department of Internal Medicine, "Victor Babes" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 300041 Timisoara, Romania.
Diabetes has become a global epidemic, contributing to significant health challenges due to its complications. Among these, diabetes can affect sight through various mechanisms, emphasizing the importance of early identification and management of vision-threatening conditions in diabetic patients. Changes in the crystalline lens caused by diabetes may lead to temporary and permanent visual impairment.
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January 2025
Labcorp Early Development Laboratories, Inc., 3635 Concorde Parkway, Suite 100, Chantilly, VA, 20151, USA.
This technical report presents a collection of illustrative images and concise descriptions of non-neoplastic microscopic findings noted in transgenic CByB6F1-Tg(HRAS)2Jic (Tg.rasH2) mice from 26-week-carcinogenicity studies. A unique finding in the Tg.
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January 2025
Dept. of Retina and Vitreous, Narayana Nethralaya, #121/C, 1st R Block, Chord Road, Rajaji Nagar, Bengaluru, 560010, India.
Purpose: To report a rare case of a Coats-like response developing after vitreoretinal surgery for proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) and its successful management with retinal laser photocoagulation and adjunctive intravitreal steroids.
Case Description: A 52-year-old woman with a five-year history of type 2 diabetes mellitus and hypertension presented with decreased vision in the left eye (counting fingers at 1 m). Examination revealed high-risk PDR in both eyes, with a subtotal macula-off combined retinal detachment in the left eye.
Cureus
December 2024
Department of Ophthalmology, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, ISR.
Keratoconus is a progressive corneal ectasia that may lead to severe visual impairment. Superior keratoconus (SK) is an uncommon form of the disease, and few cases have been reported thus far. We present an unusual SK case and a literature review of this rare diagnosis.
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