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Recurrence of macular edema in retinal vein occlusions after treatment with intravitreal ranibizumab (Lucentis).
Can J Ophthalmol
December 2011
Ophthalmiatrion Eye Hospital of Athens, Athens, Greece.
Objective: To evaluate the recurrence of macular edema (ME) in a mixed group of patients with branch (BRVO) and central (CRVO) retinal vein occlusion after early onset treatment with intravitreal injections of ranibizumab.
Design: Nonrandomized, uncontrolled prospective clinical trial.
Participants: Forty patients were enrolled in our study.
A case of bilateral self-induced keratoconus in a patient with tourette syndrome associated with compulsive eye rubbing: case report.
BMC Ophthalmol
September 2011
1st Ophthalmology Department, Ophthalmiatrion Eye Hospital of Athens, Sina 2, Athens, 106 72, Greece.
Background: Tourette syndrome is a neurologic disorder that is characterized by repetitive muscle contractions that produce stereotyped movements or sounds. Approximately 50% of individuals with TS also exhibit obsessive-compulsive behaviors including eye rubbing. We report a case of bilateral self-induced keratoconus in a patient with TS, associated with compulsive eye rubbing.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: To evaluate the effect of routine phacoemulsification in corneal viscoelastic properties determined by corneal hysteresis (CH) and central corneal thickness (CCT) and to explore the impact of phaco energy on the above parameters.
Methods: Forty-one eyes of 41 patients undergoing cataract surgery were enrolled in this prospective study. CH and CCT were measured preoperatively, 1 day and 1 week postoperatively.
Efficacy of brimonidine in preventing intraocular pressure spikes following phacoemulsification in glaucoma patients.
Eur J Ophthalmol
December 2010
1st Ophthalmology Department, Ophthalmiatrion Eye Hospital of Athens, Sina 2, Athens, Greece.
Purpose: To measure intraocular pressure (IOP) elevation 6 and 24 hours after phacoemulsification in patients with glaucoma and to investigate the efficacy of brimonidine tartrate 0.2% in preventing IOP rise on the first postoperative day following cataract surgery.
Methods: In this prospective randomized single-masked study, 86 eyes of 78 patients with well-controlled open-angle glaucoma were scheduled for phacoemulsification surgery.