Clinical & experimental ophthalmology
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Clin. Experiment. Ophthalmol. · May 2019
Letter Case ReportsTraumatic intraorbital wooden foreign body: Lessons learnt.
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Clin. Experiment. Ophthalmol. · May 2019
Comparative StudyVisual and ocular morbidity in severe open-globe injuries presenting to a regional eye centre in New Zealand.
Open-globe injuries (OGI) are a leading cause of monocular blindness world-wide with considerable cost to the individual and society. ⋯ The incidence and severity of OGI in NZ are comparable to global statistics. Surgical repair can effectively recover vision, predicted well by the OTS. We identified at-risk groups to target with education and prevention strategies.
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Clin. Experiment. Ophthalmol. · Apr 2019
ReviewEmerging infectious uveitis: Chikungunya, dengue, Zika and Ebola: A review.
Recently recognized forms of uveitis include intraocular inflammations that occur during or following one of several emerging infectious diseases: chikungunya fever, dengue, Zika virus disease and Ebola virus disease. Anterior, intermediate, posterior and pan-uveitis have been described in individuals infected with chikungunya virus. ⋯ There are no specific anti-viral drugs for these forms of uveitis, and thus treatment is largely supportive. In this article, we summarize the systemic infectious diseases and virology, and describe the clinical presentations, outcomes and management of emerging viral forms of uveitis.
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Clin. Experiment. Ophthalmol. · Jan 2019
Outcomes of combined keratoplasty and pars plana vitrectomy for endophthalmitis with compromised corneal clarity.
Studies evaluating combined penetrating keratoplasty and pars plana vitrectomy for infectious aetiologies are limited. ⋯ Combined penetrating keratoplasty and pars plana vitrectomy is a complex but globe salvaging procedure for poor prognosis eyes which otherwise may need evisceration. Fungal infection carries a poorer prognosis.
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Clin. Experiment. Ophthalmol. · Nov 2018
Randomized Controlled TrialEffect of a punctal plug on ocular surface disease in patients using topical prostaglandin analogues: a randomized controlled trial.
Ocular surface disease (OSD) is common and can reduce treatment compliance and quality of life. ⋯ Punctal plug insertion improves subjective and objective measures of OSD and results in a reduced IOP in patients with symptomatic ocular surface disease using prostaglandin analogue monotherapy.