Macular Abnormality after Successful Surgery for Idiopathic Macular Hole Assessed Using Optical Coherence Tomography | Crimson Publishers

Macular Abnormality after Successful Surgery for Idiopathic Macular Hole Assessed Using Optical Coherence Tomography by Nazimul Hussain in Medical & Surgical Ophthalmology Research

Purpose: Macular changes following Internal Limiting Membrane peeling after successful Macular hole closure using optical coherence tomography.

Methods: 5 eyes of 5 patients were included in the study. The inclusion criteria were idiopathic full thickness macular hole and completed at least 6 months follow up. All patients underwent optical coherence tomography assessment before and after surgery until 6 months. Macular thickness and morphology map was analyzed before and after surgery.

Results: There were 3 males and 2 females. The age range from 45 to 59 years. Conspicuous irregular surface of the inner retina on Optical Coherence Tomography surface topography was evident in all eyes at 6 months. This was also associated with downward slope of the temporal macula seen on surface topography. There was trend towards decrease in subfield thickness especially in the T1, S1, I1 and N1 6 months after surgery. The average decrease was -60.4 microns in T1, -20.4 microns in S1, -13.0 microns in I1 and -23.4 microns in N1.

Conclusion: In this small case series brilliant blue assisted ILM peeling after successful macular whole closure showed evidence of decrease in macular thickness in all first subfield quadrant and downward slope of the temporal macula as well as conspicuous irregularity of the inner retina.

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Macular Abnormality after Successful Surgery for Idiopathic Macular Hole Assessed Using Optical Coherence Tomography | Crimson Publishers

Macular Abnormality after Successful Surgery for Idiopathic Macular Hole Assessed Using Optical Coherence Tomography by Nazimul Hussain in Medical & Surgical Ophthalmology Research

Purpose: Macular changes following Internal Limiting Membrane peeling after successful Macular hole closure using optical coherence tomography.

Methods: 5 eyes of 5 patients were included in the study. The inclusion criteria were idiopathic full thickness macular hole and completed at least 6 months follow up. All patients underwent optical coherence tomography assessment before and after surgery until 6 months. Macular thickness and morphology map was analyzed before and after surgery.

Results: There were 3 males and 2 females. The age range from 45 to 59 years. Conspicuous irregular surface of the inner retina on Optical Coherence Tomography surface topography was evident in all eyes at 6 months. This was also associated with downward slope of the temporal macula seen on surface topography. There was trend towards decrease in subfield thickness especially in the T1, S1, I1 and N1 6 months after surgery. The average decrease was -60.4 microns in T1, -20.4 microns in S1, -13.0 microns in I1 and -23.4 microns in N1.

Conclusion: In this small case series brilliant blue assisted ILM peeling after successful macular whole closure showed evidence of decrease in macular thickness in all first subfield quadrant and downward slope of the temporal macula as well as conspicuous irregularity of the inner retina.

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Can Blackcurrant (Ribes Nigrum L) Help in Control of Ligneous Conjunctivitis?_Crimson Publisher

Can Blackcurrant (Ribes Nigrum L) Help in Control ofLigneous Conjunctivitis? by Mariana Granito Ponte de Oliveira in Medical & Surgical Ophthalmology Research

Plasminogen is an enzyme that is linked to the dissolution of fibrin, and consequently thrombi. It plays an important role in the recruitment of macrophages during the inflammatory response. Plasminogen deficiency is a rare autosomal recessive disease, which may be heterozygotes asymptomatic or homozygou symptomatics. It can be correlated to appearance of low levels of plasminogen in children, whose both parents have reduced values [1].

The ligneous Conjunctivitis (LC) is the most common presentation of clinical syndromes associated with type I plasminogen deficiency [2,3]. It's a rare pathology and may be more prevalent in areas where consanguinity is more common [1,3]. Its diagnosis is based on clinical, histological and possibly positive family history. Clinical findings are usually: Chronic tearing, conjunctival hyperemia, pseudomembranous lesion in the conjunctiva and/or other mucosal sites of the body, possibly associated with colloid milium or obstructive congenital hydrocephalus. Such membranes are deeply adhered to the conjunctiva of the eyelid, with its free end. Removal tends to cause bleeding because the area is vascularized [4,5].

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Atypical Presentation of Orbital Natural Killer cell Lymphoma_Crimson Publishers

Atypical Presentation of Orbital Natural Killer cellLymphoma by Brandon Menke in Medical & Surgical Ophthalmology Research

Natural killer (NK)/T-cell lymphoma is a rare primary non- Hodgkin lymphoma. It can be divided into nasal, non-nasal, and aggressive NK leukaemia/lymphoma subtypes [1]. Nasal NK/T cell lymphoma refers to malignancies originating in the nasopharyngeal area, causing destruction of the nasal cavity, paranasal sinuses, orbits, and surrounding structures. Common presenting signs are midline mass with obstruction, nasal bleeding, and perforation of the hard palate [3]. This subtype is more common in Asia and South America and relatively rare in Western countries [2]. The average age of affected patients is 50-60 years old, and it occurs three times more in males than females [3]. Due to its rare incidence and deceiving presentation, it is often misdiagnosed as chronic sinusitis, granuloma, or fungal infection; thus, the final diagnosis and treatments can be delayed.

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Minor Surgery Program in a Health Centre_ Crimson Publishers

Minor Surgery Program in a Health Centre by Antonio Masiá Alegre in Medical & Surgical Ophthalmology Research

Defined, agreed upon and even legislated in the field of primary care, why is minor surgery not a usual practice in the first level of health care? [1] We will talk about "rescuing” a family doctor's own practice and coordinating it with specialized attention to work as a team, without forgetting the important participation of nursing, looking for the quality of care and the improvement of work activity together with the satisfaction of both the user and of the professional.

Continuous training, adequate infrastructure and motivation of professionals are key. Finally, patient-medical motivation and satisfaction do not justify minor surgery on their own in primary care, but together with a precise surgical indication, safe and necessary practice, coordination with specialized care, plus scientific endorsement of what has been done and published. Until now, in addition to administrative support, they are real variables for its development and implementation [2]. Perhaps the medical super-specialization and the overloaded work schedule are two of the many reasons that have led to the practice of minor surgery in primary care reduced to simple sutures of injuries by nursing in most cases ... And It Is Not Like That

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Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty as a Replacement Therapy inOpen Angle Glaucoma: A 3-Year Follow-Up Review- Crimson Publishers

Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty as a Replacement Therapy inOpen Angle Glaucoma: A 3-Year Follow-Up Review by Gonen Baser in Medical & Surgical Ophthalmology Research

Glaucoma is a progressive optic neuropathy which results with vision loss if left untreated [1]. Numerous clinical trials demonstrated that the only evidence-based treatment paradigm for glaucoma focuses on reducing Intra Ocular Pressure (IOP), which, if left untreated, has been associated with disease progression [2]. However, medical glaucoma therapy lasts for a lifetime and can reduce the life comfort of the patients due to the serious local and systemic side effects of the drugs. Topical β-blockers have been associated with systemic cardiac and respiratory adverse effects, which may limit their use in some patients [3]. On the other hand, Prosta Glandine Analogs (PGA) can causes upper eyelid crease, ptosis, periocular hyperpigmentation or eyelash elongation [4,5]. Especially important side effects caused by the preservant chemicals such as benzalchonium chloride or Poly Quad (PQ) on the ocular surface, which are widely used in glaucoma drops [6,7].

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Correlation between Corneal Endothelial Cell Characteristics and Dry Eye Disease- Crimson Publishers

Correlation between Corneal Endothelial Cell Characteristics and Dry Eye Disease by Rania Fahmy in Medical & Surgical Ophthalmology Research

Corneal endothelium is composed of monolayer of hexagonal cells (Figure 1), endothelium constitute the posterior corneal surface. It performs a major function in maintaining the corneal transparency, thickness and hydration [1]. The distinct arrangement of this cell layer (cell mosaic) is an eminent clinical appearance of the cornea, with images being easily captured with a specular microscope [2]. It is around 5|im thick.

The endothelium cell density reduces normally with age because of cell disintegration, ranging from 3000 to 4000cells/ mm2 in children to 1000 to 2000 cells/mm2 at age of 80years [3]. The minimum cell density must be in the range of 400 to700 cells/ mm2 for prompt function of the corneal endothelium. Disruptions to the endothelial mosaic can include an increase in the variation of cell shape (pleomorphism) or size (polymegathism) and endothelial cell loss [4].

Moreover to the physiological aging process, the endothelium can be negatively influenced by disease and trauma [5]. Some diseases can harm the corneal endothelium, such as Fuchs' corneal dystrophy, leading guttae (Figure 2) and corneal edema, Additional trauma during a prolonged cataract surgery especially while extracting a hard lens nucleus [2]. This may end in endothelial cell loss. A significant change in corneal endothelial cell density was found in eyes with moderate to severe dry eye disease [6].

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Electromagnetic Waves Propagate Well in InsulatingBiomaterials by Shengyong Xu in Medical & Surgical Ophthalmology Research

Manmade electrical circuits and chips are made of solid materials cataloged as transistors, resistors, capacitors, inductors, interconnects, etc., where electrons are the charge carriers running inside conductors and semiconductors, characterized with terms such as electric currents and voltages, and insulators separate conducting paths. In natural biosystems, electrical communications are also widely observed. For instance, when a brain is working, one may record complicated electrical voltage signals from an array of electrodes attached to the brain. However, natural biosystems are mainly made of soft materials such as protein, phosphorus membrane and water-based fluid. In these systems, ions of Na+, Ca2+, K+, etc. are utilized as the charge carriers instead of free electrons. How does the electrical information propagate in biosystems? Whether it propagates via ion currents [1-3], by electromechanical solitons [4], or by soliton-like electromagnetic pulsed waves [5]? This remains an open argument to date.

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