Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is the prime medical emergency in ophthalmology because of its dreaded complication of visual loss in one or both eyes, which is preventable if these patients are diagnosed early and treated immediately and aggressively with systemic corticosteroids. However, there is much controversy on diagnostic criteria and various aspects of steroid therapy to prevent visual...... hiện toàn bộ
<b><i>Aim:</i></b> To examine the influence of the black currant anthocyanins (BCACs) on the disease progression of open-angle glaucoma (OAG), a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-masked trial was made in 38 patients with OAG treated by antiglaucoma drops. <b><i>Methods:</i></b> BCACs (50 mg/day, n = 19) or their placebos (n = 19) were or...... hiện toàn bộ
Our objective was to investigate antioxidant paraoxonase 1 (PON1) activity together with malondialdehyde (MDA) levels to evaluate oxidative stress in patients with age-related macular degeneration (AMD), an important cause of blindness in the elderly population. Serum PON1 activity and MDA levels were analyzed in 37 patients with AMD and compared with 29 healthy controls using a spectropho...... hiện toàn bộ
Michele Iester, Pier Giacomo Torre, G. Bricola, Alessandro Bagnis, G. Calabria
<i>Purpose:</i> To evaluate the retinal blood flow before and after the increase in systemic blood pressure to assess the autoregulation in healthy young subjects. <i>Methods:</i> Twenty eyes of 20 healthy volunteers were examined. The retinal blood flow was assessed by a Heidelberg retina flowmeter (HRF), while the systemic pressure was assessed by a portable elect...... hiện toàn bộ