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
Stela Vujosevic, Michael K. Smolek, Kenneth A. Lebow, Neil Notaroberto, Aristofanis I. Pallikaris, Margherita Casciano
<i>Background/Aim:</i> To evaluate if retinal sensitivity values obtained with a dedicated (screening) device can be used to functionally identify early and intermediate age-related macular degeneration (ARMD). <i>Methods:</i> A fully automatic fundus perimeter combined with an image-stabilized scanning laser ophthalmoscope was used in 200 ARMD patients (319 eyes) i...... hiện toàn bộ