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
loss. W... hiện toàn bộ
Aim: 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. Methods: BCACs (50 mg/day, n = 19) or their
placebos (n = 19) were orally administered once daily for a 24-month period.
Syst... 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
spectrophotometric... hiện toàn bộ
Stela Vujosevic, Michael K. Smolek, Kenneth A. Lebow, Neil Notaroberto, Aristofanis I. Pallikaris, Margherita Casciano
Background/Aim: 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). Methods: A fully
automatic fundus perimeter combined with an image-stabilized scanning laser
ophthalmoscope was used in 200 ARMD patients (319 eyes) in 5 study sites. The
age-matched... hiện toàn bộ