European journal of ophthalmology
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To report the unknown coexistence of bilateral optic disc pit and keratoconus. ⋯ This is the first clinical report of bilateral optic disc pit and keratoconus. Further investigations will be necessary to assess if there is a possible pathogenetic correlation between these two ocular pathologies or if this is an unusual coexistence of separate entities.
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Pterygium is a proliferative, inflammatory, and invasive ocular surface disease associated with excessive ultraviolet radiation exposure and has several tumor-like characteristics. Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) is an inducible enzyme and recently increased expression of the enzyme was found in many cancers and premalign lesions. This study was conducted to identify the COX-2 expression in pterygium tissues. ⋯ COX-2 expression is increased in recurrent pterygium tissues and COX-2 expression may be a marker for the prediction of recurrence.
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To estimate the prevalence of cataract in the middle-aged urban population and the relation between cataract and metabolic syndrome and metabolic syndrome components. ⋯ The results of this study show that the prevalence of cataract in urban women 45-64 years of age with metabolic syndrome was significantly higher than in women of this age without metabolic syndrome.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Is intracameral lidocaine really effective in cataract surgery?
To evaluate the usefulness of intracameral lidocaine in cataract surgery under topical anesthesia and especially if the patient wanted intravenous sedation preoperatively. ⋯ The results of the present study suggest that intravenous sedation preoperatively seems to be an important determinant to relieve the sensation of discomfort/pain during small incision cataract surgery, but intracameral lidocaine was shown not to have a clinically useful role.
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Ophthalmic emergency (OE) triage is essential for prompt recognition of urgent cases. To date, no formal eye-dedicated triaging system has been widely accepted. The purpose of the present study is to propose a fast, accurate, and reproducible coding scale called the Rome Eye System for Scoring Urgency and Emergency (Rescue). ⋯ The Rescue system seems promising in terms of usefulness and ease of implementation. The high correlation between Rescue code assigned prospectively and the post-diagnosis coding, as well as the prompt discrimination of cases that eventually required hospitalization, may lead to a wider use of the Rescue system. Further testing on larger samples and different institutions is warranted.