European journal of ophthalmology
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The aim of this prospective study was to verify the efficacy of laser therapy for trichiasis in trachoma. Trichiasis is one of the most important complications of trachoma which is endemic in Sanliurfa, a city in the southeast of Turkey. ⋯ The results show that laser treatment may be successful for trichiasis caused by trachoma. Laser thermoablation is an effective and safe method, with many advantages over other modalities.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical Trial
The endocrine stress response after oral premedication with low-dose midazolam for intraocular surgery in retrobulbar anaesthesia.
It was the purpose of this study to examine the endocrine stess response in patients undergoing elective intraocular surgery in retrobulbar anaesthesia (RBA), and the effect of an oral premedication with 3.75 mg midazolam on this reaction. ⋯ The results indicate that even at a low dose midazolam positively influences the endocrine stress response. The combination of this stress-reducing effect with the well-known hemodynamic stability, the distinct anxiolytic and sedative action, suggest low-dose midazolam as a favourable premedication for intraocular surgery.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical Trial
The effect of 0.25% apraclonidine in preventing intraocular pressure elevation after Nd:YAG laser posterior capsulotomy.
The efficacy and adverse effects of 0.25% apraclonidine on intraocular pressure (IOP) after Nd:YAG laser posterior capsulotomy were investigated, and the results were compared with placebo, 0.50% timolol maleate and 1% apraclonidine. ⋯ It was concluded that 0.25% apraclonidine is effective in preventing the early elevation of IOP after Nd:YAG laser posterior capsulotomy and may offer an alternative to 0.50% timolol maleate and 1% apraclonidine.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical Trial
A comparative study of the duration and efficacy of tetracaine 1% and bupivacaine 0.75% in controlling pain following photorefractive keratectomy (PRK).
To evaluate if topical bupivacaine 0.75% provides better pain control after excimer laser over topical tetracaine 1% without affecting corneal wound healing, refractive outcome of visual function. ⋯ Contrary to our expectation, the longer acting anaesthetic, bupivacaine, was inferior to tetracaine. Limited and supervised use of topical anaesthetics is recommended in controlling pain following photorefractive keratectomy.
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To define the spectrum of neuro-ophthalmic complications and clinical presentations of patients with giant cell arteritis (GCA). ⋯ In our series, two-thirds of biopsy-proven GCA patients presented with neuro-ophthalmic complications, ranging from transient visual loss to orbital infarction. Involvement of more than one orbital vascular territory is highly suggestive of an arteritic process. Clinicians should keep in mind the possibility of GCA even when ESR is normal, and fluorescein angiography should be performed. The finding of choroidal ischemia should prompt temporal artery biopsy and steroid therapy.