Oftalmologia (Bucharest, Romania : 1990)
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The study represent an up-to-date of the role and place of alpha 2-adrenergic agonists in glaucoma treatment. The first available alpha 2-agonist, clonidine is of historical importance today. Apraclonidine decrease the aqueous humor secretion and episcleral venous pressure. ⋯ Brimonidine has hypotensor effect similar with timolol but with a greater incidence of adverse local reactions. It has been no effects on cardiopulmonary function. Brimonidine would be of value as first-line therapy in patients who have contraindications to beta-blockers.
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Considered rare and occurring only in immunocompromised patients or patients with severe infection, Toxoplasma gondii chorioretinitis--as a unique presenting sign of toxoplasmosis appears to occur with increased frequency over the last few years in immunocompetent patients. The typical clinical picture (central chorioretinal lesion with recurrent vasculitic reactions) and positive IgG Toxoplasma gondii serology confirmed our diagnosis. Negative Toxoplasma IgG serology in the mothers of 2 patients excluded the possibility of congenital toxoplasmosis. Clinicians should be aware of the possibility of increased frequency of ocular toxoplasmosis in immunocompetent patients.
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The paper shows our experience about general anesthesia in children treated for an ophthalmologic disease in Clinic of Ophthalmology, Timişoara in the last 7 years. We think that when the globe is opened the best anesthetic is halotan and ketanest is better in closed-eye surgery and ophthalmologic examination.
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Are communicated the good results obtained at four eyes with endophthalmia. The patients are treated with fluoroquinolones and cephalosporins at three eye or ampicillin. The eyeball was saved in all cases and at three eyes from it is obtained a good visual acuity.
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Female patient, forty-two years old, was assaulted during sleep. She was strangulated with a rubber hose. After that, she presents one horizontal strangulation trace by 1.5 cm length at the base of the neck. ⋯ The ophthalmoscopy shows a slow passing retinal edema which recovers at treatment. The visual acuity becomes normal. It is an interesting case due rarity of lesions.