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Latest Full Text Articles (5)181 Transscleral optical spectroscopy of uveal melanoma in enucleated human eyes Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, June 26, 2012
182 Association of C2 and CFB Polymorphisms with Anterior Uveitis Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, June 20, 2012
183 Liver Function Testing Is Not Helpful for Early Diagnosis of Metastatic Uveal Melanoma Ophthalmology, June 19, 2012
184 Vitreous Hemorrhage After Plaque Radiotherapy for Uveal Melanoma Retina, June 13, 2012 Clinical Article
185 Uveitis with occult choroiditis due to mycobacterium kansasii: limitations of interferon-gamma release assay (igra) tests (case report and mini-review on ocular non-tuberculous mycobacteria and igra cross-reactivity) International Ophthalmology, June 12, 2012
186 Decreased IL-27 expression in association with an increased Th17 response in Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, June 8, 2012 Clinical Article
187 JARID1B Protein Expression and Prognostic Implications in Uveal Melanoma Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, June 7, 2012
188 Baerveldt shunts in the treatment of glaucoma secondary to anterior uveal melanoma and proton beam radiotherapy British Journal of Ophthalmology, June 6, 2012 Clinical Article
189 Simultaneous Analysis of Multiple Cytokines in the Vitreous of Patients with Sarcoid Uveitis Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, June 5, 2012
190 The etiological features of anterior uveitis in a Turkish population Full Text Clinical Ophthalmology, June 4, 2012
191 Results of Interferon Alpha-2a Therapy in Patients with Behcets Disease Journal of Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics, June 1, 2012
192 Bilateral uveitis after phakic intraocular lens implantation and management with adalimumab Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery, May 29, 2012 Clinical Article
193 Secondary intraocular uveal involvement by primary paranasal sinus lymphoma International Ophthalmology, May 21, 2012
194 Systemic associations of anterior uveitis in a tertiary care ophthalmic centre in south India International Ophthalmology, May 14, 2012
195 Discrepancies between Fluorescein Angiography and Optical Coherence Tomography in Macular Edema in Uveitis American Journal of Ophthalmology, May 11, 2012
196 Morphometric Spectral-Domain Optical Coherence Tomography Features of Epiretinal Membrane Correlate with Visual Acuity in Patients with Uveitis American Journal of Ophthalmology, May 9, 2012 Clinical Article
197 Predictors For Tubercular Uveitis: A Comparison Between Biopsy-Proven Cases of Tubercular and Sarcoid Uveitis Retina, May 4, 2012 Clinical Article
198 Infectious causes of posterior uveitis and panuveitis in Thailand Japanese Journal of Ophthalmology, May 4, 2012
199 Inhibition of Th17 differentiation by anti-TNF-alpha therapy in uveitis patients with Behcet's disease Full Text Arthritis Research & Therapy, May 2, 2012
200 Clinical Manifestations of Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Induced Uveitis Ophthalmology, May 2, 2012 Clinical Article
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- Eyeglasses for myopia correction are independently associated with lower risk of medial canthal basal cell carcinoma.
- Preretinal hemorrhages are a feature of proliferative diabetic retinopathy, whereas blot hemorrhages, retinal microaneurysms, cotton wool spots and hard exudates are all characteristics of nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy
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Optimal dose of ranibizumab for AMD
As published in Ophthalmology, 0.5 mg of ranibizumab (intravitreal) monthly was shown to be the optimal dose for treatment of subfoveal wet AMD. The study involved 1098 patients > 50 years of age who were treated with 0.5 or 2.0 mg of ranibizumab monthly x 12 mos or 0.5 or 2.0 mg of ranibizumab prn after 3 doses. The mean change in baseline BCVA was +10.1, + 8.2, +9.2, and +8.6 letters, respectively. The percentage of patients who increased > 15 letters from baseline was 34.5%, 30.2%, 36.1%, and 33.0%, respectively.
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