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Persistent hyperplastic primary vitreous (PHPV) occurs sporadically and few familial occurrences have been reported. The authors report PHPV unassociated with other congenital anomalies in male twins. One underwent a lensectomy...
Ethambutol is a useful first line antituberculous drug, but can cause significant visual impairment. In order to determine the clinical manifestations of optic neuropathy associated with ethambutol, and the margin...
We reviewed the results of posterior chamber intraocular lens (PCL) implantation following scleral tunnel incision and phacoemulsification (PE) in 28 eyes with uveitis. Best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) improved in 89%...
In patients with herpes virus dendritic epithelial keratitis, the pathologic morphogenesis of the dendritic lesion was investigated by means of impression cytology. Impression specimens were taken from the lesions of...
Subperiosteal hematoma of the orbit is a rare but well-recognized entity, usually caused by trauma. Two cases of subperiosteal hematoma associated with sinusitis are presented. A 44-year-old woman experienced the...
We compared the tear break-up time (BUT) and Schirmer test value after myopic excimer laser photorefractive keratectomy (PRK). Patients with normal preoperative Schirmer test value and BUT were included. Pre-...
To determine a classification system for epiblepharon of the lower eyelid and to evaluate a possible correlation between lower lid epiblepharon and astigmatism. Three morphologic characteristics (skin fold, cilia touching...
To identify TIGR gene mutation in two Korean pedigrees of primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG), and in 25 steroid-induced glaucoma patients, TIGR gene assay was performed. Genomic DNA was extracted from...
We investigated whether there is any difference in optic nerve head topography between primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) and normal-tension glaucoma (NTG) in Koreans. Twenty-three eyes of 23 POAG and 20...
To investigate the therapeutic potential of mitomycin C (MMC) in the management of proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR), antiproliferative effect of MMC on rabbit retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells, its intraocular toxicity,...