EXPERIMENTAL EVALUATION OF A IOTA-CARRAGEENANIPOLYVINYLPYRROLIDON GEL AS VITREOUS SUBSTITUTE KOBUCH K. SCHLODERER M. LE-RUPPERT K. UEDA N. GABEL V.P. Deportment of Ophthalmology , Uniwrsttv clinic Regenrburg (G) Pm: A new hydrogel composed ofiota-carrageenan/polyvinylpyrrolidon (icgn/pvp) was tested in rabbit eyes to dctennine its intraocular tolerance and to evaluate its suitability as a vitre...

Purpose: Our purpose is to determine the structural outcome of 25-gauge vitrectomy in addition to scleral buckling in stage 5 retinopathy of prematurity (ROP). Methods: In a prospective interventional case series, 21 eyes with stage 5 ROP underwent 25-gauge vitrectomy and scleral buckling. Demographic data, disease activity (having plus disease or neovascularization) and the procedure manner we...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to report on the incidence and treatment outcomes of endogenous endophthalmitis among newborns in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) of a single medical center. METHODS This was a noncomparative, retrospective case series of endogenous endophthalmitis among infants at the Jackson Memorial Hospital NICU treated between March 1, 2002 and March 1, 20...

Secondary lens formation from the cornea of larval Xenopus laevis has been used as a measure of the lens-inducing capacities of various larval Xenopus tissues. The experimental design employed involved implantation of selected body tissues between the inner and outer cornea of stage-50 tadpole eyes, in such a way that the integrity of the inner cornea and eye cup was not disrupted. Implantation...

EXPERIMENTAL EVALUATION OF A IOTA-CARRAGEENANIPOLYVINYLPYRROLIDON GEL AS VITREOUS SUBSTITUTE KOBUCH K. SCHLODERER M. LE-RUPPERT K. UEDA N. GABEL V.P. Deportment of Ophthalmology , Uniwrsttv clinic Regenrburg (G) Pm: A new hydrogel composed ofiota-carrageenan/polyvinylpyrrolidon (icgn/pvp) was tested in rabbit eyes to dctennine its intraocular tolerance and to evaluate its suitability as a vitre...

OBJECTIVES To report the incidence of glaucoma and glaucoma suspects in the IATS, and to evaluate risk factors for the development of a glaucoma-related adverse event in patients in the IATS in the first year of follow-up. METHODS A total of 114 infants between 1 and 6 months of age with a unilateral congenital cataract were assigned to undergo cataract surgery either with or without an intra...

EXPERIMENTAL EVALUATION OF A IOTA-CARRAGEENANIPOLYVINYLPYRROLIDON GEL AS VITREOUS SUBSTITUTE KOBUCH K. SCHLODERER M. LE-RUPPERT K. UEDA N. GABEL V.P. Deportment of Ophthalmology , Uniwrsttv clinic Regenrburg (G) Pm: A new hydrogel composed ofiota-carrageenan/polyvinylpyrrolidon (icgn/pvp) was tested in rabbit eyes to dctennine its intraocular tolerance and to evaluate its suitability as a vitre...

OBJECTIVE To study the barriers to effective screening, early detection and treatment of Retinopathy of Prematurity leading to advanced disease. DESIGN Cross-sectional study. SETTING Tertiary eye care hospital in northern India. PARTICIPANTS 115 babies with bilateral stage 5 ROP identified amongst 354 preterm infants examined over a one year period. METHODS Information regarding gestati...

INTRODUCTION Severe ocular trauma requires emergency surgery, and a fresh corneal graft may not always be available. We describe a case of perforating eye injury with corneal opacity, suspected endophthalmitis, and an intraocular foreign body. The patient was successfully treated with a two-step procedure comprising endoscopy-guided vitrectomy followed by corneal transplantation. This surgical ...

PURPOSE We hypothesize that remodeling of the scleral extracellular matrix, involving collagen and proteoglycan synthesis and turnover, is a key process involved in ocular growth. Decreased axial elongation is observed following neonatal removal of the crystalline lens in a rhesus monkey model of congenital cataract. We wanted to determine changes in gene expression in the operated and companio...