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Modified technique for tube fixation in conjunctivodacryocystorhinostomy

Ma'luf R.N.; Bashshur Z.F.; Noureddin B.N. (PHILADELPHIA530 WALNUT ST, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19106-3621 USA, 2004)

The standard glass tube used with a conjunctivodacryocystorhinostomy is subject to spontaneous displacement or extrusion, especially in the early postoperative period. To anchor the tube in the surrounding tissues, a suture ...
Recurrent retinal vein occlusion after playing a wind instrument

Sbeity Z.H.; Mansour A.M. (NEW YORK175 FIFTH AVE, NEW YORK, NY 10010 USA, 2004)

Purpose: To present a complication of repeated Valsalva maneuver. Methods: Case report with serial intravenous fluorescein angiography and comprehensive workup for coagulopathies. Results: After playing strenuous musical ...
Inferior oblique overaction-contracture following retrobulbar anesthesia for cataract extraction with a positive Bielschowsky Head Tilt Test to the contralateral shoulder. A report of one case

Khawam E.; El-Dairi M.; Al-Haddad C.; Younis M. (, 2004)

Background and Purpose: This is a report of a patient with diplopia, hypertropia, extorsion and a positive Bielschowsky Head Tilt Test following retrobulbar anesthesia, due to an inferior oblique muscle overaction- ...
Intravitreal triamcinolone acetonide for the management of diabetic papillopathy

Al-Haddad C.E.; Jurdi F.A.; Bashshur Z.F. (NEW YORK360 PARK AVE SOUTH, NEW YORK, NY 10010-1710 USA, 2004)

Purpose To present a case of severe drop in vision in both eyes caused by diabetic papillopathy that was treated with an intravitreal injection of triamcinolone acetonide. Design Interventional case report. Methods A ...
Modifications in cataract surgery for the morbidly obese patient

Mansour A.M.; Al-Dairy M. (NEW YORK360 PARK AVE SOUTH, NEW YORK, NY 10010-1710 USA, 2004)

We describe a standing phacoemulsification technique (SPT) with the patient in reverse Trendelenburg position (RTP) as a means of performing surgery in morbidly obese patients. These patients have elevated vitreous pressure, ...
The eye in the Old Testament and Talmud

Mansour A.M.; Gold D.; Salti H.I.; Sbeity Z.M. (NEW YORK360 PARK AVE SOUTH, NEW YORK, NY 10010-1710 USA, 2004)

The Old Testament and Talmud contain references to the eye and its diseases. Ancient ophthalmology, emanating from Egyptian and Greek medicine, was confined to diseases of the external eye. Blindness was widespread in ...
Pneumatic retinopexy for inferior retinal breaks

Mansour A.M. (NEW YORK360 PARK AVE SOUTH, NEW YORK, NY 10010-1710 USA, 2005)

Purpose: To introduce a pneumatic retinopexy positioning for the management of retinal detachment from inferior retinal breaks after failed scleral buckle. Design: Retrospective review of interventional consecutive case ...
Mucous membrane graft versus gunderson conjunctival flap for fitting a scleral shell over a sensitive cornea

Ma'luf R.N.; Awwad S.T. (PHILADELPHIA530 WALNUT ST, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19106-3621 USA, 2005)

Purpose: To assess the efficacy of full-thickness mucous membrane grafts in forming a total and permanent corneal cover. Methods: The records of all patients with a phthisical globe or microphthalmos who underwent a corneal ...
Bullous keratopathy treated with honey (multiple letters) [2]

Sethi H.S.; Rai H.K.; Mansour A.M. (, 2005)

[No abstract available]
Periocular corticosteroids in diabetic papillopathy

Mansour A.M.; El-Dairi M.A.; Shehab M.A.; Shahin H.K.; Shaaban J.A.; Antonios S.R. (LONDONMACMILLAN BUILDING, 4 CRINAN ST, LONDON N1 9XW, ENGLAND, 2005)

Purpose. To ascertain the therapeutic effect of periocular corticosteroids in diabetic papillopathy. Methods. Prospectively, five consecutive adult-onset diabetic patients with symptomatic diabetic papillopathy underwent ...
Jesus and the eye: New Testament miracles of vision

Mansour A.M.; Mehio-Sibai A.; Walsh J.B.; Sbeity Z.H. (OXFORD9600 GARSINGTON RD, OXFORD OX4 2DQ, OXON, ENGLAND, 2005)

Purpose: To compile and appraise the accounts of the miracles of vision in the New Testament. Methods: We carried out a critical analysis of the compilation of ocular miracles using past medical knowledge and historical ...
Detection of retinal pigment epithelial changes by nonmydriatic fundus cameras [1]

Salti H.I.S. (CHICAGO515 N STATE ST, CHICAGO, IL 60610-0946 USA, 2005)

[No abstract available]
Panretinal photocoagulation and intravitreal triamcinolone acetonide for the management of proliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema

Zein W.M.; Noureddin B.N.; Jurdi F.A.; Schakal A.; Bashshur Z.F. (PHILADELPHIA530 WALNUT ST, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19106-3621 USA, 2006)

PURPOSE: To investigate intravitreal triamcinolone acetonide (IVTA) as an adjunctive therapy to panretinal photocoagulation (PRP) in patients with both high-risk proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) and clinically ...
Virus-induced chalazion

Mansour A.M.; Chan C.-C.; Crawford M.A.; Tabbarah Z.A.; Shen D.; Haddad W.F.; Salti I.; Ghazi N.G. (LONDONMACMILLAN BUILDING, 4 CRINAN ST, LONDON N1 9XW, ENGLAND, 2006)

Purpose: To investigate a viral etiology in certain chalazia. Methods: A prospective study over 7.5 years of all newly presenting chalazia associated with diffuse follicular conjunctivitis but without any other aetiological ...
Viscocanalostomy versus trabeculotomy ab externo in primary congenital glaucoma: 1-Year follow-up of a prospective controlled pilot study

Noureddin B'N.; El-Haibi C.P.; Cheikha A.; Bashshur Z.F. (LONDONBRITISH MED ASSOC HOUSE, TAVISTOCK SQUARE, LONDON WC1H 9JR, ENGLAND, 2006)

Aim: To study the effectiveness of viscocanalostomy in patients with primary congenital glaucoma of the isolated trabecular dysgenesis category and compare it with trabeculotomy ab externo. Methods: Eight patients with ...
An evaluation of photographic screening for neovascular age-related macular degeneration [5]

Salti H.; Khoury J. (LONDONMACMILLAN BUILDING, 4 CRINAN ST, LONDON N1 9XW, ENGLAND, 2006)

[No abstract available]
Hepatocyte growth factor induces retinal vascular permeability via MAP-kinase and PI-3 kinase without altering retinal hemodynamics

Clermont A.C.; Cahill M.; Salti H.; Rook S.L.; Rask-Madsen C.; Goddard L.; Wong J.S.; Bursell D.; Bursell S.E.; Aiello L.P. (ROCKVILLE12300 TWINBROOK PARKWAY, ROCKVILLE, MD 20852-1606 USA, 2006)

PURPOSE. Although vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is a key mediator of retinal vascular permeability (RVP), there may be additional humoral contributors. Hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) induces endothelial cell ...
Vernal keratoconjunctivitis presenting unilaterally

Awwad S.T.; Najjar D.M.; Aouad A.; Haddad R.S. (, 2006)

A 7-year-old boy had itching, foreign body sensation, and redness in his right eye. Unilateral cobblestone papillae and a shield ulcer were found. Topical antihistamines, mast cell stabilizers, and steroids led to marked ...
Diode laser transcleral cyclophotocoagulation for refractory glaucoma: A 1 year follow-up of patients treated using an aggressive protocol

Noureddin B.N.; Zein W.; Haddad C.; Ma'luf R.; Bashshur Z. (LONDONMACMILLAN BUILDING, 4 CRINAN ST, LONDON N1 9XW, ENGLAND, 2006)

Purpose: To prospectively evaluate the intraocular pressure (IOP) lowering ability, retreatment rate, and complications of transcleral Diode laser cyclophotocoagulation using a higher power setting than what is generally ...
Ocular Findings Among Thalassemia Patients

Taher A.; Bashshur Z.; Shamseddeen W.A.; Abdulnour R.-E.E.; Aoun E.; Koussa S.; Baz P. (NEW YORK360 PARK AVE SOUTH, NEW YORK, NY 10010-1710 USA, 2006)

Purpose: The study aims at studying the ophthalmologic status in a group of thalassemia patients. Design: A cross-sectional study. Methods: Eighty-four thalassemia patients were randomly selected and underwent an ophthalmologic ...

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