International Journal of Ophthalmology & Visual Science

Volume 4, Issue 4, December 2019

  • Giant Conjonctival Naevus: Case Report from Bamako

    Seydou Bakayoko, Seydou Diallo, Rodrigue Romuald Elien Gagnan Yan Zaou Tou, Adama Guindo, Brainima Coulibaly, Jean Michel Mbaïkoua, Mahamat Adam Dicko, Jean Marc Léré Tiama, Mamasile Clement Bagouya, Japhet Pobanou Thera

    Issue: Volume 4, Issue 4, December 2019
    Pages: 63-65
    Received: 24 August 2019
    Accepted: 23 September 2019
    Published: 9 October 2019
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    Abstract: Conjunctival nævus is a common tumour in the conjunctiva. It can appear clinically in childhood or adolescence. The juxta limbic location (on the temporal side and near the palpebral fissure) of the nævus is the most frequent. Its presence at the level of the lacrimal caroncula (inner angle of the eye) and the semi-lunar fold (outside the caroncula... Show More
  • Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography to Detect and Differentiate Ischemic Optic Neuropathy from Papilledema - Systematic Review

    Manuel Augusto Pereira Vilela, Carina Graziottin Colossi

    Issue: Volume 4, Issue 4, December 2019
    Pages: 66-70
    Received: 1 August 2019
    Accepted: 25 September 2019
    Published: 10 October 2019
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    Abstract: Background: Optic disc is a region with a complex vascular stratification, with components from the posterior ciliary arteries and central retinal artery. Nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NA-AION) and papilledema can produce disc edema and visual fields defects. Optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) can aid in the rapid di... Show More
  • Endogenous Endophthalmitis by Candida Albicans Associated with a Primary Immunodeficiency Due to CARD9 Deficiency

    Juliana Albano de Guimarães, Maria Campos Pires, Camillo Carneiro Gusmão, Andrea Mara Simões Torigoe

    Issue: Volume 4, Issue 4, December 2019
    Pages: 71-76
    Received: 1 September 2019
    Accepted: 4 October 2019
    Published: 15 October 2019
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    Abstract: This report encopasses a case of endogenous endophthalmitis by Candida albicans in an otherwise healthy young adult patient, which led to the diagnosis of a primary immunodeficiency, CARD9 deficiency, associated with familial candidiasis. A 31-year-old female patient with a one-month history of low visual acuity (VA) in the right eye (RE) was refer... Show More
  • Ocular Complications of Diabetes Mellitus Except for Diabetic Retinopathy

    Chantal Makita, Charles Géraud Fredy Nganga Ngabou, Eyissa Nzi Gombé, Reinette Messe Ambia Koulimaya

    Issue: Volume 4, Issue 4, December 2019
    Pages: 77-80
    Received: 27 September 2019
    Accepted: 29 October 2019
    Published: 5 November 2019
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    Abstract: The Ocular complications of diabetes mellitus except for diabetic retinopathy have been poorly studied compared retinal complications, which are the main cause of blindness. We report the results of a prospective study reviewing the different ocular conditions encountered during diabetes. Four hundred (400) eyes of two hundred (200) patients with t... Show More
  • Relationship Between Consanguineous Marriages and Incidence and Severity of Refractive Errors: A Cross-sectional Study

    Ali Mazyed Alsaqr

    Issue: Volume 4, Issue 4, December 2019
    Pages: 81-87
    Received: 7 October 2019
    Accepted: 26 October 2019
    Published: 5 November 2019
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    Abstract: Congenital and genetic ocular disorders are linked to parental consanguinity. The aims was to investigate the effects of consanguineous marriages on the refractive errors of preschool-aged and adolescent patients. Two sample groups were recruited: the preschooler group (3–6 years; 335 participants) and the adolescent group (12–20 years; 998 partici... Show More
  • Development and Preliminary Evaluation of a System to Rapidly Measure Coefficient of Friction on Soft Contact Lenses

    Daniel Joseph Hook, Charles Phillip Lusignan, Katarzyna Aneta Wygladacz, Jeffery Merrill Schafer, Robert Brian Steffen, William Thomas Reindel, Gary Michael Mosehauer

    Issue: Volume 4, Issue 4, December 2019
    Pages: 88-96
    Received: 2 October 2019
    Accepted: 22 October 2019
    Published: 14 November 2019
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    Abstract: This study was undertaken to 1. develop an apparatus to rapidly measure coefficient of friction (COF) on soft contact lenses; 2. determine if COFs measured on two daily-disposable lens models before and after wear are consistent with changes in lens surface morphology observed in parallel atomic force microscopy (AFM) images. Methods: A stress rheo... Show More
  • Clinical Observation of Treating Infantile Ophthalmic Hemangioma by Oral Propranolol

    Jing Huang, Daoman Xiang

    Issue: Volume 4, Issue 4, December 2019
    Pages: 97-100
    Received: 1 October 2019
    Accepted: 21 October 2019
    Published: 19 November 2019
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    Abstract: To evaluate the clinical efficacy and safety by oral propranolol in treating infantile ophthalmichemangioma (IH). A prospective analysis of 66 infantile outpatients with ophthalmic hemangioma from Feb 2016 to Apr 2018. According to the initial dose, the order of maintenance dose and drug withdrawal of oral propranolol prescription, the tumor size, ... Show More
  • The Relation Between Age Related Macular Degeneration and Thyroid Disorders

    Mona Abdelkader, Naglaa Abass

    Issue: Volume 4, Issue 4, December 2019
    Pages: 101-105
    Received: 16 September 2019
    Accepted: 18 October 2019
    Published: 20 November 2019
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    Abstract: The Purpose of the study was to evaluate the association between thyroid -stimulating hormone (TSH), free tri-iodothyronine (T3), free thyroxine (T4), hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism and age related macular degeneration (ARMD) incidence. Nine hundred and fifty patients with thyroid disorders versus five hundred and thirty eu-thyroid subjects were i... Show More
  • Visual and Refractive Outcomes Following Simultaneous Phacoemulsification and Pterygium Excision with Conjunctival Autograft

    Shreesha Kumar Kodavoor, Soundarya B, Ramamurthy Dandapani

    Issue: Volume 4, Issue 4, December 2019
    Pages: 106-110
    Received: 19 November 2019
    Accepted: 16 December 2019
    Published: 24 December 2019
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    Abstract: Purpose - This study aims at analyzing the visual and refractive outcomes following simultaneous phacoemulsification and pterygium excision with conjunctival autograft (CAG). Setting-Tertiary eye care hospital in South India. Design-Retrospective study. Methods-508 eyes that underwent simultaneous phacoemulsification with pterygium excision between... Show More