Retinal Detachment

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Acute Transverse Myelitis

Acute transverse myelitis is acute inflammation of gray and white matter in one or more adjacent spinal cord segments, usually thoracic. Causes include multiple sclerosis, infections, autoimmune or...

[Clinical Picture] Bilateral exudative retinal detachments in Sturge-Weber syndrome

An 11-year-old girl with a port-wine stain on both sides of her face () presented after reporting progressive difficulty reading. Visual acuity in the right eye was 20/100 and and in the left eye she...

[Clinical Picture] Retinal arteriolar tortuosity and artery occlusion

A 56-year-old African-American man presented with 20/30 best-corrected visual acuity bilaterally. Fundoscopic examination, fundus photographs, and fluorescein angiography showed significant bilateral...

Bilateral pediatric sinusitis takes longer to heal after surgery

Children should be evaluated for an extended period after undergoing bilateral endoscopic sinus surgery, show findings from a retrospective study.

ACL Tears Accurately Identified By Dual Energy CT In Emergency Departments

Dual energy CT is an effective way to evaluate emergency department patients with possible anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears, a new study shows. ACL tears are one of the most frequent ligamentous...

A man with bilateral loin pain

A 65 year old man presented with a 12 month history of bilateral flank pain but no fever or lower urinary tract symptoms. Over the preceding 10 years he had had multiple interventions, including......

Dual energy CT accurately identifies ACL tears in emergency department

(American Roentgen Ray Society) Dual energy CT is an effective way to evaluate emergency department patients with possible anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears, a new study shows. ACL tears are one...

Associated Plastic Surgeons & Consultants Reports that Insurance Denied Payment for Bilateral Breast Reconstruction Following Mastectomy

Huntington, NY (PRWEB) March 26, 2013 A 50-year old woman underwent a bilateral mastectomy. A planned 3-stage surgical reconstruction was outlined by her plastic surgeon. The first two stages of...

Surgery or physiotherapy for meniscal tears?

N Engl J Med2013; doi:10.1056/NEJMoa1301408bmj;346/mar26_3/f1921/FIG1F1fig1Meniscal tears are common in older adults with mild osteoarthritis of the knee, and most are managed surgically. An initial.....

Bilateral retinal detachment in reactive arthritis: coincidence or association?

Retinal lesions are not typically found in reactive arthritis. However, a previous case report documented co-existing retinal detachment and reactive arthritis. We report here a similar case of a 32-y...

Ketorolac Inhibits Choroidal Neovascularization by Suppression of Retinal VEGF.

We assessed the effect of topical ketorolac on laser-induced choroidal neovascularization (CNV), measured retinal PGE(2) and VEGF levels after laser treatment, and determined the effect of ketorolac o...

Retinal stimuli can be restored after autologous transplant of retinal pigment epithelium and choroid in pigment epithelium tears.

Purpose:  To evaluate the functional and anatomical outcome of patients undergoing autologous transplant of retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) and choroid after RPE tear secondary to age-related macul...

Intraocular pressure elevation in the early postoperative period after vitrectomy for rhegmatogenous retinal detachment.

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to determine the incidence of and risk factors for intraocular pressure (IOP) elevation within 24 h following vitrectomy for rhegmatogenou...

Acute bilateral impaired vision with central scotoma in an 11-year-old boy.

This article presents a case of acute bilateral impaired vision and central scotoma in an 11-year-old boy. Looking directly into a laser beam of a laser pointer for only a few seconds can cause retina...