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PURPOSE: To evaluate the incidence and course of widening of palpebral fissure after unilateral lateral rectus muscle recession.
METHODS: The palpebral fissure width (PFW) was measured in 20 patients with intermittent...
PURPOSE: To report a case of bilateral optic disc edema associated with hypocalcemia.
CASE SUMMARY: A 48-year-old woman visited our ophthalmology department with decreased vision and disturbance of the visual field...
PURPOSE: To evaluate clinical results of combined phacotrabeculectomy (PHACO-TRAB) and trabeculectomy (TRAB) for primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) and primary angle-closure glaucoma (PACG).
METHODS: Forty-two eyes of 42 patients with POAG and...
PURPOSE: To report a case of subacute optic neuropathy caused by thiamine (vitamin B1) deficiency.
CASE SUMMARY: A 44-year-old woman was referred to the ophthalmology department due to decreased vision which...
PURPOSE: To report a case of a recurrent macular hemorrhage that developed after surgical removal of the internal limiting membrane (ILM) for subintimal hemorrhage due to retinal macroaneurysm.
CASE SUMMARY: A...
PURPOSE: To evaluate the significance of axial length, which is a known risk factor of retinal vein occlusion, we measured the axial lengthby using contact A-scan sonography and partial interferometry...
PURPOSE: To evaluate the visual outcome of combined phacoemulsification, intraocular lens implantation, and vitrectomy for macula-sparing rhegmatogenous retinal detachment.
METHODS: The results of combined vitrectomy with cataract extraction were retrospectively analyzed...