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The measurement of lens thickness by the 3M Digiecho III was carried out in 82 patients with early cataract (41 male, 41 female) from 1st January to 31 December 1988. There was the total of 100 eyes of 46 males and 54 females included in this study. The average lens thickness in patients with early cataract was 4.24 + 0.62 mm, ranging from 5.5 mm to 2.92 mm. It was also found that in comparison with the normal lens thickness it decreased with advanced age.
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The authors report a case with chemosis of conjunctiva and papillitis in a young female patient. Physical examination revealed no malar rash, skin lesion, photophobia, oral ulcer or joint symptom. Laboratory examination revealed anemia, leucopenia, albuminuria. Urine examined every 24 hours 3 days amounted to 1.26, 1.77, 1.47 gm./day respectively. Immunologic examination revealed L.E. cell-positive, antinuclear factor-posititve (reticular type). Renal biopsy: mesangial proliferative glomerulonephritis. Final diagnosis for this patient was systemic lupus erythematosus. Prednisolone 60 mg. orally/day improved both chemosis and papillitis. These presenting ocular signs are seen rarely in systemic lupus erythematosus.
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A five-year retrospective study of 23 cases of exenteration of the orbit, at Department of Ophthalmology, Siriraj Hospital, from the 1st January 1982 to 31st December 1986 was conducted. The youngest patient was 1 year old and the oldest patient was 66 years old, mean age 4.7 years. The patients were 10 male (43.48%), 13 female (56.52%). In 1982, there were 12 exenterated cases, (52.17%), and in 1983 4 cases, (17.40%). In 1984, there was 2 exenterated cases (8.70%), in 1985 3 cases, (13.03%), and in 1986 2 cases, (8.70%). The predominate age group found was 0-9 years, 17 cases, (73.90%). Retinoblastoma was found in 15 cases (65.21%), mean age 2.5 years. Squamous cell carcinoma was found in 3 cases, (13.04%), sebaceous carcinoma 1 case (4.35%), rhabdomyosar coma 1 case (4.35%), adenocarcinoma 1 case (4.35%), meningioma 1 case (4.35%), and lymphoma 1 case, (4.35%).
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A five-year retrospective study of 410 cases of enucleation at the Department of Ophthlmology, Siriraj Hospital, from the 1st January 1982 to 31st December 1986 was conducted. The patients were male 253 (61.71%), female 157 (38.29%). The youngest patient was 3 months old and the oldest patient was 93 years old, mean age was 35.5 years. The indication found mostly was endophthlamitis, 121 cases (29.51%), the second was deformity of eyeball such as phthisis bulbi and anterior staphyloma, for cosmetic purpose, 101 cases (24.63%). The third was painful blind eye, 87 cases (21.22%). The fourth was extensive rupture eyeball or prevention of sympathetic ophthmities, 63 cases (15.37%). The fifth was intraocular tumour, 38 cases (9.27%). In endopthalmitis, the age group of 60 years or more was found predominant (39.67%). For cosmetic purpose, the age group of 20-29 years was found largest (39.6%). In painful blind eye, the age group of 60 years or more was found largest (33.33%). In traumatic rupture eyeball, age group of 20-29 years was found largest (30.16%). In intraocular tumour, age group of 0-9 years was found largest (81.58%).