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In the environment we live, there are myriad numbers of infective organisms which are virulent or not. If eyes are exposed to them eyes may be inflammed. Eye is sensitive to inflammation as it differ from other organs anatomically and physiologically. Since metastatic endophthalmitis had been noted at first by Virchow in 1856, large numbers of eye became blind on the diagnosis of this disease. But as antibiotics were developed, it has been thought to be cured. Authors report here a case of endophthalmitis accompanied by septicemia. Patient was cured completely without any visual hinderance.
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Humans , Anti-Bacterial Agents , Diagnosis , Endophthalmitis , Inflammation , SepsisABSTRACT
Marfan's syndrome is another name of arachnodactyly and was firstly noted by Marfan in 1896. Salle found that ocular signs are also accompanied by this syndrome. Since then, many cases of this syndrome have been reported even in this country. The etiology of this syndrome is not exactly classified but is thought as an hereditorical and general developemental abnormalities of mesodermal origin. Authors report here a case of this syndrome in which ectopia lentis, lens opacity, organization of vitreous and iridodonesis are present.
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Arachnodactyly , Cataract , Ectopia Lentis , Marfan Syndrome , MesodermABSTRACT
Sudden and complete binocular visual loss in a healthy young person is undoubtedly a major catastrophe to the patient. In our department of ophthamology we experienced a case of neuromyelitis optica on Apr. 1, 1976. Two months before admission he had common cold like symptoms and 7 days after that a paresthesia below the 5th thoracic level and paraplegia of his both lower legs associated with urinary incontinence and deficaticn difficulty were found. On Apr. 1, 1976. he had sudden bilateral visual loss down to HM/10cm. In fundus examination marked venous engorgement and blurred disc margin with elevation of disc were found. In his right eye optic atrophy, previousely existed, was found. As soon as he admitted in the ophthalmology ward medications of prednisolone, vitamin-B, kimotab, INH, per oral were administered. 4 days after medical treatment his visual acuity seemed to be improved. The symptoms of acute myelitis were also improved. At the time of discharge his left vision was 0.6 and the right vision FC/30cm. He has not visited ophthalmology department since then, so, no more follow up examination was possible.
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Humans , Common Cold , Follow-Up Studies , Hyperemia , Leg , Myelitis , Neuromyelitis Optica , Ophthalmology , Optic Atrophy , Paraplegia , Paresthesia , Prednisolone , Telescopes , Urinary Incontinence , Visual AcuityABSTRACT
We had analyzed statistically 799 infants under one year old of age from Jan. 1, 1972 to Aug. 31, 1976. And we also compared ok above infants with the 51 cases of ophthalmia neonatrum. The results that we obtained were as below: 1. The highest causative organism for the ophthalmia neonatrum is Gonococcus (65.2%) and Staphylococcus is the next in order. 2. 42 patients (82.4%) had never taken any postnatal care including Crede's method. 3. All babies were born by vaginal delivery method in ophthalmia neonatrum. 4. Corneal perforation had occured in one patient due to ophthalmia neonatrum. 5. The annual increment of ophthalmia neonaturum was not distinct due to Chi square test, but sudden increment was noticed in 1976 without any special factot.