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Ocul Immunol Inflamm ; 23(2): 144-51, 2015 Apr.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24564567

ABSTRACT

PURPOSE: To evaluate the outcome of combined cataract surgery with primary intraocular lens (IOL) implantation and pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) in children with uveitis. METHODS: Data regarding visual acuity (VA), inflammatory status, medical therapy, and complications was collected from the medical charts of 17 children (21 eyes) with chronic uveitis who underwent combined cataract surgery and PPV at the Eye Clinic, Sahlgrenska/Mölndal, between 2002 and 2011. RESULTS: Seventy-six percent of the children had juvenile idiopathic arthritis. Median preoperative VA was 1.70 logMAR and median VA after 12 months was 0.17 logMAR. Postoperatively, glaucoma developed in 7 eyes, cystoid macular edema in 3 eyes, and visual axis opacification requiring treatment in 5 eyes. CONCLUSIONS: Although combined phacoemulsification, primary IOL implantation, and PPV in children with uveitis resulted in favorable visual outcome and stable inflammation in a majority of children, the technique should so far be reserved for uveitic cases with vitreous pathology.


Subject(s)
Cataract/complications , Lens Implantation, Intraocular/methods , Phacoemulsification/methods , Postoperative Complications/epidemiology , Uveitis/surgery , Vitrectomy/methods , Adolescent , Child , Child, Preschool , Female , Follow-Up Studies , Humans , Incidence , Infant , Intraocular Pressure , Male , Retrospective Studies , Sweden/epidemiology , Uveitis/complications , Uveitis/physiopathology , Visual Acuity
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Acta Ophthalmol ; 86(1): 58-64, 2008 Feb.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-17986291

ABSTRACT

PURPOSE: To carry out a longitudinal study of patients with Fuchs' heterochromic uveitis (FHU) in western Sweden and to establish the factors responsible for diagnostic delay. METHODS: A sample of 54 patients, 51 with monocular and three with binocular FHU, were followed for periods ranging from 8 months to 15 years. Firm diagnostic criteria were set. A detailed anamnesis regarding ocular and extraocular symptoms was taken. The eyes were repeatedly examined. Toxoplasma serology was analysed. Complications were noted. RESULTS: The delay between the first visit to an ophthalmologist and diagnosis was 0-26 years. The most common first symptom was floaters. Iris heterochromia was absent in 11 patients and discrete in 26. Iris atrophy (a diagnostic criterion) was easy to miss. Chorioretinal scars were found in six patients. Toxoplasma serology was positive in 18 (35%) patients. The only serious complication was glaucoma. CONCLUSIONS: The most important reason for delay in diagnosis of FHU is, in our opinion, failure to consider the disease as a diagnosis. This failure may occur because heterochromia is often missing or discrete, iris atrophy is easily overlooked, and vitreous opacities are common, often cause early symptoms and can explain prolonged workup and therapy. A connection with toxoplasmosis in individual cases cannot be excluded but toxoplasmosis cannot be considered a major aetiological factor. If detailed anamnesis is negative and diagnostic criteria are fulfilled, no further workup is required.


Subject(s)
Iridocyclitis/complications , Iridocyclitis/diagnosis , Adult , Anterior Chamber/pathology , Atrophy , Cataract/etiology , Cicatrix/complications , Cornea/pathology , Female , Glaucoma/etiology , Humans , Iridocyclitis/pathology , Iris Diseases/etiology , Iris Diseases/pathology , Longitudinal Studies , Male , Middle Aged , Retinal Diseases/complications , Serologic Tests , Time Factors , Toxoplasmosis, Ocular/complications , Toxoplasmosis, Ocular/diagnosis , Vitreous Body/pathology , Vitreous Detachment/complications
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Lakartidningen ; 102(35): 2399-400, 2005.
Article in Swedish | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-16184890

ABSTRACT

A 77 year old man complained of vision loss and presented psoriasiform skin manifestations. A bilateral panuveitis was observed and after extensive investigation including vitrectomy the patient was diagnosed with secondary syphilis with ocular involvement. Syphilis has shown an increasing incidence in Sweden especially within the group of men who have sex with men. This case report reminds us of the diversity of symptoms which syphilis may present and the importance of PCR to demonstrate Treponema pallidum.


Subject(s)
Panuveitis/microbiology , Syphilis, Cutaneous , Syphilis , Aged , Homosexuality, Male , Humans , Male , Risk Factors , Syphilis/diagnosis , Syphilis/pathology , Syphilis/transmission , Syphilis Serodiagnosis , Syphilis, Cutaneous/diagnosis , Syphilis, Cutaneous/pathology , Treponema pallidum/immunology , Treponema pallidum/isolation & purification
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Thyroid ; 15(12): 1389-94, 2005 Dec.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-16405414

ABSTRACT

We present a case in which a patient with disseminated well-differentiated papillary thyroid cancer developed severe thyroid-associated ophthalmopathy. Eight years after initial surgery and ablative radioiodine therapy the patient was found to have multiple pulmonary metastases. The metastases showed poor uptake of radioiodine. An attempt was made to use 13-cis-retinoic acid in order to achieve a redifferentiation of the thyroid cancer cells before recombinant human thyrotropin (rhTSH) stimulated radioiodine therapy. The treatment did not improve the uptake of radioiodine. However, approximately 2 weeks after completion of the treatment the patient experienced discomfort in her eyes and then over the next months she developed a severe ophthalmopathy. The analyses of TSH receptor antibodies and S-thyroglobulin simultaneously showed a pronounced increase. An association between therapy given and severe ophthalmopathy cannot be excluded.


Subject(s)
Graves Ophthalmopathy/etiology , Iodine Radioisotopes/adverse effects , Isotretinoin/adverse effects , Thyroid Neoplasms/complications , Thyrotropin/adverse effects , Aged , Female , Humans , Iodine Radioisotopes/administration & dosage , Isotretinoin/administration & dosage , Recombinant Proteins/adverse effects , Thyroglobulin/blood , Thyroid Neoplasms/therapy , Thyroidectomy , Thyrotropin/administration & dosage
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Acta Ophthalmol Scand ; 80(6): 608-11, 2002 Dec.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-12485280

ABSTRACT

PURPOSE: To investigate the results of preschool vision screening and to evaluate new referral criteria in a Swedish city region. Prior to 1992, all children with visual acuity (VA) of less than 0.8 at the age of 4 years were referred to an eye clinic. Since 1992, those with slightly reduced VA (0.65 in each eye or 0.65 in one eye and 0.8 in the other) have been retested at 5.5 years of age and referred if their VA is less than 0.8. METHODS: In a prospective study, the results of vision testing were collected for all children (n = 483) born in 1989-92 inclusive and registered at one child health centre at 4 years of age. The study also involved 123 other children scheduled for retesting at the age of 5.5 years. The results of the examinations and treatments at the eye clinic are evaluated. RESULTS: Few of the children with slightly reduced VA who were retested at the age of 5.5 years had visual defects that required treatment. In those who were treated, the results of treatment were good. CONCLUSIONS: The new screening criteria appear to be appropriate and are recommended.


Subject(s)
Amblyopia/diagnosis , Ophthalmology/standards , Referral and Consultation/standards , Vision Screening/standards , Child, Preschool , Female , Humans , Male , Prospective Studies , Sweden , Visual Acuity
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