(1) The differential diagnosis of viral retinitis is mainly based on the evaluation of the clinical findings by the ophthalmologist; for confirmation of the diagnosis, immunohistological testing is necessary.
(2) The ophthalmologist must explain to the child and the parents that dyslexia usually has no ophthalmological or visual cause but is a disability with a neurobiological background, still unknown, in which the only efficient treatment is within the area of pedagogy.
(3) A prospective study was performed by 30 ophthalmologists to determine the prevalence of exfoliation syndrome (ES) in different areas of France and its relationship with glaucoma.
(4) Knowledge of the incidence of both short- and long-term elevation of intraocular pressure (IOP) after extracapsular cataract extraction (ECCE) and posterior chamber intraocular lens (PC-IOL) insertion is essential for the practicing ophthalmologist.
(5) Almost all the latter physicians were general ophthalmologists.
(6) The patient (and his attorney) blame the eye drops and the prescribing ophthalmologist.
(7) Ophthalmologists treating similar lesions may be able to reduce persistent neovascularization and the associated visual loss by covering the entire lesion with treatment.
(8) The authors stressed that ophthalmologists should not only look for luxation of the lens in children who are suspected of having CMC syndrome.
(9) All practising ophthalmologists in Queensland completed a written survey on their current methods of treatment of pterygia.
(10) While most of the tissue is handled by the Eye Bank of Canada (Ontario Division), ophthalmologists in centers away from the Eye Bank often use local tissue when it is available.
(11) Although further investigation will be necessary to prove a cause-and-effect relationship, ophthalmologists encountering patients with otherwise unexplained cases of retinal vasculitis, or Eales disease, are encouraged to study these patients carefully for the possibility of Borrelia burgdorferi infection.
(12) A team including the neurologist, internist, ophthalmologist, and surgeon optimizes care of the whole disease and not just the symptom.
(13) Orthoptists' results using the simple retinoscopy compared well with the full retinoscopic findings of the ophthalmologists, with an overall sensitivity of 90% and specificity of 74%.
(14) Bacterial corneal ulcer is a potentially blinding emergency which should ideally be treated by an ophthalmologist aided by slit lamp biomicroscopy, microbial stain and cultures, and then selected fortified topical antibiotics.
(15) The program receives consultation from the Children's Vision Services Advisory Committee, consisting of optometrists, ophthalmologists and others in health and education programs.
(16) The patients were followed by a team consisting of a paediatric ophthalmologist, a contact lens optician and an orthoptist.
(17) Injuries caused by foreign bodies that do not penetrate the outer coats of the eye can be treated by the nonspecialist; the intraocular presence of an object requires prompt referral to an ophthalmologist.
(18) It has been shown that an ultrasound system such as the Bronson-Turner Contact B Mode can be added, fruitfully, to the armamentarium of the individual pediatric ophthalmologist.
(19) The mean age at the time of surgery was 72.7 years for the ophthalmologists and 66.4 years for the FACS members.
(20) For the ophthalmologist and otorhinolaryngologist a knowledge of the various therapeutic possibilities is important in order to adjust treatment accordingly.
Ophthalmology
Definition:
(n.) The science which treats of the structure, functions, and diseases of the eye.
Example Sentences:
(1) We have reviewed our experience in the radiographic and ophthalmologic evaluation of 1001 patients with symptoms suggesting the presence of a pituitary, prolactin-secreting adenoma.
(2) Results from DNA-marker studies were combined with information from clinical, ophthalmological and electromyographic examinations, with age-dependent penetrance and a recombinant frequency of 4% between the genes for myotonic dystrophy and apolipoprotein C2 being taken into account.
(3) The ophthalmologist must explain to the child and the parents that dyslexia usually has no ophthalmological or visual cause but is a disability with a neurobiological background, still unknown, in which the only efficient treatment is within the area of pedagogy.
(4) "This is a step I never thought I would see," said Prof Robin Ali , a molecular geneticist at the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology in London.
(5) Close cooperation of ophthalmological departments with vitreoretinal centres and early performance of urgent surgery are the basic prerequisites of better functional results of PPV in EHE.
(6) 200 patients who were diagnosed to have bacterial conjuntivitis (111 cases), corneal ulcers (39 cases), dacryocystitis (34 cases) or infections of the eyelids (16 cases) at the ophthalmology department of our university were taken as the patient group and there were 100 normal people in the control group.
(7) Follow up consisted of clinical investigation, laboratory evaluation with detailed thyroid function tests and complete ophthalmological assessments including A and B scan ultrasound and computerized tomography (CT) of the orbits.
(8) Four patients with autosomal dominant cerebellar ataxia and retinal degeneration underwent neurologic and ophthalmologic examinations and computer-assessed corneal electroretinography.
(9) By discussing basic problems and methods of immunology the significance of immune-ophthalmological mechanisms is demonstrated.
(10) Fewer VLBW than LBW-children were neurologically and ophthalmologically normal.
(11) In 50% of the cases in groups II and III, diagnosis was made on a routine ophthalmologic examination.
(12) Ophthalmic examinations were performed for determining the suitability of seven different types of non-ophthalmic ultrasound equipments for ophthalmological purposes.
(13) A review of 27 cases of bacterial endophthalmitis diagnosed and treated at the Specialized Outpatient Department for Infectious Eye Diseases at the 2nd Department of Ophthalmology of the University of Vienna over a period of eight years (January 1983-April 1991) is presented.
(14) Hallermann-Streiff syndrome is a second branchial arch defect with significant ophthalmologic, dental and craniofacial findings.
(15) The author draws attention to the advantages of the omitted diagnostic method which can be used by all ophthalmological departments.
(16) The major PXE phenotype emerging from this study is very similar in both patient groups and is characterized by severe ophthalmologic manifestations with variable, mild cutaneous and vascular symptoms.
(17) Since the first use of lasers in ophthalmology in the early 1960s, applications for the medical laser have been found in many medical specialties.
(18) This, together with his remarkable intellect, enabled him to produce outstanding research work within a large spectrum of sciences more or less directly related to ophthalmology.
(19) This case is an unusual example of fibrous dysplasia of the skull with neuro-ophthalmological symptoms but without ptosis, exophthalmos, or visual loss.
(20) In this retrospective study the findings of visual acuity, visual field and papillae of 204 patients operated on the cerebrum were determined and the significance of the morphological factors (position and size of the defect of the cerebral parenchyma, extent of the cerebral ventricles, degree of the cortical atrophy, influence of dignity) for the persisting ophthalmological deficiency phenomena was pointed out.