(1) Any correlation between the extent of hypertropia on muscle exam and upgaze intraocular pressure changes is examined.
(2) The distribution of increase in IOP on upgaze values in 46 patients with noninfiltrative ophthalmopathy (classes 0 to 1) was the same as in the control group.
(3) We measured IOP with Goldmann's applanation tonometry in two positions: the primary position, when the patient looks straight ahead and then on upgaze.
(4) The magnitude of HD did not correlate with the degree of abduction defect, and the HD was maximal to the side of the paretic lateral rectus muscle in 14 of 16 cases, with 2 cases greatest on direct lateral gaze; 6 cases, lateral upgaze; and 6 cases, lateral downgaze.
(5) Contralateral ptosis and impaired upgaze were observed in two patients; one of them showed additional damage to the posterior commissure.
(6) Four cases with identical clinical findings have been initially described by Ouvrier in Australia (5) as "benign paroxysmal tonic upgaze of childhood".
(7) Volume replacement was satisfactory in 83.8% with a single operation, and motility of the artificial eye was at least 14 degrees of horizontal gaze in 86%, at least 7 degrees of upgaze in 95%, and at least 14 degrees of downgaze in 62.6%.
(8) We suggest that paradoxical lid elevation after sustained upgaze may be a clinically useful sign in distinguishing Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome from myasthenia gravis.
(9) We investigated an unselected series of 55 patients with treated or untreated hyperthyroid Graves' disease, assessing their clinical and laboratory status and ophthalmological findings, including the difference in intraocular pressure (dIOP) between upgaze and straight gaze using applanation tonometry.
(10) The effect of Whitnall's ligament on the levator aponeurosis can be observed as a "tenting" of the aponeurosis; the change in vector force is persistent in upgaze and downgaze.
(11) The 23 patients with infiltrative ophthalmopathy (classes 2 to 4) had increased frequency of higher increases in IOP on upgaze values compared with the other two groups.
(12) Maximal detection of these IOP abnormalities requires that patients be examined at 25 degrees upgaze.
(13) The important clinical signs are lid lag, lid retraction, raised IOP on upgaze and proptosis, the first three being the most common.
(14) Two and a half months later, there was downbeat nystagmus in the primary position and downgaze and upbeat nystagmus in upgaze.
(15) Upgaze paresis remained unchanged, and adduction of the right eye was absent.
(16) This patient is unique due to paradoxical ocular movements on attempted upgaze and the absence of other major craniofacial anomalies.
(17) At 25 degrees upgaze, these figures rose to 54% for the GD patients and 37% in HT patients.
(18) Upgaze response could not be elicited in any of the infants.
(19) A successful unilateral inferior oblique weakening produces 20 prism diopters less hypertropia or more hypotropia in the field of action and has less effect away from the muscle's field of action; a bilateral weakening of the inferior oblique produces 20 prism diopters less exotropia or more esotropia in upgaze.
(20) One patient had unbeating nystagmus that diminished with upgaze, downgaze, or convergence.
Upward
Definition:
(adv.) Alt. of Upwards
(a.) Directed toward a higher place; as, with upward eye; with upward course.
(n.) The upper part; the top.
Example Sentences:
(1) However, a highly significant upward shift of the proliferating cell compartment was observed in the cancer group, resulting in a specific modification of the [3H]TDR labeling pattern in 6 of 17 specimens.
(2) Moments later, Strauss introduces the bold human character with an energetic, upwards melody which he titles "the climb" in the score.
(3) They also questioned why George Osborne and the Treasury failed to realise there was a potential issue earlier in the calculation process – pointing to recent upwards revisions of post-1995 gross national income by the UK’s own statistics watchdog.
(4) Here we present images of polydeoxyadenylate molecules aligned in parallel, with their bases lying flat on a surface of highly oriented pyrolytic graphite and with their charged phosphodiester backbones protruding upwards.
(5) The authors decided to keep in this series only hips presenting with a very considerable upward displacement of the femoral head of type IV in Crowe, Maini and Ranawat's classification.
(6) In this study downward gaze was more severely disturbed than upward gaze.
(7) on, whereas palpation is only possible upward of 15 mm.
(8) Past measurements have shown that the intensity range is reduced at the extremes of the F0 range, that there is a gradual upward tilt of the high- and low-intensity boundaries with increasing F0, and that a ripple exists at the boundaries.
(9) We have the nuclear-related wealth, which captures the highly skilled and the affluent and the upwardly mobile.
(10) In the absence of glutamine the aggregate is readily dissociated following dilution of the extract; that is, velocity concaves upward as a function of increasing protein concentration.
(11) This contralateral defect involved the foot and extended upwards to end in a sensory level.
(12) Isolated frog retinas kept receptor side-upward in a moist chamber without perfusion showed the well-known slow PIII generated by the potassium decrease around receptors.
(13) Levels of alpha 1-antitrypsin (A 1-AT) showed marked season-related fluctuation patterns in Co children, the curves in E group children turned steeply upward from the third examination series on.
(14) The first eigenvector, when represented by grey scale maps depicting a pair of eyes, reveals that, as average threshold increases, the visual field rises and flattens, like an umbrella that, initially closed, is simultaneously opened and thrust upwards.
(15) UMLBs (n = 14) had no spontaneous activity and emitted bursts of action potentials that preceded rapid eye movements by approximately 6 ms. Parameters of the burst (duration and number of spikes) were highly correlated with parameters of the rapid eye movement (duration and amplitude of the upward displacement of the eyes).
(16) Put simply, there would have to be evidence that ultra-low oil prices are having only a temporary downward impact on inflation and have helped disguise upward pressure on wages caused by falling unemployment.
(17) With systole there is downward (caudal) flow of CSF in the aqueduct of Sylvius, the foramen of Magendie, the basal cisterns and the dorsal and ventral subarachnoid spaces while during diastole, upward (cranial) flow of CSF in these same structures is seen.
(18) During the operation an upward looping PICA was found crossing and tightly compressing the exit zone of the right facial nerve.
(19) After upward transposition of the anterior lamella, the excised skin is very suitable for covering the free tarsal surface.
(20) Assuming no future environmental or lifestyle changes, the upward trend in age-adjusted mortality rates, which averaged 2 to 3% per annum since 1950, is projected to discontinue and bend downward by the second decade of the 21st century.