No abstract available.
Animals ; B-Lymphocytes* ; Mice*

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Female ; Pregnancy ; Pregnancy, Tubal*

PURPOSE: To report a case of successful treatment of Alternaria species infection after corneal tattooing using penetrating keratoplasty corneal perforation. CASE SUMMARY: A 65-year-old male underwent corneal tattooing for corneal opacity of the left eye. One month later, epithelial defect and necrosis of the left eye were observed, thus a smear and culture were performed and Alternaria species were cultured. He was treated with 0.3% amphotericin B-fortified eyedrops and Itraconazole oral medication; however, 3 weeks later, corneal perforation of the left eye was observed and penetrating keratoplasty was performed. Postoperatively, due to persistent increased intraocular pressure, trabeculectomy was performed. Two months later, donor cornea was well-grafted and recurrent keratitis was not observed. CONCLUSIONS: Corneal tattooing can cause damage to the corneal epithelium and anterior stroma and increase the risk of infection when using steroids. In the case of infection, detecting and differentiating the type of microorganisms are more difficult. Therefore, proper care and close monitoring for the signs of infection are important during and after the surgery.
Aged ; Alternaria* ; Amphotericin B ; Cornea ; Corneal Opacity ; Corneal Perforation ; Epithelium, Corneal ; Fungi ; Humans ; Intraocular Pressure ; Itraconazole ; Keratitis ; Keratoplasty, Penetrating ; Male ; Necrosis ; Ophthalmic Solutions ; Steroids ; Tattooing* ; Tissue Donors ; Trabeculectomy

PURPOSE: To evaluate differences between dominant and non-dominant eyes by analyzing angle kappa in dominant and non-dominant eyes. METHODS: Fifty-seven subjects who had best corrected visual acuity 20/20 in the better-seeing eye and no underlying ocular disease were recruited. Ocular dominance was determined using the hole-in-the-card test. Corneal topography, refractive error, intraocular pressure (IOP), and axial length were evaluated in both eyes. RESULTS: On corneal topography examination, the angle kappa and white-to-white measurements were significantly smaller in the dominant eye than the non-dominant eye (p = 0.013 and p = 0.045, respectively). However, no significant differences in sim K's' astigmatism (p = 0.210), central corneal thickness (p = 0.533), and anterior chamber depth (p = 0.216) were observed. In addition, cylindrical powers of the subjects measured by autorefraction (AR) were significantly lower in the dominant eye (p = 0.026); however no differences in spherical equivalent measured by AR (p = 0.061), IOP measured using pneumonic tonometer (p = 0.536), or axial length measured using laser biometry (p = 0.093) were observed. CONCLUSIONS: In this study, we found the angle kappa a new factor in determining the dominant and non-dominant eye. Difference in axial length and spherical equivalent between dominant and non-dominant eye may be associated with the difference in angle kappa.
Anterior Chamber ; Astigmatism ; Biometry ; Corneal Topography ; Dominance, Ocular ; Intraocular Pressure ; Refractive Errors ; Visual Acuity

It is known that early surgery between 6 and 24 months of age obtains better binocularity in infantile esotropia. We selected 59 patients who had infantile esotropia with onset before 6 months of age and underwent surgery at 10 years of age or less. Stereopsis was tested in 51 patients after surgery. Thirty four patients(66.7%) showed gross stereopsis. The patients who underwent surgery at 2 years of age or less, developed gross stereopsis in 80.8%. The patients who had their eyes aligned their eyes between 2 and 4 years of age, gross stereopsis was demonstrated in 64.3%, white the patients underwent surgery more than 4 years of age developed gross stereopsis in 36.3%. The younger the patients at the time of surgery, the greater the percentage of gross stereopsis was shown(p<0.05). Orthophoria(within +/-10 prism diopters) was seen in 81.3% of the patients underwent surgery at 2 years of age or less and in 59.3% of the patients underwent surgery more than 2 years of age(p>0.05). This study revealed that early surgery, before 2 years of age, yields better outcome for sensory fusion and good alignment.
Depth Perception ; Esotropia* ; Humans ; Telescopes

Pertutaueous transluminal angioplasty is the treatment of choice for renovascular hypertension in cases due to the renal vascular occlusion which is not severe enough to pass dilatation catheter. The advantages of percutaneous transluminal angioplasty are the use of local anesthesia, its noninvasiveness without surgical risk, feasibility of repetition and shorter hospital days compared with surgical methods. We are presenting a case of renovascular hypertension due to atherosclerosis cured by percutaneous transluminal angioplasty with the review of literatures.
Anesthesia, Local ; Angioplasty* ; Atherosclerosis ; Catheters ; Dilatation ; Hypertension, Renovascular*

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Molecular Biology

The purposes of this study were to investigate the perception and needs of community nutrition programs for 379 community residents of 23 health centers where the pilot community nutrition programs are intervening. The awareness rate of the nutrition programs was 54.3% and the reason of the awareness was mainly happened to know when visiting health centers'. More than 90% of the respondents responded that public health nutrition services are necessary. But the residents who experienced the nutrition services showed higher needs of the programs(97.3%) and improved the impression about the roles of health centers(93.6%). They also showed a higher rate of balanced dieting, stronger intentions to change their inappropriate eating style and a higher practicing rate. The more they believed in the provided nutrition information, the more they showed concerns about their diet and practicing rate of the advices from nutritionists. These results show the positive and successful impact of the pilot nutrition programs on the community residents. We need strategies for a more active improvement of the programs and to maintain more qualified public health nutritionists to carry out targeted community nutrition programs.
Surveys and Questionnaires ; Diet ; Eating ; Intention ; Nutritionists ; Public Health

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PURPOSE: To report an experience of improving symptoms through treatment with electrocauterization and subconjunctival bevacizumab injection in two patients with keratitis accompanied by corneal neovascularization and opacity. CASE SUMMARY: (Case 1) A 20-year-old woman visited our institution complaining of binocular blurred vision and congestion for the previous 3 years. Her best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) was 0.07 in the right eye and 0.4 in the left eye (Han Chun-suk visual acuity chart, decimal). The diagnosis was bilateral rosacea keratitis. Antibiotics, steroid eye drops and oral antibiotics were administered, but no improvement was observed. Electrocauterization was performed at the origin of the neovascularization of the cornea and bevacizumab was injected at the peripheral subconjunctiva in the right eye. Thereafter the corneal neovascularization did not recur, corneal opacity was reduced, and BCVA improved to 0.5. (Case 2) A 19-year-old woman visited complaining of left eye congestion for the previous 3 years. Her BCVA was 1.0 in the right eye and 0.08 in the left eye.The diagnosis was phlyctenular keratitis of the left eye. Antibiotics, steroid eye drops and oral antibiotics were administered, but no improvement was observed. Therefore, electrocauterization and subconjunctival bevacizumab injection were performed in the cornea of the left eye, after which corneal neovascularization and opacity decreased. CONCLUSIONS: In these cases, we report improvement of symptoms after treatment with electrocauterization and subconjunctival bevacizumab injection after failed treatment of palpebral sanitation, antibiotic and steroid.
Anti-Bacterial Agents ; Bevacizumab* ; Cornea ; Corneal Neovascularization* ; Corneal Opacity ; Diagnosis ; Electrocoagulation ; Estrogens, Conjugated (USP) ; Female ; Humans ; Keratitis ; Ophthalmic Solutions ; Rosacea ; Sanitation ; Telescopes ; Visual Acuity ; Young Adult