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Bilateral tonic pupil during a migraine attack: a case report

INTRODUCTION:Tonic pupil or Adie's pupil occurs due to parasympathetic denervation, and it is characterized by mydriasis with little or no response to light, with pupillary contraction to accommodation. It is caused by eye pathologies, such as infections, trauma, neoplasms, infla...

3D-Structural Characterization of MicroRNA Expressed in Leprosy

Introduction: Hansen’s disease, or leprosy is caused by Mycobacterium leprae (M. leprae), is a major public health problem in developing countries, and affecting the skin and peripheral nerves. However, M. leprae can also affect bone tissue, mucous membranes, liver, eyes, and testicles, producing a var...

Relationship between optical coherence tomography findings and clinical variables in patients with opiate use disorder

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 86 (1), 2023
ABSTRACT Purpose: This study aimed to examine optical coherence tomography findings in patients with opiate use disorder by comparing them with healthy controls. Methods: The study included 30 opiate use disorder patients and 30 controls. The participants' detailed biomicroscopic examinations, visual a...

Correlation between vertical dimension of occlusion and different facial measurements among a sample of sudanese adults

J. oral res. (Impresa); 11 (4), 2022
Aim: This study aimed to evaluate the correlation between vertical dimension of occlusion (VDO) and various facial measurements in a sample of Sudanese adults. Material and Methods: A total of 113 dental students (33 males and 80 females) with a mean age of 21.7±1.26 years were enrolled in this study. D...

Ceratites ocasionadas poir fungos em indivíduos da zona rural goiana

J. Health Sci. Inst; 40 (2), 2022
Objetivo – Identificar os fungos envolvidos no acometido de ceratites micóticas em indivíduos humanos da zona rural goiana. Métodos – Sessenta secreções dos olhos foram coletadas de pacientes com suspeita de ceratites micóticas, originários da zona rural goiana, e assistidos nas clínicas oftÃ...

Preliminary study of rabbits as an animal model of mammalian eye transplantation and literature review

Rev. bras. oftalmol; 81 (), 2022
ABSTRACT Purpose: To describe an innovative animal model of eye transplantation used in rabbits. Methods: six Dutch-belted male rabbits were submitted to lateral orbitotomy in the right eye, wide retrobulbar anatomy exposure, dissection of the structures, identification and distal section of the optic ...

Aneurisma trombosado de arteria comunicante anterior asociado a síntomas visuales

Rev. argent. neurocir; 35 (3), 2021
Introducción: Los aneurismas de la arteria comunicante anterior (AComA) se presentan frecuentemente como causa de hemorragia subaracnoidea espontánea (HSAE), en casos raros se asocian a síntomas visuales por compresión mecánica o ruptura y su tratamiento quirúrgico a menudo representa un desafío. ...

Glaucoma de células fantasmas secundario a Síndrome de Terson en un ojo fáquico
Secondary ghost cell glaucoma a Terson syndrome in a phakic eye

Alerta (San Salvador); 4 (3), 2021
Paciente masculino con antecedente de trauma craneoencefálico severo recibido en la unidad de emergencia con una puntuación en la escala de Glasgow de 3 puntos; se describió en la tomografía computarizada un hematoma frontal epidural y una hemorragia subdural aguda; fue intervenido quirúrgicamente p...