Results: 4

Optical coherence tomography angiography findings in patients with ocular and non-ocular Behcet disease

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 84 (3), 2021
ABSTRACT Purposes: To evaluate the optical coherence tomography angiography findings in patients with Behçet disease with and without ocular involvement. Methods: A total of 40 patients with Behçet disease and 30 healthy controls were enrolled in the study. Retinal vessel density in the superficial c...

Ultrasonographic characteristics of active ocular toxoplasmosis

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 82 (4), 2019
ABSTRACT Purpose: To evaluate ophthalmic ultrasonographic findings associated with active ocular toxoplasmosis. Methods: Forty-seven eyes with active ocular toxoplasmosis in 47 patients were subjected to ocular ultrasonography using the transpalpebral technique (10-MHz transducer) and fundus photograph...

Relationship between erythrocyte sedimentation rate and choroidal and retinal thickness in Behçet's disease

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 82 (4), 2019
ABSTRACT Purpose: To compare retinal and choroidal thickness in patients with Behçet's disease with and without ocular involvement as well as to evaluate the correlation between erythrocyte sedimentation rate and choroidal thickness among patients with Behçet's disease. Methods: This was a prospectiv...

Anti-inflammatory effect of lycopene on endotoxin-induced uveitis in rats

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 79 (6), 2016
ABSTRACT Purpose: We evaluated the efficacy of lycopene, a dietary carotenoid and potent antioxidant, against ocular inflammation and oxidative stress in an experimental uveitis model. Methods: Endotoxin-induced uveitis (EIU) was induced in Sprague-Dawley rats by a single subcutaneous injection of 200 ...