Retinal and choroidal morphological changes in Huntington's disease

Applying Bioinfomatics Strategies in Huntingtons Disease Research

Morphological changes in injured retinal pigment epithelium and photoreceptor cells after transplantation of stem cells into subretinal space

Introduction: Degenerative retinal diseases are main cause of irreversible blindness. Stem cells therapy is a promising way in these diseases. Therefore, mesenchymal stem cells because of its safety can produce degenerated cells and can play important role in treatment. The aim of this study was to examine morphological changes in injured retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) and photoreceptor cells...

Baseline subfoveal choroidal thickness as an indicator for bevacizumab outcomes in central retinal vein occlusion

Background: Retinal vein occlusions are one of the most common form of retinal vascular disorders and could lead to vision loss due to macular edema, macular ischemia and sequelae from neovascularization. Anti-venous endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF) treatment is the choice strategy of treatment for patients with macular edema secondary to central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO). There is an ...

Choroidal and Retinal Tumors in Adults: Choroidal Melanocytic Lesions

CHOROIDAL NEVUS Choroidal nevus (Figure 1), the most common primary intraocular tumor,1 is a benign tumor that arises from melanocytic cells derived from the neural crest. Choroidal nevi are more common in white people, with 4% of the population having at least one.1 Malignant transformation into melanoma is possible; therefore, choroidal nevi should be monitored even though the rate is 1 in 4,...

Choroidal and Retinal Tumors in Adults: Intraocular Lymphoma, Retinal Astrocytoma, and Choroidal Osteoma

92 CATARACT & REFRACTIVE SURGERY TODAY EUROPE SEPTEMBER 2011 A lthouth vitreoretinal lymphoma, retinal astrocytoma, and choroidal osteoma are rare diseases, they do occur. Therefore, it is important to have clinical suspicion of these entities because proper diagnosis may have important systemic and ocular implications. The general ophthalmologist must stay forever vigilant for causes of visual...