OBJECTIVE To determine the prevalence of ocular findings of the external structures and anterior segment of the eye, detected by biomicroscopic examination in schoolchildren in Natal (RN)-Brazil. METHODS After previous random selection, 1,024 pupils from elementary and secondary public and private schools in the city of Natal were evaluated from March to June 2001. All were submitted to prees...

BACKGROUND Although around 70% of HIV+ cases used to have ocular manifestations, the late reporting of cases often results in severe forms of ocular morbidity that would otherwise have been prevented. The objective of this study was to describe the ocular manifestations of HIV and AIDS-related patients who had been admitted to TM Jafferji Hospital, Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania. METHODS Proven case...

PURPOSE To determine the concentration of interleukins (IL-1beta and -6) and matrix metalloproteinase 9 (pro-MMP-9) in the tears of patients with different ocular surface diseases and to examine the possible relationship between the disorders and molecular inflammation. METHODS 77 patients diagnosed as having different ocular surface disorders and 18 normal control subjects were studied. Pati...

Background. This study evaluated the effectiveness of managing posterior blepharitis (PB) using a novel Posterior Blepharitis Management Protocol (PBMP). Design. Prospective, consecutive case series with 100% followup to one month. Participants. 27 patients (54 eyes) with PB from an Ophthalmology practice in Sydney, Australia. Methods. Each patient's PB was assessed by grading the nature and ex...

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Genodermatoses Ichthyosis This hereditary condition is characterized by hyperkeratosis or hypertrophy of the horny layers of the skin which is dry and scaly and looks dirty (Fig. 1). Besides dominant, autosomal recessive, and sex-linked recessive forms, ichthyosis also occurs in the SjogrenLarsson syndrome (ichthyosis, spasticity, and oligophrenia) and in Refsum's syndrome, a disturbance of lip...

A retrospective study was performed on potbellied pigs with skin disease over a 22-year period. Thirteen of 190 pigs (7%) were examined by the Dermatology Service. Three different dermatoses were diagnosed: (1) sarcoptic mange, (2) yeast dermatitis of the eyelids (blepharitis) and periocular skin, and (3) presumed ichthyosis. Sarcoptic mange was cured with ivermectin injections. Yeast dermatiti...