PURPOSE To compare the state of the posterior vitreous in exudative age-related macular degeneration (AMD) with eyes with nonexudative AMD and controls. DESIGN Prospective, observational case series. METHODS B-scan ultrasonography and optical coherence tomography (OCT) were performed in 163 eyes from 82 subjects older than 55 years, 50 eyes with exudative AMD, 57 with nonexudative AMD, and ...

AIM To clarify whether the cardio-ankle vascular index (CAVI) independently contributes to the development of exudative age-related macular degeneration (AMD) compared with carotid arteriosclerosis parameters and other risk factors. METHODS Eighty-eight consecutive patients with exudative AMD were enrolled. A control group (40 age-matched men, 65 years of age or older) was also evaluated, and...

Background: Blind percutaneous pleural biopsy has traditionally been performed to investigate the etiology of exudative pleural effusion in which the initial thoracocentesis has been non- diagnostic. In view of the increasing use of image-guided and thoracoscopic pleural biopsies, this study examined the role of blind Abrams pleural biopsy in the investigation of the exudative pleural effusion ...

Purpose: To examine the common single-nucleotide polymorphisms in complement factor H (CFH), LOC387715, and HTRA1 genes as potential risk factors for exudative age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in the mainland Chinese. Methods: A cohort of 121 unrelated patients with exudative AMD and 132 ageand sexmatched control subjects, all unrelated ethnic Chinese from Northern China, enrolled in this...

Exudative retinal detachment occurs when fluid accumulates between the neurosensory retina and pigment epithelium. Ocular diseases or multisystem conditions such as nephrotic syndrome may lead to exudative detachment. This report describes a case of secondary minimal change disease, anasarca bilateral serous macular in an adult patient. A 75-year-old male patient presented emergency department ...

AIM To report a patient with unilateral exudative retinal detachment due to pansinusitis. METHODS Case report. RESULTS A 65-year-old woman with a two-month history of blurred vision, red eye and lid swelling in her left eye was referred to us. Her best-corrected visual acuity was 20/20 in the right eye and 20/200 in the left. Conjunctival vessels were engorged in the OS. Funduscopy revealed...

PURPOSE This study was undertaken to investigate the association between the complement factor H (CFH) gene and exudative age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in Korean patients. METHODS Genomic DNA was isolated from the peripheral leukocytes of patients with exudative AMD (n = 114) and control subjects (n = 187). The sole criterion for exudative AMD was the presence of choroidal neovascula...

Age-related macular degeneration (ARMD) continues to be a significant public health concern, given its high prevalence and potential blinding prognosis in the elderly. Several risk factors have been identified in the development of ARMD, including age, race, and family history. The pathogenesis of ARMD continues to be elucidated, and recent research has focused on genetic factors. ARMD presents...