SYMBLEPHARON is described by all authors discussing conjunctival diseases as adhesion between the palpebral and bulbar conjunctivae. Its aetiology is described as purulent conjunctivitis, diphtheritic conjunctivitis, trachoma, trauma, and so on. These factors do not always cause symblepharon, but may result in a very troublesome condition, apparently not mentioned in the literature, viz. conjun...

BACKGROUND Several studies suggest a protective role of bilirubin against oxidative damage during the neonatal period. ADA1*2 allele has been found associated with higher bilirubin levels in newborns and with a protective action against bronchial asthma. Thus the relation between ADA1 and asthma could be mediated by events occurring during the early extrauterine life. Moreover the increased pre...

BACKGROUND Special blue tube lights of standard length are used in most neonatal units to deliver phototherapy. Of late, special blue compact fluorescent lamp phototherapy equipments have been introduced in India, which are claimed to be better than standard tube lights. AIM To compare special blue compact fluorescent lamp (CFL) phototherapy with special blue standard-length tube lights (STL)...

background: conjunctivitis is the inflammation of the conjunctiva and has 4 main causes-viruses, bacteria, allergens, and irritants. among these, bacterial conjunctivitis is most common and is contagious, especially when the dentist is working with the infected person, and that person spreads the same to the other patient. methods: a pretested questionnaire survey was conducted among 152 subjec...

A 42-year-old woman was admitted to Mersin University, Department of Ophthalmology Clinic with itching and burning sensation of the right eye for 3 weeks. In her slit-lamp examination, nits and lice, attached to the upper and lower eyelashes of her right eye, were observed. Lice and nits were destroyed by argon laser phototherapy and were removed with the help of a fine forceps thereafter. Argo...

Background: Jaundice is one of the most leading causes of neonate hospitalization (51.8%) during the first four weeks of life, and phototherapy is one of the most common and safest methods for the treatment of jaundice. Different results have been obtained from the studies conducted on the investigation of factors affecting increased phototherapy effect on the reduction of neonatal jaundice. Ho...

OBJECTIVE Preterm and low birth weight (LBW) infants are at greater risk of developing bilirubin-associated brain damage compared with term infants. Certainly, phototherapy, if used appropriately, is capable of controlling the bilirubin levels in LBW infants; but there is not a unique phototherapy treatment strategy in LBW infants. This study was designed to compare the prophylactic phototherap...

Two hundred and thirty eight patients with ocular symptoms of conjunctivitis, conjunctival xerosis, pterygium and pinguecula were selected for this clinical trial. All the patients were administered Ophthacare eye drops topically as a single medication at the dose of 2 drops every 2 hours for 15 days. Ophthacare eye drops showed excellent results in relieving symptoms of viral conjunctivitis in...