Axenfeld Rieger Syndrome is anterior segment dysgenesis characterized by posterior embryotoxon and of the chamber. Developmental abnormalities angle cause increased resistance to outflow. Ocular hypertension a complication in almost 50% cases. It an autosomal dominant disease its prevalence between 50,000 100,000 newborns per year. The main associated affected genes are FOXC1 PITX2, occurring 4...

Comment. Episcleral neurofibromas and schwannomas likely arise from the long posterior ciliary nerves within the sclera. The ciliary nerves pierce the sclera near the optic nerve and pass anteriorly within the sclera and suprachoroidal space while branching to form a loose connection between the long and short posterior ciliary nerves, leading to 20 to 30 branches at the level of the ciliary bo...

The last-named may also be due to purulent ophthalmia, which is more prevalent in Eastern countries (Egypt, Palestine, Syria, India, etc.). In Egypt many patients are also affected by cataract, glaucoma with sunken globes, narrow palpebral fissures, and narrow or obliterated fornices. The sphincter iridis in brown and black eyes is stronger than that in green or blue eyes, and the extra-ocular ...

conjunctiva in any of the cases. The right preauricular gland was enlarged and tender. On admission, the temperature was normal, but rose to 1000 the following day, then fell to normal and did not rise again. He was treated by hot fomentations. On the third day-seventh day of disease-the preauricular gland was punctured with the usual precautions to avoid organismal contaminations. A needle on ...

OBJECTIVE This is a study to evaluate friendships in latency street boys of Porto Alegre, RGS, Brazil. METHODS A sample of 30 latency street boys was compared with a sample of 51 latency boys living with their low income families, using the Cornell Interview of Peers and Friends (CIPF). RESULTS The two groups had a significantly different CIPF global scores, and the boys of the street group...

Összefoglaló. Az Axenfeld–Rieger-szindróma ritka betegség. A közlemény bemutatja a klinikai megjelenési formáit, diagnosztikus és terápiás lehet?ségeket. szemgolyó elüls? szegmentumát érint? fejl?dési rendellenességek vizsgálata hagyományos biomikroszkópos vizsgálat mellett digitális kamerával is történhet, mely csarnokzugi képleteket nagy nagyításban, éles képet mutatva tudja megjeleníteni. sz...