This paper introduces a framework and a service model improving the understanding of domain requirements acquisition for IT-service systems development. The service model fills the gap in domain specific requirements elicitation through its base in the classical rhetorical frame introduced by Hermagoras of Temnos and through the interpretation of the domain in terms of service offerings. The mo...

Retinal pathology often results in visual field loss. Age Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD) and Stargardt's disease (a congenital disease) typically affects the central macular region of the retina, resulting in visual field loss to the region of the retina with the highest resolution. Due to the central visual field losses, patients with ARMD and Stargardt's disease often experience difficul...

Age-related macular degeneration (ARMD) is a severe disease affecting visual function in the elderly. Currently available surgical and medical options do not guarantee a significant impact on the outcome of the disease. We describe the effects of nerve growth factor eye drop treatment in a 94 years old female with ARMD, whose visual acuity was progressively worsening in spite of previous surgic...

AIMS To determine whether patients with age related macular degeneration (ARMD) benefit from cataract surgery in terms of visual function and quality of life measures, and to assess the impact of surgery on the progression of ARMD. METHODS A prospective study was carried out of patients with and without ARMD undergoing cataract surgery. Data were collected from 187 patients at the Princess Al...

We read with interest the study by Dr. Jeffrey Weiss concerning age-related macular degeneration (ARMD/ AMD) and hyperbaric oxygen [1]. Dr. Weiss is to be commended for his interest in this area of research. However, we disagree with the data Dr. Weiss cites to support his conclusion that all 14 patients showed improvement. We believe that visual field examination plays no important role in ass...

Suprachoroidal hemorrhage is a rare but dreadful event. We report the case of an 86-year-old man with age-related macular degeneration (ARMD) in both eyes. He had been receiving anticoagulation therapy for several years for systemic disease. He presented with severe headache and intractable pain in his right eye. Vision was no light perception, and the intraocular pressure was 50 mmHg in the ri...

UNLABELLED To investigate the possible association between serum uric acid levels, serum C-Reactive Protein (CRP), and age-related macular degeneration (ARMD). A total 232 patients of the eye department at Hospital Tuanku Ja'afar, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia were recruited over 9 weeks. Participants were divided into ARMD (Non-Neovascular ARMD, and Neovascular ARMD) and control groups. 107 partic...

Introduction: Age-related macular degeneration (ARMD) is the most common cause of visual impairment in people over 60 world. Forms of ARMD include the growth of new blood vessels underneath the retina (angiogenesis) and cystoid macular d which there is a loss of vision due to fluid-filled areas in the macular region. Anti-angiogenic substances like triamcinolo pegaptanib and bevacizumab have sh...

BACKGROUND Recent reports indicated that the slope of the foveal depression influences the macular pigment (MP) spatial profile. MP has been shown to confer possible protection against age-related macular degeneration (ARMD) because of its antioxidant properties. AIMS To study the configuration of foveal slope and the foveal thickness in fellow eyes of subjects with unilateral neovascular ARMD....