BACKGROUND The purpose of this study is to report the management of non-necrotizing anterior scleritis with a single-dose subconjunctival 0.7 mg dexamethasone implant (Ozurdex®, Allergan, Inc., CA, USA). Six patients with clinical diagnosis of non-necrotizing anterior scleritis (diffuse, sectorial, and nodular) were submitted to subconjunctival injection of dexamethasone implant. The injection ...

BACKGROUND Orbital implants are used routinely in pediatric patients at the time of enucleation. Complications, such as exposure, ptosis, and infection, may occur after implantation. Controversy continues regarding the rate of complications with newer implants in the pediatric population. OBJECTIVE To examine the effects of orbital implants on children whose eyes have been enucleated. METHO...

|Glaucoma is an eye disease which is caused by abnormal high IOP (Intra Ocular Pressure) in the eye. The use of implants is increasing in these days in order to treat the glaucoma. However, though conventional implants have a capability of pressure regulation, they cannot maintain IOPs desired for di erent patients. To solve these problems, it is needed to develop a new implant which is capable...

PURPOSE To assess the efficacy of bioresorbable mesh in reconstruction of orbitocranial deformities. METHODS A retrospective case series evaluating 6 orbits of 6 patients, ages 12 to 70 years old, with large multicontoured orbitocranial defects that were repaired using bioresorbable macroporous mesh. Both functional (presence of diplopia, ocular motility, exophthalmometry, and vertical globe ...

PURPOSE To report the efficacy and safety of combined intravitreal dexamethasone implant and micropulse laser for anti-VEGF resistant diabetic macular edema. PATIENTS AND METHODS Prospective, non-controlled study that was conducted for twenty eyes with center-involved diabetic macular edema not responding to anti-VEGF therapy. Ozurdex intravitreal implant was injected to all eyes with subsequ...

THE diversity of types of orbital implants suggests that the ideal one is still to be found. In the present stage of our knowledge it appears that the best retained are those which are completely buried. On the other hand the movements of the artificial eye are more natural if there is direct contact between implant and prosthesis. Work on the implant described below was begun in 1953 at the Co...

to compare the success of patients with ocular hypertension, secondary to pars plana vitrectomy and silicon oil tamponade, who had an ex-press glaucoma filtration device p50 (alcon laboratories, inc. fort worth, texas, usa) to those who had conventional trabeculectomy this study has been performed. the records of 10 eyes of 10 consecutive subjects who had ex-press implants and 9 eyes of 9 conse...

PURPOSE To report our experience with bilateral placement of dexamethasone 0.7 mg (DEX) sustained-release intravitreal implant in the management of noninfectious posterior uveitis or macular edema secondary to retinal vein occlusion. METHODS A retrospective chart review of patients with bilateral noninfectious posterior uveitis and macular edema secondary to retinal vein occlusion who were tr...