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Transpupillary thermotherapy (TTT) by infrared irradiation of choroidal melanoma
We studied the destructive effect of hyperthermia at sub-photocoagulation level of 45–60 °C on melanomas. Optimal conditions for spreading of heat into tissue are a wavelength of 700–900 nm, a temperature of 4...
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Determination of basal tear turnover in insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus patients by fluorophotometry
The tear turnover was determined by fluorophotometry in 25 insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) patients without retinopathy and 29 IDDM patients with (pre-)proliferative retinopathy. The results were co...
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Xenon arch photocoagulator used for transpupillary hyperthermia
The technique of near-infrared irradiation to obtain tumour necrosis in experimental pigmented melanomas is described. The xenon arch photocoagulator was modified and adapted for hyperthermia treatment. The ad...
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A large family with a dominant cone dystrophy revealing prodromally a severe tritan defect
A Dutch family with an autosomal dominant cone dystrophy was followed over 7 generations. The index case was a 26 year old woman with subjective visual complaints, a mildly impaired visual acuity (0.9) and pra...
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Acoustospectrography and histology of intraocular Greene’s melanoma
This study has been performed to investigate the potentials of acoustospectrographic analysis for the characterization of biological tissues in general and of intraocular tumours in particular. The animal mode...
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Effects of microwave-induced hyperthermia on the anterior segment of healthy rabbit eyes
Hyperthermia was induced in nine healthy rabbit eyes by means of a microwave 2450 MHz stripline applicator. The anterior segment of each eye was heated to a fixed temperature of between 42° C and 46° C for 30 ...
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Blood retinal and blood aqueous barriers in diabetics by fluorophotometry
The permeability of the blood retinal barrier (PBRB) and the diffusion coefficient into the anterior chamber (kd) in 20 insulin dependent (ID) and in 11 non-insulin dependent (NID) diabetics with various degrees ...
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The effect of therapeutic ultrasound on the average of multiple intraocular pressures throughout the day in therapy-resistant glaucoma
The effect of therapeutic ultrasound was evaluated in 17 patients with therapy-resistant glaucoma by comparing average intraocular pressure (IOP) curves measured before and 3–4 months after insonification. The...
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Spontaneous retinal haemorrhages
Five patients are described with spontaneous retinal haemorrhages. In two patients small retinal haemorrhages occurred at the posterior pole, in one of them after physical exertion. In three patients multiple ...
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Early morphological changes induced by photodynamic therapy in amelanotic greene melanoma implanted in the anterior eye chamber of rabbits
Morphological changes induced by photodynamic therapy (PDT) in amelanotic Greene melanoma implanted in the anterior eye chamber of rabbits were followed up to 24 h after PDT to study the development of tissue ...
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Ocular and orbital metastasis of cutaneous melanomas
Two patients with orbital metastasis from cutaneous melanoma are described. In one patient the metastatic tumour was located in the iris, in the other one it was located in the lateral rectus muscle. Only symp...
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Plasma fluorescein decay determination during fluorophotometry
Two useful methods for determination of the decay curve of non-protein bound fluorescein (NPBF) in plasma up to 1 hour after intravenous fluorescein injection are described and evaluated. The course of NPBF is...
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Intraocular causes of diplopia
A number of intraocular disturbances and diseases may cause diplopia.
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Pigmented paravenous retinochoroidal atrophy (PPRA)
Five patients with paravenous pigmented retinochoroidal atrophy (PPRA) are described. Signs of active uveitis and progression of the fundus lesions were observed in one patient. An inflammatory origin of this ...
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Potential radiopharmaceuticals for the detection of ocular melanoma
The uptake and distribution of several 4-(substituted amino)-iodoquinolines, 131I-labelled, and of 67Ga-citrate were investigated in Syrian golden hamsters with Greene melanomas. Because of its uptake in the mela...
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Enzyme activities in the rabbit cornea during immunogenic keratitis
In rabbits inflammation of the cornea was induced by intrastromal injection of horse serum. Between 2 and 4 weeks after injection, infiltration of the cornea with leukocytes and neovascularization could be obs...
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Iodine Labelled 5-Iodo-2-Thiouracil as a Melanoma Seeking Agent: A Potential Drug for Diagnosis and Treatment
Adequate treatment of malignant melanoma places medical science before a difficult problem. Disseminated melanomas have poor prognoses. Moreover malignant melanomas are known to be radioresistant to a high deg...
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Association of birdshot retinochoroidopathy and HLA-A29 antigen
We tested the association of birdshot retinochoroidopathy and the HLA-A29 antigen. We could confirm a high association, as found by Nussenblatt et al. in 1982.
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Acyclovir Treatment in Stromal Herperic Keratitis
Acyclovir (Zovirax R) is an acyclic nucleoside possessing pronounced inhibitory activity against herpes simplex and varicella zoster virus. Contrary to other antiviral drugs topical instillation of acyclovir in t...