Aperito Journal of Ophthalmology
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Retinal Primary Benign Tumor with Unusual Histopathological Exam
Alfonso Casado1*, María Moreno1, Ana Albandea1, Ane Pérez-Sarriegui1 and Pernilla S Tirado2 • 07 May 2015
Purpose: To describe a new subtype of retinal tumor. Conclusion: To the authors’ knowledge, we report a case of benign retinal tumor not previously described, that seemed a vasoproliferativ...
Forensic Aspects of Ocular Trauma
Claudia Florida Costea1*, Anca Sava2, Gabriela Florenta Dumitrescu3, Mircea Albert4, Aandrei Cucu5, Serban Turliuc6 and Dana Turliuc5, 7 • 09 Apr 2015
Introduction: Sometimes, in cases of ocular trauma, the ophthalmologist must provide forensic evidence showing the status of the victim, and this requires a detailed eye examination, including an...
Conjunctival Leiomyosarcoma
Loo Wan-Wei1, 3, Ahmad-Alwi Azma-Azalina1, Zakariah Sakinah1, Awang Saleena2, Ismail Shatriah3, 4* and Embong Zunaina3, 4 • 04 Apr 2015
A 60-year-old lady presented with a fleshy mass at the nasal limbus of the right eye of two months’ duration which was progressively increase in size. Right eye examinations showed a fleshy exop...
Role of Endothelin -1 in Plasma and Vitreous Humour in Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetic Retinopathy
Abdelrahman Gaber Salman* • 04 Apr 2015
Purpose: The aim of our study was to compare the level of Endothelin 1 in plasma and vitreous between type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus and control group and understand its role in di...
The Association between Cataract Surgery and Cognitive Dysfunction in Cataract Patients - A Population-Based Follow Up in Taiwan
Jorn-Hon Liu1, 3, Tsui-Kang Hsu1, 2, 4*, Hsien-Ho Lin2, William Tao-Hsin Tung1, 3, Hsiao-Ming Chao1, 3 and Jui Wang1, 2 • 28 Mar 2015
Purpose: Senile cataract and cognitive dysfunction (senile dementia, cognitive impairment and Alzheimer disease) are commonly coexisting. Some ophthalmologists believe that cataract ...