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Intravenous imipenem prophylaxis in experimental endophthalmitis.
(2002)
PURPOSE:
To determine the effect of prophylactic intravenous imipenem on experimental Staphylococcus aureusendophthalmitis.
METHODS:
The right eyes of 36 New Zealand albino rabbits received an intraocular injection ...
Normal ocular flora in newborns delivered in two hospital centers in Argentina and Paraguay
(2005)
PURPOSE:
To determine the spectrum of normal conjunctival flora in newborns in two hospital centers in North Argentina and Paraguay.
METHODS:
In this prospective observational study, conjunctival specimens were obtained ...
Prospective study of risk factors for conjunctival bacterial contamination in patients undergoing intraocular surgery
(2009)
PURPOSE:
To determine whether a patient's age, gender, local or systemic risk factors affect the rate of preoperative bacterial contamination.
METHODS:
Consecutive 1,474 patients undergoing intraocular surgery were ...
Training program for vitreoretinal surgery in Nairobi, Kenya from 2000 - 2006
(2008)
BACKGROUND:
After the U. S. Embassy bombing in 1998 in Nairobi, Kenya, a relief operation was immediately initiated by the Department of Ophthalmology of the Ludwig Maximilians University (LMU) Munich, Germany. Surgical ...
Epidemiological characteristics of microbiological results on patients with infectious corneal ulcers: a 13-year survey in Paraguay.
(2004)
BACKGROUND:
This is a retrospective, chart-reviewed study of patients diagnosed with infectious corneal ulcers at the Ophthalmology Department of the National University of Asunción in Paraguay. The microbiological culture ...
Tropical ophthalmology--prevention and therapy"Vision 2020--the right to sight"
(2004)
Worldwide 45 million people are blind, 180 million people are visually handicapped, 90% of all blind people are living in developing countries and 80% of blindness is preventable. The global economic productivity loss due ...
Is Credé's prophylaxis for ophthalmia neonatorum still valid?
(2001)
No abstract available
Eosinophilic granuloma of the orbit in an adult woman.
(2000)
No abstract available
From conjunctivitis to glaucoma. When is a red eye an alarm signal?
(2002)
A red eye is mostly a relatively harmless sign of simple conjunctivitis. Viral conjunctivitis may be extremely contagious. If no improvement is seen after ten days of treatment, referral to an ophthalmologist is indicated. ...
A tourist with dengue fever and visual loss.
(2002)
No abstract availabe