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Local therapy in treatment of cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis in AIDS. The ganciclovir implant (pellet)].
(1997)
BACKGROUND:
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis with AIDS has been treated either systemically or locally by weekly intravitreous injections. An intraocular device now offers a new therapeutic approach. We investigated its ...
Blindness and visual impairment in a region endemic for onchocerciasis in the Central African Republic
(1997)
AIMS:
A population based survey of blindness and visual impairment was conducted in the district of Bossangoa, Central African Republic.
METHODS:
A total of 48 communities were randomly selected, and 6086 people ...
Fundus hemorrhage in malaria tropica
(1997)
The case is presented of a 20-year-old tourist with mild falciparum malaria and bilateral preretinal and intraretinal hemorrhage, including a macular hemorrhage with reversible visual loss, which developed during his return ...
Ophthalmia neonatorum caused by Chlamydia trachomatis. Rapid diagnosis and therapy
(University of Nairobi, 1997-05)
BACKGROUND:
In up to 73% of ophthalmia neonatorum, Chlamydia trachomatis is the causative agents. Untreated sequelae to the eyes and organs may be the result. The aim of this study was to determine the bacterial spectrum ...