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 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-346X/1410146

Comparative Study of the Snellen iPad App versus Traditional Light Box Snellen Chart in Distance Visual Acuity

Gerald Paul Celis, MD

Article Type: Research Article | Indexed Archive: Volume 9

This study aimed to the Snellen whether measurements of distance visual acuity using Snellen Chart displayed on iPad tablet is comparable with traditional light-box Snellen Chart among patients in Ophthalmology Outpatient Department by using Snellen iPad application (Eye Chart HD iOS application) as a visual acuity assessment tool. It utilized a cross sectional study design among 100 new patients identified through purposive sampling. Only those who met the criteria (new patients, male or femal...

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-346X/1410145

Association of Demographic Characteristics and Behavioral Risk with the Type and Severity of Injury of Ocular Trauma among Patients Presenting in a Provincial Level III Government Hospital: A 5-Year Analytic Cross-Sectional Study

Mark Anthony T Sanchez, MD and Mariel Angelou A Parulan, MD, MBA, DPBO

Article Type: Analytic Cross-Sectional Study | Indexed Archive: Volume 9

We want to determine if there is an association between demographic characteristics and behavioral risk with the type and severity of the injury of ocular trauma among patients in a level III provincial government hospital. We did a 5-year retrospective chart review among patients who presented at the Jose B. Lingad Memorial General Hospital in the Outpatient Department....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-346X/1410144

Features of Uveitis in Lomé

Kokou Vonor K, Roger Ahlonko Kuaovi, Mawuli Santos, Yaovi Tété, Yawa Nagbé, Koffi Didier Ayéna, Méba Banla and Komi Patrice Balo

Article Type: Original Article | Indexed Archive: Volume 9

Data on uveitis is rare in Africa. This study aims to describe the epidemiological, clinical, and therapeutic characteristics of uveitis in Lomé (Togo). We carried out a retrospective and descriptive study based on patients’ records between January 1, 2014, and December 31, 2018, a period of 5 years. The clinical, biological, and therapeutic characteristics of uveitis were analyzed. The Khi 2 test was used to compare percentages and Student’s t-test to compare averages with a 5% threshold.....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-346X/1410143

Raised Intracranial Pressure in an Obese Female Due to VZV Meningitis

Hassan Lami, MD, Sebastian Brown and Clare Fraser

Article Type: Case Report | Indexed Archive: Volume 9

Initial infection with VZV causes varicella (or ‘chickenpox’). This is a primary infection which can then lie dormant in sensory ganglion cells; when reactivated it is termed herpes zoster [1]. Common reported neurological complications of primary varicella infection are meningoencephalitis and acute cerebellar ataxia [2]....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-346X/1410142

Pars Plana Vitrectomy with Internal Limiting Membrane Peeling using Inverted Flap Technique in Full-Thickness Macular Hole Stage IV with Posterior Vitreous Detachment

Gerald Paul Celis, MD and Darby Santiago

Article Type: Case Report | Indexed Archive: Volume 9

To document a case of macular hole managed with an innovative new procedure, the Inverted Flap Technique of Internal Limiting Membrane (ILM) Peeling. A 67-year-old female presented with central visual loss on left eye for more than a year. Pre-operative visual acuity of counting fingers at 2 feet. Baseline macular Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) showed a large full thickness macular hole measuring 710 μm in diameter associated with chronic cystoid degenerative changes and posterior vitreous ...

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