PURPOSE: Tuberculous optic neuropathy may follow infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis or administration of the bacille Calmette-Guerin. However, this condition is not well described in the ophthalmic literature. METHODS: Ophthalmologists, identified through professional electronic networks or previous publications, collected standardized clinical data relating to 62 eyes of 49 patients who they ...

A 38-year-old woman wearing hydrogel coloured contact lenses presented to the clinic with a painful red eye and epiphora. On biomicroscopy, a large corneal epithelial defect and ring infiltrate were observed. She had been using topical anaesthetic drops for 10 days. After cessation of the anaesthetic drops, the corneal lesions resolved ...

Cerebral asymmetry is used to describe the differences in electroencephalographic activity between regions of the brain. The objective of this study was to document frontal, central, and parietal asymmetry in psychophysiological (Psy-I) and paradoxical (Para-I) insomnia sufferers as well as good sleeper (GS) controls, and to compare their patterns of ...

Many animals rely on path integration for navigation and desert ants are the champions. On leaving the nest, ants continuously integrate their distance and direction of travel so that they always know their current distance and direction from the nest and can take a direct path to home. Distance information ...

Make-up has a beautifying effect on facial attractiveness. However, little is known about the role of make-up in other than social perception. Does eye make-up applied to a gazing face influence the perception of this gaze by others? Eye make-up might make an individual's gaze more recognizable by emphasizing the ...

This study was conducted to assess the in vivo safety and accuracy of percutaneous lumbar pedicle screw placement using the owl's-eye view of the pedicle axis and a new guidance technology system that facilitates orientation of the C-arm into the appropriate fluoroscopic view and the pedicle cannulation tool in the ...

In this paper, we propose a wide-view parallax-free eye-mark recorder with a hyperboloidal half-silvered mirror and a gaze estimation method suitable for the device. Our eye-mark recorder provides a wide field-of-view video recording of the user's exact view by positioning the focal point of the mirror at the user's viewpoint. ...

A 64-year-old Mexican fisherman with a history of syphilis is diagnosed with panuveitis of the right eye after presenting with unilateral blurry vision, redness, and pain. A PPD was 35X30mm, and chest X-ray suggested tuberculosis. The patient's pain and vision improved with 4-drug anti-tuberculous therapy, topical steroids, and cycloplegic eye ...

This report describes the first assumed locally transmitted case of the eye worm Thelazia callipaeda in a dog living in southern Germany. A 4-year-old male golden retriever from the town of B?hl in north eastern Baden-W?rttemberg, about 10 km from the German-French border, showed one sided lacrimation for over 2 ...

The authors describe an atypical presentation of sympathetic ophthalmia in a child caused by multiple surgical interventions in the exciting eye. Optical coherence tomography findings were noted. Early diagnosis and management with intravenous methylprednisolone and immunosuppressants helped in salvaging the only seeing eye of the child.

Human dirofilariasis caused by Dirofilaria immitis and Dirofilaria repens have been reported in Malaysia. This is the fourth reported case of dirofilariasis caused by D. repens. The patient was a Chinese male from Kuching Sarawak, Malaysia who presented with a one day history of redness and itchiness over the temporal ...

INTRODUCTION: The red eye is one of the commonest reasons for presenting to the eye clinic. Red eye due to serious conditions that may threaten patient's vision require early detection and referral to ophthalmologists for prompt care. The aim of the study is to determine the prevalence and causes of ...

This paper reports the occurrence of parasitism by the Oriental eye-fluke, Philophthalmus gralli in ostriches reared in a commercial flock from the State of Minas Gerais State, Southeastern Brazil. The two affected birds presented lacrimation, inflammatory reaction and loss of body condition. After physical examination the birds revealed, 17 and ...

This intriguing case report provides novel images and a description of the anterior and rarer posterior segment findings seen in ocular inflammation associated with tarantula spider hair exposure. We present an interventional case report of a 9-year-old boy who presented with a red, sore eye. Slit lamp examination revealed right ...

We report a case of Loa loa filariasis in an 8-month-old child who presented with a 3-month history of irritated acute red eye and insomnia. Examination revealed a living and active adult Loa loa worm in the anterior chamber of the left eye. The worm was extracted under general anesthetic.

We investigated ecophysiological and growth responses of short (0.4 to 1.3 m in height) advance regeneration of red spruce (Picea rubens Sarg.) and balsam fir (Abies balsamea L.) six years after removal of 0, 40, 50, 60 and 100% of the overstory basal area (BA) in two yellow birch-conifer stands. ...

The exotic nitrogen-fixing tree Myrica faya is invading Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park (HAVO). Observations of avian use of M.faya demonstrated that although four species of native birds visited the trees, they rarely fed on the fruits. Seven species of exotic birds were seen visiting M.faya, and five of these were ...

The red eye is one of the most frequent presenting complaints in the emergency department setting. A wide spectrum of disease processes may present as a red eye, ranging from benign self-limiting etiologies to serious vision-threatening ones. The emergency physician must be adept at recognizing "red flags" from the history ...

When a patient presents with redness in the eye, the cause needs to be diagnosed quickly. Some of the diseases that cause redness in the eye can be initially managed by an internist, but others call for quick referral to an ophthalmologist. This article reviews the spectrum of conditions manifesting ...

When attempting to draw a ball of a specified color either from an urn containing 50 red balls and 50 black balls or from an urn containing an unknown ratio of 100 red and black balls, a majority of decision makers prefer the known-risk urn, and this ambiguity aversion effect ...

The synthesis and sensing characteristics of a new class of colorimetric and fluorometric dual-modal probe for mercury ion are outlined. Judicious placement of two dithia-dioxa-aza macrocycles on the BODIPY chromophore generates this interesting molecule. A highly Hg2+-selective fluorescence enhancing property (>7-fold) in conjunction with a visible colorimetric change from purple ...

Many sub-stellar companions (usually planets but also some brown dwarfs) orbit solar-type stars. These stars can engulf their sub-stellar companions when they become red giants. This interaction may explain several outstanding problems in astrophysics but it is unclear under what conditions a low mass companion will evaporate, survive the interaction ...

BACKGROUND: Redness of the eye is a common ophthalmic symptom. The problem causing redness could arise from within or outside the globe. These range from cases of simple inflammation following itching and minor trauma for example, to severe cases like orbital cellulitis and tumours. Patients may not even be aware ...

Here we describe a fossil of an enantiornithine bird from the Early Cretaceous period in China that has substantial plumage feathers attached to its upper leg (tibiotarsus). The discovery could be important in view of the relative length and aerodynamic features of these leg feathers compared with those of the ...

Gas-filled microbubbles were initially used as ultrasound contrast agent because of their intravascular rheology, which is similar to that of red blood cells. Their transit through tissue can thus be quantified with ultrasound. More recently, these bubbles have been successfully used for molecular imaging by incorporating ligands on their surfaces ...

The present investigation aims at contributing to the ongoing discussion on the unconfirmed identity of the Red Queen, a Classic Maya dignitary discovered in Temple XIII at Palenque, Mexico, by comparing her reconstructed facial profile to the portraiture of known female personages from the site. The comparison rests upon individual ...

Red eyes are not 'just conjunctivitis' when there is significant pain or associated loss of sight. However, you are pretty safe to treat pain-free eyes and the normally seeing red eye with reasurance, lid hygiene advice and bland topical medication. But beware patients wearing soft lenses, and the red eyes ...

This paper provides the results of a taxonomic survey of the Cyanophyceae/Cyanobacteria in a frenge red mangrove forest in the estuaries of Estreito dos Mosquitos and Coqueiros, São Luís, State of Maranhão, Brazil. A total of 15 taxa were identified in 8 families, as follows: Synechoccaceae (2), Chroococcaceae (1), Hyellaceae ...

Schroeder, Binette, translated by Rosemary Lanning. Laura. Illustrated by Binette Schroeder. North-South, 1999. ISBN 0-7358-1170-9. $15.95. 32 pp. B Pre-1 PB Reviewed by AnnMarie Hamar Laura is an unusual retelling of the Humpty Dumpty nursery rhyme. One night Laura notices something shimmering in the forest. She grabs her teddy bear, ...

This review offers a birds-eye view of the state of automated hematology at the turn of the millennium. Despite its shortcomings (mainly flaggings and labor-intensive demands for confirmation), instrument-driven hematology provides much accurate and precise data to clinicians. Advances in technology over the next few decades will undoubtedly improve on ...

Visual hallucinations of intermittent nature characterized by red, purple, and white lights that would appear in front of both eyes intermittently and last a few min¬utes at a time.

The causes of red eye range from trivial to life-threatening, and many general practitioners are uncertain of their ability to diagnose them with the aid of an ophthalmoscope. We tested the hypothesis that, in the assessment of a patient with red eye, a doctor using a slit lamp biomicroscope would ...

Belief in the evil eye is one of the oldest and most widespread superstitions in the world. The concept of the evil eye has influenced present day ophthalmology, medicine, and social customs. Oculus sinister (OS), the serpent and the staff of Asclepius, the symbol of RX, and many social customs ...

The red eye is a clinical problem encountered on a daily basis in most emergency departments. A careful history and focused ophthalmologic examination will lead to a correct diagnosis and proper therapy. The red eye without photophobia, pain, or visual disturbance is most commonly a result of conjunctivitis. The presence ...

Subjects were exposed to a three-dimensional model of a house and were asked to draw it using a raised-line drawing kit. Independent groups of ten each of sighted controls, early-blind, and late-blind subjects were told to identify the vantage point of tangible pictures of the model, including side views, 'bird's-eye' ...

Factors that influenced 187 Canadian motorists to stop or not stop when blind pedestrians started to cross a busy city street were investigated. The motorists were significantly more likely to stop for a blind pedestrian than for a sighted pedestrian. This finding is consistent with the norm of social responsibility. ...

A fluorescent SH reagent, N-(9-acridinyl)maleimide (NAM), was used as a fluorescent probe to detect changes in the conformation of phytochrome from pea (Pisum sativum) seedlings during photoconversion between the red-light absorbing form (Pr) and the far-red-light absorbing form (Pfr). NAM-Cys conjugates emitted weaker fluorescence in non-polar solvent than in polar ...

A postal questionnaire was sent to all general practitioners registered in the United Kingdom enquiring about their experience, practice and attitudes regarding the red eye. Of the 31 500 questionnaires sent out 8742(28%) were returned. The doctors demonstrated a high level of anxiety about this condition combined with a low ...

What were the dominant governance issues and concerns during 1985? In the first of a two-part report, trustees of varied backgrounds and institutions give their views on what boards have accomplished in the past year. In the January issue, they will discuss the challenges they are likely to face in ...

Red/green luminosity ratios were determined by a new method. A special colored grating of red and green bars appeared to move to the left (or right) when the red bars were darker (or lighter) than the green bars. Optokinetic nystagmic eye movements (OKN) elicited by this stimulus could be measured ...

In two independent studies including 25 subjects each, naphazoline caused significant whitening (but did not prevent itching) in the histamine-induced red, itchy eye. Antazoline inhibited itching (but not redness) to a significant degree in the same model. The combination of naphazoline and antazoline produced significant whitening and inhibition of itching ...

Most studies of 'evil eye' link economic and political inequality to the fear of appropriation of property while tying envy (invidia) to paranoia. In both psychiatric and anthropological studies of evil eye, explanation of the phenomenon is problematic because the data are retroductive - involving a rationalization of the part ...

The various forms of comfort behavior of the red squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus) are described and compared with that of other Sciurids to understand their adaptative value for the red squirrel's arboreal way of life. The different comfort activities are: self-grooming, stretching, resting, sleeping, elimination and nose blowing. Observations were made ...

If the practitioner notices that a baby's eyes have started to turn in, or that they do not focus properly, the condition should be investigated. It might be a tumor or some other pathological condition and early diagnosis and treatment are important. If the child blinks, closes one eye in ...

Bird's-eye view of Deadwood, S.D.; trees and mountains in foreground and background.

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We describe a patient presenting with a red eye who was found to have conjunctival non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of the mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) type.


Keywords: conjunctiva; lymphoma; MALT; red eye

It has been suggested that mosquito vectors of filariasis and other diseases might be controlled by genetic methods. This is not yet possible because of the lack of genetic information concerning the vector species. The present study describes the development of a marker strain which is being used to study ...

In as far as the observations reported have a bearing on the movements of fluid within the eye, they are, for the most part, in accord with views at present generally accepted. On the other hand, we know of no other way in which it may be so readily demonstrated ...

Bird's-eye view of a section of small city; trees and mountains in foreground and background.