Biomedical subjects

Nachum Rosen

Publications and source records attributed to Nachum Rosen.

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PubMed2003

[Ptosis--etiology, diagnosis and management].

Ptosis is a common complaint in patients who refer to ophthalmologists especially oculoplastic surgeons. Occasionally, ptosis may be the presenting sign or symptom of a systemic disease. Therefore, it is of great importance to know the causes of ptosis, its clinical presentation, and the systemic evaluation that one must undergo before going into surgery. This review presents the common causes of ptosis according to age of appearance, systemic diseases that must be ruled out, and the surgical options that exist.

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PubMed2003

[Thyroid orbitopathy].

Thyroid Orbitopathy (T.O) is the most common orbital disease caused by a systemic illness. The clinical manifestations of T.O are a result of inflammation, edema and scarring of orbital tissue, and include exophthalmos, soft tissue edema, lid retraction, chemosis, exposure keratitis that can lead to corneal ulceration and perforation, ocular motility disorders and strabismus, and compressive optic neuropathy. T.O is an autoimmune disease but the exact etiology is yet to be revealed. Most cases resolve spontaneously without the need for medical or surgical intervention, but more severe cases may result in devastating visual and cosmetic results. In recent years, there has been a significant progress in the understanding of the disease and the medical and surgical treatment of T.O. This work reviews new aspects of T.O and it's surgical treatment, and include clinical photographs of patients operated on in our department.

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Intrascleral implantation of glass beads during evisceration.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: To review the results after small glass bead implantation in the scleral cavity during evisceration. MATERIALS AND METHODS: In this retrospective study, we retrieved the follow-up data of 17 patients who underwent evisceration with glass bead implantation from 1993 to 1996. RESULTS: All patients achieved good cosmetic results with good motility of the prosthesis. Complications included transient chemosis at the early postoperative period in 3 patients (17.6%), 1 patient (5.9%) with local dehiscence of the wound, 1 patient developed a cyst in the socket (5.9%), and 1 patient was afflicted with thinning of the conjunctiva over the surgical wound. CONCLUSION: The use of glass beads to fill the scleral cavity during evisceration has the advantage of an excellent fit in accordance with the scleral cavity volume, as well as ease of treatment in case of extrusion. The prosthesis movement is good because of its engagement with the scleral bulges caused by the glass beads.

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