Biomedical subjects

V G Clever

Publications and source records attributed to V G Clever.

4 recordsLinked to original sources

PubMed1982

Home care of hyphemas.

Cases of 20 patients with grade 1 hyphema were studied retrospectively. They were divided into two groups of ten patients each. Although the rate of clearing of the blood from the anterior chamber was slightly longer in the group treated at home, it was not statistically significant. There was no blood staining of the cornea in the home-treated group, and the final corrected visual acuity was as good as in those hospitalized for treatment. Although this is a small series of cases, home care with daily office follow-up study, especially for small hyphemas, seems to be an acceptable mode of therapy and does not seem to alter the prognosis for visual acuity.

Adolescent↗

PubMed1980

Choroidal involvement with Mycobacterium intracellulare.

Atypical mycobacteria are becoming increasingly more important as causative organisms of disease in various parts of the body. The eye, however, is infrequently involved. Mycobacterial infection in the eye is more frequent in the anterior segment than the posterior segment. Dissemination of the organism, necessary for retinal or choroidal involvement, is usually seen in a very debilitated host. A case report is presented of choroiditis presumably caused by Mycobacterium intracellulare in an asymptomatic host. Treatment of disease caused by the atypical mycobacteria to date has been difficult.

Choroiditis↗

PubMed1980

Presumed ocular tuberculosis.

Tuberculosis, once thought to be the most common cause of uveitis, is now thought to be a relatively rare cause of ocular disease. This is because of a decreased incidence of tuberculosis as well as a lessened emphasis on its diagnosis. The majority of cases of posterior uveitis and retinitis today are toxoplasmosis, histoplasmosis and other viral causes along with undetermined etiology. Following is a case report of a retinitis and periphlebitis of presumed tuberculous etiology because of the systemic involvement of the patient.

Diagnosis, Differential↗

PubMed1977

Proptosis secondary to closure of the lids posterior to the globe.

A five-year-old black male was seen with acute unilateral proptosis of one to two centimeters following blunt trauma with retraction of the eyelids behind the involved eye. The proptosis was cured by performing a lateral canthotomy and replacement of the eyelids in front of the globe.

Black People↗