<![CDATA[To describe the long-term surgical outcomes in a population-based cohort of children with intermittent exotropia.]]>

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<![CDATA[Neuromyelitis optica (NMO) is presumably mediated by an autoantibody against aquaporin-4 densely expressed at the blood-brain barrier. In 18 patients with NMO, brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings were systematically reviewed. Brain MRI abnormalities were found for 89% of the patients, and the most prominent feature was “cloud-like enhancement,” multiple patchy enhancing lesions with blurred margin, found in 90% of the patients with positive contrast enhancement. In NMO, brain MRI abnormalities are frequent, and cloud-like enhancement appears to be an MRI finding specific to NMO, possibly caused by primary involvement of the blood-brain barrier by the autoantibodies.]]>

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<![CDATA[Orbital cellulitis is a rare complication of strabismus surgery. We report a case of a 4-year-old boy with bilateral orbital cellulitis after uneventful surgery to correct esotropia. Concomitant sinusitis was the likely source of infection. To our knowledge, this is the first case of bilateral orbital cellulitis following strabismus surgery.]]>

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<![CDATA[We describe 2 patients who developed anti-aquaporin-4 antibody-positive neuromyelitis optica (NMO) following the development of anti-acetylcholine receptor antibody-positive myasthenia gravis (MG). A literature review of 13 similar cases in addition to the present 2 cases of NMO with MG showed predominance among Asian women and frequent development of NMO following thymectomy for MG. Moreover, in one of our patients, serial assays of anti-aquaporin-4 antibody and anti-acetylcholine receptor antibody were performed. Accumulating evidence for the coexistence of NMO and MG suggests that a common immunopathogenesis of NMO and MG may exist, and the association of NMO with MG may be more frequent than hitherto believed.]]>

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<![CDATA[To investigate the outcomes and predictive factors of surgical treatment of oculomotor nerve palsy.]]>

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<![CDATA[To measure annual population-based volume of emergency department (ED) eye care and concurrent ophthalmology on-call coverage.]]>

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<![CDATA[Climate change will have an effect on the health and well-being of the populations cared for by practicing physicians. The anticipated medical effects include heat- and cold-related deaths, cardiovascular illnesses, injuries and mental harms from extreme weather events, respiratory illnesses caused by poor air quality, infectious diseases that emanate from contaminated food, water, or spread of disease vectors, the injuries caused by natural disasters, and the mental harm associated with social disruption. Within several years, such medical problems are likely to reach the doorsteps of many physicians. In the face of this reality, physicians should assume their traditional roles as medical professionals, health educators, and community leaders. Clinicians provide individual health services to patients, some of whom will be especially vulnerable to the emerging health consequences of global warming. Physicians also work in academic medical institutions and hospitals that educate and provide continuing medical education to students, residents, and practitioners. The institutions also produce a measurable carbon footprint. Societies of physicians at national, state, and local levels can choose to use their well-developed avenues of communication to raise awareness of the key issues that are raised by climate change as well as other environmental concerns that have profound implications for human health and well-being.]]>

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<![CDATA[The authors described and tested a simple bedside procedure to detect non-organic visual-field loss.]]>

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<![CDATA[Bevacizumab, a monoclonal antibody targeting vascular endothelial growth factor, was recently approved for treatment of glioblastoma. Initial data indicate increased response rates and progression-free survival compared to historical controls. Despite these promising data, we have identified several cases of severe optic neuropathy in patients with glioblastoma treated with bevacizumab.]]>

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<![CDATA[To evaluate the role of levodopa/carbidopa in the treatment of amblyopia.]]>

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