Macular Hole Secondary to Fungal Endophthalmitis

Hayashi, Nobutsugu; Ohji, Masahito; Ikuno, Yasushi; Gomi, Fumi; Tano, Yasuo

doi:10.1001/archopht.121.5.732

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“…Notice that PDMS is frequently used in different applications including bioengineering and other bioapplications. [16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28] Nanocomposites can be more effective materials than individual polymers for these applications.…”

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Dielectric and thermal studies of segmental dynamics in silica/PDMS and silica/titania/PDMS nanocomposites

Sulym

Klonos

Borysenko

et al. 2014

J of Applied Polymer Sci

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Effects of silica and silica/titania nanoparticles on glass transition and segmental dynamics of poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS) were studied for composites of a core–shell type using differential scanning calorimetry, thermally stimulated depolarization current, and dielectric relaxation spectroscopy techniques. Strong interactions between the filler and the polymer suppress crystallinity (Tc, Xc) and affect significantly the evolution of the glass transition in the nanocomposites. The segmental relaxation associated with the glass transition consists of three contributions, arising, in the order of decreasing mobility, from the bulk (unaffected) amorphous polymer fraction (α relaxation), from polymer chains restricted between condensed crystal regions (αc relaxation), and from the semi‐bound polymers in an interfacial layer with strongly reduced mobility due to interactions with surface hydroxyls of silica and silica/titania nanoparticles (α′ relaxation). The evolution of surface affected CH3 groups, as well as the degree of interaction of PDMS molecules with surface hydroxyl groups as a function of treatment temperature, was assessed by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, thermogravimetry and differential thermal analysis. The effectiveness of silica/PDMS and silica/titania/PDMS nanocomposites as hydrophobic coatings was investigated by static contact angle measurements. It was shown that the presence of titania nanoparticles and adsorbed PDMS promotes the hydrophobic properties of the PDMS coating after treatment in the 80–650°C range. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2014, 131, 41154.

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Dielectric and thermal studies of segmental dynamics in silica/PDMS and silica/titania/PDMS nanocomposites

Sulym

Klonos

Borysenko

et al. 2014

J of Applied Polymer Sci

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“…Others too have described macular hole formation after resolution of uveitis with concomitant vitreomacular separation. [56] The macular hole in our patient remained open despite the relief of vitreomacular traction. The possibility of delayed spontaneous closure of macular hole could not be ruled out, but was remote in our case.…”

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Pharmacotherapeutic closure of a uveitic macular hole persisting after vitrectomy

Shukla

Dhawan

2011

Indian J Ophthalmol

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“…The literature reports 55 cases of macular hole secondary to posterior uveitis (Table 1): 35 Behcet's disease [5-11], 3 idiopathic intermediate uveitis [9], 2 idiopathic posterior uveitis [9], 1 bilateral intermediate uveitis [12], 2 Bartonella henselae [13,14], 2 toxoplasmosis [15,16], 2 Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada [17], 1 cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis [9], 1 HLA B27 uveitis [18], 1 bilateral anterior uveitis [19], 1 serpiginous choroiditis [20], 1 fungal endophthalmitis [21], 1 T/natural killer (NK) lymphoma [22], 1 presumed histoplasmosis [23], and 1 immune recovery uveitis in an AIDS patient after CMV retinitis [24]. …”

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Spontaneous closure of macular holes secondary to posterior uveitis: case series and a literature review

Bonnin

Cornut

Chaise

et al. 2013

J OPHTH INFLAMM INFECT

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The occurrence of a macular hole due to posterior uveitis is infrequently reported. We report the evolution of three cases of macular holes secondary to posterior segment inflammation. A complete inflammatory and infectious assessment found one case of toxocariasis, one of sarcoidosis, and one of syphilis. After medical etiological treatment, macular hole closure was rapidly obtained in all the cases and confirmed by spectral domain optic coherence tomography, with visual acuity improvement. Fibrous scarring developed in two cases, and foveal photoreceptor complex normalization was observed in the sarcoidosis case. These observations demonstrate that macular holes secondary to posterior uveitis frequently resolve without surgical intervention and so could be underdiagnosed if the patient is not evaluated at the time of onset before spontaneous hole closure.

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Macular Hole Secondary to Fungal Endophthalmitis

Cited by 20 publications

References 3 publications

Dielectric and thermal studies of segmental dynamics in silica/PDMS and silica/titania/PDMS nanocomposites

Dielectric and thermal studies of segmental dynamics in silica/PDMS and silica/titania/PDMS nanocomposites

Pharmacotherapeutic closure of a uveitic macular hole persisting after vitrectomy

Spontaneous closure of macular holes secondary to posterior uveitis: case series and a literature review

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