Prevalence of Demodex spp. in patients with chronic blepharitis
Rev Argent Microbiol. 2023 Aug 2:S0325-7541(23)00055-X. doi: 10.1016/j.ram.2023.05.005. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBlepharitis is a very common disease in ophthalmology, dermatology and allergy practice. It generally follows a chronic course and is frequently associated with objective and/or subjective symptoms such as epiphora, red eye, dandruff, gritty sensation, itching, burning, photophobia, and blurred vision. The purpose of this study is to analyze the prevalence of Demodex spp. in patients with symptoms of chronic blepharitis. An analytical cross-sectional study was conducted in the period between 2016 and 2020. ...
Source: Revista Argentina de Microbiologia - August 4, 2023 Category: Microbiology Authors: Viviana Flores Marina Ruf Silvia Paola Abad Farfan Andrea Vanessa Su árez Echávez Dolores Pilar Bastard Maria Celeste Puga Luis Daniel Mazzuoccolo Source Type: research

Specificities of pediatric ocular emergencies before and during the COVID-19 era: A retrospective comparative study in an eye-related emergency department in Paris
CONCLUSIONS: The COVID-19 pandemic was accompanied by a decrease in the overall use of a pediatric eye-related emergency services in Paris. Visits due to benign causes and ocular trauma also decreased, but visits for more severe pathologies were not affected. Longer-term epidemiological studies may confirm or refute a change in eye emergency department use habits.PMID:37394362 | PMC:PMC10258578 | DOI:10.1016/j.arcped.2023.06.002 (Source: Archives de Pediatrie)
Source: Archives de Pediatrie - July 2, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Gilles C Martin Etienne Boulanger Rim Maalej Sarah Partouche Alexandre Dentel Mathilde Grosselin Rizlene Ettayeb Thibaut Chapron Georges Caputo Catherine Vignal-Clermont Source Type: research

Specificities of pediatric ocular emergencies before and during the COVID-19 era: A retrospective comparative study in an eye-related emergency department in Paris
CONCLUSIONS: The COVID-19 pandemic was accompanied by a decrease in the overall use of a pediatric eye-related emergency services in Paris. Visits due to benign causes and ocular trauma also decreased, but visits for more severe pathologies were not affected. Longer-term epidemiological studies may confirm or refute a change in eye emergency department use habits.PMID:37394362 | PMC:PMC10258578 | DOI:10.1016/j.arcped.2023.06.002 (Source: Archives de Pediatrie)
Source: Archives de Pediatrie - July 2, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Gilles C Martin Etienne Boulanger Rim Maalej Sarah Partouche Alexandre Dentel Mathilde Grosselin Rizlene Ettayeb Thibaut Chapron Georges Caputo Catherine Vignal-Clermont Source Type: research

Specificities of pediatric ocular emergencies before and during the COVID-19 era: A retrospective comparative study in an eye-related emergency department in Paris
CONCLUSIONS: The COVID-19 pandemic was accompanied by a decrease in the overall use of a pediatric eye-related emergency services in Paris. Visits due to benign causes and ocular trauma also decreased, but visits for more severe pathologies were not affected. Longer-term epidemiological studies may confirm or refute a change in eye emergency department use habits.PMID:37394362 | PMC:PMC10258578 | DOI:10.1016/j.arcped.2023.06.002 (Source: Archives de Pediatrie)
Source: Archives de Pediatrie - July 2, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Gilles C Martin Etienne Boulanger Rim Maalej Sarah Partouche Alexandre Dentel Mathilde Grosselin Rizlene Ettayeb Thibaut Chapron Georges Caputo Catherine Vignal-Clermont Source Type: research