Sökning: "ocular disorders"

Visar resultat 11 - 15 av 21 avhandlingar innehållade orden ocular disorders.

  1. 11. Immunological and inflammatory mechanisms in ocular allergy with special reference to vernal keratoconjunctivitis : clinical and experimental studies

    Författare :Per Montan; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :allergic conjunctivitis; allergen challenge; atopy; conjunctival biopsy; eosinophils; ECP; IgE; immunohistochemistry; inflammation; interleukins; T-cells; tears; vernal keratoconjunctivitis;

    Sammanfattning : Ocular allergy encompasses a wide range of conditions, most of which implicate IgE in the pathogenesis. In contrast to the benign nature of seasonal allergic conjunctivitis (SAC), the less common chronic eye diseases vernal and atopic keratoconjunctivitis (VKC and AKC) are severe and debilitating disorders. LÄS MER

  3. 12. Visual screening of children in Sweden : epidemiological and methodological aspects

    Författare :Gun Kvarnström; Peter Jakobsson; Gunnar Lennerstrand; Anders Sjöström; Linköpings universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

    Sammanfattning : The aim of this thesis was to assess the vision screening system and ocular status in Sweden of today, yesterday and tomorrow and to compare the prevalence of ocular disease before and after screening and treatment with special focus on amblyopia.Screening has been defmed by the United States Commission of Chronic Illness (1957) as "the presumptive identification of unrecognized disease or defect by the application oftests, examinations or other procedures, which can be rapidly applied. LÄS MER

  4. 13. Myasthenia gravis : clinical aspects and possible involvement of prolactin

    Författare :Natalia Tsinzerling; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :myasthenia gravis; prolactin; immune regulation; thymic pathology; thymoma; immunosuppressive treatment;

    Sammanfattning : Myasthenia gravis (MG) is an autoimmune disease characterized by the production of antibodies against the skeletal muscle acetylcholine receptor (AChR). MG is usually associated with thymic disorders including thymoma (about 10%) and lymphofollicular hyperplasia (HPL) (up to 80%). LÄS MER

  5. 14. Amblyopia and subnormal visual acuity. Studies of prevalence, assessment and outcome

    Författare :Josefin Ohlsson; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Amblyopia; Visual Acuity; Eye Diseases; Epidemiology; Child; Adolescence; Depth Perception; Vision Screening; Treatment Outcome;

    Sammanfattning : Aims. The aims of this thesis were threefold. Firstly, we wanted to establish the distribution of visual acuity (VA) and the prevalence of amblyopia and other ocular disorders in two population-based samples of 12-13-year-old children, one that had been vision-screened at preschool age and the other that had not. LÄS MER

  7. 15. Atopic dermatitis in adults : epidemiological studies of comorbidity and studies of patients on systemic treatment

    Författare :Lina Ivert; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : Background: Atopic dermatitis (AD) is one of the most common chronic skin disorders globally. It is an itchy inflammatory skin disease that can have a detrimental impact on health-related quality of life. In recent years, AD has been associated with non-atopic conditions, though this requires further exploration. LÄS MER