Publications by authors named "Purohit Amitabh"

Importance: Infantile cataract surgery bears a significant risk for postoperative glaucoma, and no consensus exists on factors that may reduce this risk.

Objective: To assess the effect of primary intraocular lens implantation and timing of surgery on the incidence of postoperative glaucoma.

Data Sources: We searched multiple databases to July 14, 2013, to identify studies with eligible patients, including PubMed, MEDLINE, EMBASE, ISI Web of Science, Scopus, Central, Google Scholar, Intute, and Tripdata.

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Purpose: To report the long-term risk of glaucoma development in children following congenital cataract surgery.

Design: Retrospective interventional consecutive case series.

Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the records of 62 eyes of 37 children who underwent congenital cataract surgery when <7 months of age by the same surgeon using a limbal approach.

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We describe an aspergilloma that masqueraded as an intraocular malignant melanoma in an elderly male patient.

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Objective: The aim of the study is to identify the causes, demographic and clinical profile and evaluate final visual outcome of pediatric ocular injuries.

Methods: Two hundred and four children aged fourteen years or less presenting to the emergency services of a tertiary care centre with ocular injury were included. Demographic data, nature and cause of injury, duration between injury and presentation to an ophthalmologist and the diagnosis were recorded.

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