• 한방안이비인후피부과학회지
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.186-195
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• 2010

Objective : This study was performed to prove the effect of the oriental medical treatments like acupuncture, moxibustion, herbal medicine on macular edema resulted from branch retinal vein occlusion which could lead to terrible result like permanent visual loss at worst. Methods : The patient was treated 62 times, from July 15th, 2009 through May 12th, 2010. We used fundus photography and Dr. Hann's standard test chart for 5m to examinate the patient's eyesight. We used acupuncture, electropuncture, moxibustion and herbal medicine to treat the patient. We considered visual field, scotoma, metamorphopsia and vitreous floater to measure the effect of treatment. Results : After about 10 months of treatment, the eyesight of Rt eye was improved from 0.8 to 0.9, Lt. eye from zero to 0.3. The visual field turbidity were absolutely cleared. The scotomas in Lt. eye were reduced from 5 to 2. The metamorphopsia were improved. The vitreous floaters in Rt. eye were decreased from 5~6 to 1~2. Conclusion : These results show that the oriental medical treatment can be conservative measure to the macular edema resulted from branch retinal vein occlusion.

• 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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• 제40권2호
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• pp.48-54
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• 2019

This paper proposed a method of validation data augmentation for improving the grading accuracy of diabetic macular edema (DME) using deep learning. The data augmentation technique is basically applied in order to secure diversity of data by transforming one image to several images through random translation, rotation, scaling and reflection in preparation of input data of the deep neural network (DNN). In this paper, we apply this technique in the validation process of the trained DNN, and improve the grading accuracy by combining the classification results of the augmented images. To verify the effectiveness, 1,200 retinal images of Messidor dataset was divided into training and validation data at the ratio 7:3. By applying random augmentation to 359 validation data, $1.61{\pm}0.55%$ accuracy improvement was achieved in the case of six times augmentation (N=6). This simple method has shown that the accuracy can be improved in the N range from 2 to 6 with the correlation coefficient of 0.5667. Therefore, it is expected to help improve the diagnostic accuracy of DME with the grading information provided by the proposed DNN.

• 진공이야기
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• 제4권3호
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• pp.12-15
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• 2017

Surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) is considered as one of promising medical and diagnostic technologies. The SERS effect is caused by the localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) from metal nanoparticles with narrow hot spots. The mechanism of LSPR, development of nanostructure fabrication, and corresponding researches are discussed. The flexible, label-free, low-cost, and highly-sensitive Au/ZnONRs/G is introduced. The Au/ZnONRs/G detects and distinguishes cataract, age-related macular degeneration, and diabetic macular edema from aqueous humor. Comprehension of SERS provides further improvement in bio sensing technology including early diagnosis and prolonged life expectancy.realize highly stretchable electrodes.

• Pediatric Infection and Vaccine
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.188-192
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• 2023

영아기 급성 출혈성 부종(acute hemorrhagic edema of infancy, AHEI)은 주로 영아에서 발생하는 드문 혈관염으로 호흡기 바이러스 감염과 연관되어 발생할 수 있다. 저자들은 coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) 감염 후 발생한 AHEI 단일 사례를 보고한다. 재태주수 38주에 3.5kg으로 출생한 건강했던 생후 47일된 환아는 동반증상 없는 발열을 주소로 내원하였고 COVID-19 reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction 검사결과 양성이 확인되었다. 입원 이틀째부터 손과 발에 비창백성(non-blanching) 홍반성 반점(macule)과 반(patch)이 발생했고 압통을 동반한 부종이 관찰되었다. 발열은 호전되었고 전신 컨디션과 경구 섭취는 정상적인 모습을 보였다. 정맥 덱사메타손 투약 후 발진과 부종은 호전되었다. AHEI를 적시에 진단하는 것은 불필요한 검사나 치료를 피하고 드물지만 발생 가능한 심각한 합병증을 신속하게 발견하는데 중요하다.

• 대한안과학회지
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• 제60권2호
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• pp.144-151
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• 2019

목적: 당뇨황반부종 환자에서 항혈관성장인자의 유리체내주입술의 유효성과 안전성을 알아보고자 하였다. 대상과 방법: 연구목적에 부합하는 최근의 고품질의 체계적인 검토를 선정하였고, 선정된 문헌 고찰에 7건의 최근 수행된 무작위 임상시험을 추가하여 메타분석 및 네트워크 메타분석을 시행하였다. 유효성 결과 지표로는 1) 시력의 평균 향상, 2) 15글자 이상의 최대교정시력 개선을 경험한 환자의 비율, 3) 15글자 이상의 최대교정시력 저하를 경험한 환자의 비율을 파악하였고, 안전성 결과에는 전신이상 반응 및 안구 관련 이상 반응을 분석하였다. 결과: 라니비주맙과 베바시주맙의 교정시력의 평균 차이는 0.16 (95% confidence interval [CI]: -0.02, 0.345)이었고, 라니비주맙 대 애플리버셉트의 평균시력 차이는 -0.08 (95% CI: -0.26, 0.10)이었다. 치료 전후의 시력변화를 약제 간의 비교한 최대교정시력 변화지표에서 라니비주맙(-0.20; 95% CI: -0.40, -0.01)과 베바시주맙(-0.34; 95% CI: -0.53, -0.14)이 각각 애플리버셉트에 비해 효과가 낮은 것으로 나타났다. 전신 및 안구 부작용에서 약제 간에 유의한 차이가 없었다. 결론: 당뇨황반부종에서 애플리버셉트는 라니비주맙 또는 베바시주맙에 비하여 최대교정시력의 변화에 있어서 보다 효과적인 것으로 나타났다. 그러나 15글자 이상의 시력향상이나 시력저하에 있어서는 세 가지 약제에서 유의한 차이를 보이지 않았다. 항혈관성장인자의 안전성은 약제 간에 유의한 차이를 보이지 않았다.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제44권4호
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• pp.157-166
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• 2011

Objectives: This study was conducted to show the intraocular pressure (IOP) distribution and the factors affecting IOP in subjects with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) in India. Methods: We measured the anthropometric and biochemical parameters for confirmed type 2 DM patients. A comprehensive ocular examination was performed for 1377 subjects aged > 40 years and residing in Chennai. Results: A significant difference in IOP (mean ${\pm}$ standard deviation) was found between men and women ($14.6{\pm}2.9$ and $15.0{\pm}2.8$ mmHg, p = 0.005). A significantly elevated IOP was observed among smokers, subjects with systemic hypertension and women with clinically significant macular edema (CSME). After a univariate analysis, factors associated significantly with higher IOP were elevated systolic blood pressure, elevated resting pulse rate and thicker central corneal thickness (CCT). In women, elevated glycosylated hemoglobin was associated with a higher IOP. After adjusting for all variables, the elevated resting pulse rate and CCT were found to be associated with a higher IOP. Conclusions: Systemic hypertension, smoking, pulse rate and CCT were associated with elevated intraocular pressure in type 2 DM. Women with type 2 DM, especially those with CSME, were more prone to have an elevated IOP.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제59권sup1호
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• pp.60-63
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• 2016

Herein, we report a rare case of hemolytic anemia with reticulocytopenia following intravenous immunoglobulin therapy in a young infant treated for Kawasaki disease. A 2-month-old boy presented with fever lasting 3 days, conjunctival injection, strawberry tongue, erythematous edema of the hands, and macular rash, symptoms and signs suggestive of incomplete Kawasaki disease. His fever resolved 8 days after treatment with aspirin and high dose infusion of intravenous immunoglobulin. The hemoglobin and hematocrit decreased from 9.7 g/dL and 27.1% to 7.4 g/dL and 21.3%, respectively. The patient had normocytic hypochromic anemia with anisocytosis, poikilocytosis, immature neutrophils, and nucleated red blood cells. The direct antiglobulin test result was positive, and the reticulocyte count was 1.39%. The patient had an uneventful recovery. However, reticulocytopenia persisted 1 month after discharge.