Biomedical subjects
Publications and source records attributed to M J Absolon.
A video system to monitor continuous Gold laser photoradiation treatment of an ocular melanoma is described. We believe this technique considerably improves the safety and accuracy of continuous laser treatment.
In 1983, I reviewed 101 of the first 128 consecutive Choyce anterior chamber lenses I had implanted after intracapsular cataract extraction between 1977 and 1981. After follow-up of two years eight months to six years, 95.7% of patients had visual acuities of 20/40 or better and 78.6% had acuities of 20/20 or better, excluding nonsurgical pathology. In 1981, the percentages were 97.5% and 71.3%, respectively.
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A simple method of total or subtotal lid reconstruction is presented, which is particularly suitable for use by the ophthalmic surgeon not specializing in plastic surgery, and for use in elderly patients. The principle of the technique is discussed, and the importance of adhering to well-defined indications is stressed.
A case of myotubular myopathy is described which is unusual because of bilateral cataracts and prominent myotonic-like discharges on the EMG. The significance of these findings is discussed in relation to dystrophia myotonica.
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