Ethyl Glucuronide and Ethyl Sulphate in Urine: Caution in their use as markers of recent alcohol use.

Aim: To clarify the role of the ethanol metabolites, ethyl glucuronide (EtG) and ethyl sulfate (EtS), in monitoring alcohol consumption.

Method: We recruited 7 female and 17 male volunteers who were instructed to consume a quantity of beer (containing 48 gm ethanol) with food in one session. We examined urinary excretion of EtG and EtS over time and looked for correlations between the concentrations of the metabolites EtG and EtS.

Comparison of anti-inflammatory effects of eye drops formulations after uncomplicated cataract surgery.

Aim: The aim of this study is to compare the efficacy of different dexamethasone eye drops formulations in controlling postoperative inflammation.

Methods: Cataract surgery was carried out in 72 patients (35 males) divided into two groups: group A (36 patients, mean age = 78.0 ± 5.

Effect of preoperative topical nepafenac 0.1% on inflammatory response after uncomplicated cataract surgery in healthy subjects.

Purpose: To determine the effect of preoperative topical Nepafenac administration on anterior chamber flare after uneventful cataract surgery in healthy subjects.

Methods: Prospective randomized clinical trial. Seventy-three eyes of 73 healthy patients undergoing routine cataract surgery were randomized to receive (group A) topical nepafenac (1 mg/ml) or not to receive (group B) 1 drop 3 times per day for 3 days before surgery.

Comparison of the Effect of Diclofenac 0.1% and Nepafenac 0.1% on Aqueous Flare in Patients Undergoing Cataract Surgery: A Prospective Randomized Study.

Objectives: To compare, using laser flare meter (LFM), the efficacy of topical nepafenac 0.1, % and diclofenac 0.1% ophthalmic solution in the control of anterior chamber inflammation after uncomplicated cataract surgery.

Hypotonic maculopathy secondary to scleral defect in atypical retinochoroidal coloboma.

Purpose: To describe a patient with unilateral hypotonic maculopathy and optic disc edema after spontaneous bulbar perforation of a full-thickness scleral defect.

Methods: An 11-year-old girl underwent scleral buckling surgery. Preoperative and postoperative evaluation included optical coherence tomography and high-resolution 3T magnetic resonance imaging.

Dexamethasone Disodium Phosphate Penetration Into the Human Aqueous Humor After Topical Application.

Purpose: To study the amount of steroids that is found in the aqueous humor after topical administration of dexamethasone solution eye-drops and dexamethasone suspension eye-drops.

Materials And Methods: One hundred seventeen consecutive patients of both genders 18 years or older, candidates for cataract surgery were randomly assigned to one of three groups. Fifty-one patients (group A) received a single instillation of a suspension containing tobramicin 0.