The Use of Vitamins and Coenzyme Q10 for the Treatment of Vascular Occlusion Diseases Affecting the Retina.

Nutritional supplementation with antioxidants and vitamins is widely recommended in the treatment of vascular disorders affecting the retina, although there is insufficient evidence on its effectiveness. The vitamin-like compound coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) is a nutritional supplement of current interest to treat neurodegenerative diseases. Here, we report a retrospective clinical case series study of 48 patients diagnosed with retinal vascular diseases, including non-arteritic ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION), retinal artery occlusion (RAO), and homonymous hemianopia or quadrantanopia following stroke, treated with oral supplementation with CoQ10 (100 mg per day) and vitamins.

A Descriptive Analysis of Body Composition Among Forest Firefighters in Spain.

Objective: To determine the body composition profile of forest firefighters. Data were collected from 701 forest firefighters.

Methods: We have carried out this analysis using a bioimpedance scale BC-601 of the brand Tanita ISO 9001 Certified.

Association study of high-frequency variants of gene with retinal vein occlusion in a Spanish population.

: To study the association of the most common methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase () genetic polymorphisms C677T and A1298C with retinal vein occlusion (RVO) in a Spanish population. : Case-control study involving 359 subjects, 183 unrelated native Spanish patients diagnosed with RVO, distributed in central or branch RVO, and 176 healthy controls. Two SNPs located in the gene , C677T (rs1801133) and A1298C (rs1801131) were analyzed by DNA sequencing and TaqMan assays.

Executive Stress Management: Physiological Load of Stress and Recovery in Executives on Workdays.

: The use of high-performance sports technology to describe the physiological load of stress and the quality of recovery in a population of executives during the workday. : Heart rate variability values were recorded during 48 h from which the relationship between stress/recovery quality (stress balance) was obtained for three differentiated time slots: work, after work, and night in a workday. : We observed a negative stress balance during the 24 h of measurement in the course of a workday, being negative at work and after work, and positive at night.

Long-term Results of Corneal Cross-linking for Terrien's Marginal Degeneration.

Purpose: To report the long-term clinical outcomes of a patient with Terrien's marginal degeneration who underwent successful peripheral corneal cross-linking (CXL) to arrest progression.

Methods: Clinical assessment included uncorrected distance visual acuity (UDVA), corrected distance visual acuity (CDVA), corneal topography, anterior segment optical coherence tomography, ultrasonic pachymetry, corneal hysteresis, and corneal resistance factor. Eccentric epithelium-off CXL was performed in both eyes after limbal conjunctival resection.