The Implementation of the Advocacy Intervention for Midlife and Older Women Who Have Experienced Intimate Partner Violence: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.

Background: Midlife and older women who experience intimate partner violence (IPV) often have less access to supports and services than younger women. There is far less focus on research and supports for midlife and older women compared to younger women experiencing IPV, and often, neither elder abuse nor IPV services meet their needs. Few interventions are available to meet the needs of midlife and older women.

The continuum of gender-based violence experienced by migrant and refugee women in Canada: perspectives from key informants.

Little research has been done on conceptualizing gender-based violence (GBV) against immigrant and refugee women as a continuum of violence. The objective of the larger study was to understand gender-based violence in migration and analyze the ways in which discriminations and inequalities interact to increase vulnerability and decrease access to supports and services for some women. Using (a) the concept of continuum of [sexual] violence and (b) intersectionality, we demonstrate the need to both document the range of violence in women's lives and the tactics of victimization among immigrant and refugee women and show how they are different than the cumulated literature showing victimization tactics against the Canadian-born population.

Preserflo MicroShunt: Efficacy and Endothelial Cell Density.

Prcis: A main safety concern associated with new glaucoma implants is corneal endothelial cell loss, which could even be observed in already established procedures.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and corneal safety, especially corneal endothelial cell loss (ECL), after Preserflo MicroShunt implantation.

Methods: A monocentric, prospective clinical observational study of patients with a follow-up of at least 12 months who underwent Preserflo MicroShunt implantation at the Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital of Düsseldorf, Germany, between January 2020 and October 2021.

Assessment of Laser Parameters to Improve Lid Tension-A Proof of Concept towards Lasercanthoplasty.

Background: Preliminary clinical work indicates that increasing eyelid tension improves the function of the meibomian glands. The aim of this study was to optimize laser parameters for a minimally invasive laser treatment to increase eyelid tension by coagulation of the lateral tarsal plate and canthus.

Methods: Experiments were performed on a total of 24 porcine lower lids post mortem, with six lids in each group.