Iris depigmentation and cytomegalovirus in aqueous humor as predictors of uveitic activity and recurrence in chronic and recurrent anterior uveitis.

Purpose: To examine the clinical outcomes in chronic or recurrent anterior uveitis in the presence or absence of cytomegalovirus (CMV) and investigate the predictive factors for uveitic activity and recurrence.

Methods: Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was performed in a prospective cohort of immunocompetent adults with recurrent or chronic anterior uveitis to detect CMV in aqueous humor. The clinical outcomes were compared between eyes with and without CMV DNA.

Skin Cortisol and Acoustic Activity: Potential Tools to Evaluate Stress and Welfare in Captive Cetaceans.

As people's focus broadens from animals on farms to zoos and aquaria, the field of welfare science and the public's concern for animal welfare continue to grow. In captive animals, stress and its causes are topics of interest in welfare issues, and the identification of an objective method that can be used to assess animals' stress as a physiological state is essential. Both behavioral and physiological parameters can be used as indicators in order to assess animal stress quantitatively.

Iris Depigmentation in the Prediction of Cytomegalovirus Anterior Uveitis.

Purpose: We hypothesize that the presence of iris depigmentation is associated with the prediction of cytomegalovirus (CMV) as the etiology of chronic or recurrent anterior uveitis.

Methods: A prospective cohort study on patients with recurrent or chronic anterior uveitis. Pre-operative data on iris depigmentation and corneal endothelial cell densities were compared between eyes with and without CMV.