Thumb Function and Electromyography Result after Modified Camitz Tendon Transfer.

Background: Various techniques of opponensplasty have been developed with the aim of restoring the thumb function. The modified Camitz opponensplasty is a simple technique done together with an open carpal tunnel release. It restores thumb palmar abduction soon after the procedure, during such time that the abductor pollicis brevis (APB) is still recovering.

Deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty: challenges in histopathological examination.

Background/aims: To characterise histopathological changes in corneal buttons associated with deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty (DALK).

Methods: This was a retrospective, clinical laboratory study. All recipient corneal buttons that underwent DALK in the West of Scotland and were submitted to the regional Ocular Pathology Laboratory (Glasgow, UK) between 2001 and 2010 were examined.