An exploratory study to evaluate visual function endpoints in non-advanced age-related macular degeneration.

Background: To prevent irreversible vision loss in age-related macular degeneration (AMD), it is critical to detect retinal dysfunction before permanent structural loss occurs. In the current study we evaluated a series of visual function tests to identify potential endpoints to detect visual dysfunction in non-advanced AMD.

Methods: A series of visual function tests were performed on 23 non-advanced AMD subjects (AREDS grade 1-4 on simplified scale) and 34 age-matched normals (AREDS grade 0).

Early Ophthalmic Changes in Macula Does Not Correlate with Visual Function.

Purpose: Early detection and treatment of age-related macular degeneration require a clear understanding of the early progress of the disease. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether minimal macular ophthalmoscopic changes corresponded to changes in visual function.

Methods: Color macular photos from a group of older subjects who were classified as grade 0 on AREDS simplified grading were further evaluated by a retinal specialist using 5x magnification for possible minimal macular anomalies.

Clinical evaluation of a superabsorbent polymer dressing in enabling self-care of wounds.

Patient involvement in their own treatment can enable those with wounds in the community to play an active role in the management of their condition by, for example, completing dressing changes between health professional visits. The original primary study was undertaken to assess the clinical effectiveness of Zetuvit Plus Silicone Border (ZPSB) on exudate management. This retrospective sub-group analysis is aimed to demonstrate the effectiveness of a superabsorbent polymer (SAP) dressing (ZPSB) in enabling patients or their carers to undertake unsupervised dressing changes on their own.

An Alternative Psychophysical Diagnostic Indicator of the Aging Eye.

Purpose: Impaired adaptation to changes in lighting levels as well as mesopic visual function is a common complaint in those over the age of 65. The use of photostress is a well-established method to test the adaption rate and the response of the visual cycle. In this study, we test visual function recovery to mesopic luminance stimuli following a long duration photostress in young and elderly subjects.

Efficacy and Toxicity of Every 2 Weeks Docetaxel Regimen in Comparison With Weekly or Every 3 Weeks in Metastatic Prostate Cancer: A Retrospective Analysis.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to compare weekly (q1w), 2 weekly (q2w), and 3 weekly (q3w) regimens of docetaxel in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC).

Materials And Methods: We retrospectively studied patients treated with q1w, q2w, or q3w docetaxel regimens at 30, 60, and 75 mg/m, respectively. The choice and duration of treatment was decided by their oncologist.

Exacerbation of signs and symptoms of allergic conjunctivitis by a controlled adverse environment challenge in subjects with a history of dry eye and ocular allergy.

Background: The goal of this study was to assess the effect of a controlled adverse environment (CAE) challenge on subjects with both allergic conjunctivitis and dry eye.

Methods: Thirty-three subjects were screened and 17 completed this institutional review board-approved study. Subjects underwent baseline ocular assessments and conjunctival allergen challenge (CAC) on days 0 and 3.

Ocular iontophoresis of EGP-437 (dexamethasone phosphate) in dry eye patients: results of a randomized clinical trial.

Purpose: To assess safety and efficacy of EGP-437 (dexamethasone phosphate 40 mg/mL [DP]) in dry eye patients.

Methods: The study employed a prospective, single-center, double-masked design utilizing a Controlled Adverse Environment (CAE). Patients (n = 103) with confirmed signs and symptoms of dry eye syndrome were randomized into 1 of 3 iontophoresis treatment groups: 7.

The Ocular Protection Index.

The interaction of the time between blinks, or the interblink interval (IBI), and tear film breakup time (TFBUT) helps to regulate the integrity of the ocular surface. A protected surface exists when the TFBUT matches or exceeds the IBI. In contrast, an unprotected surface exists when TFBUT is less than the IBI.

Methodologies for the study of ocular surface disease.

The ability to obtain reliable results from clinical trials of therapies for ocular allergic disease and dry eye disease is often limited because of inadequate control of variables, such as environment, patient life style, compliance, and individual fluctuations that occur from one assessment visit to another. The controlled allergen challenge (CAC) model of allergic conjunctivitis allows signs and symptoms of the disease to be elicited in a physiologically accurate and reproducible manner. The rigid criteria for subject selection, the controlled allergic reaction, and the standardized and quantified grading systems allow for a reproducible baseline from which statistically and clinically significant differences between formulations can be assessed.

Evaluation of the comfort of Alphagan P compared with Alphagan in irritated eyes.

The tolerability of brimonidine tartrate 0.15%--referred to as bromonidine-Purite 0.15% in this study--was compared with brimonidine tartrate 0.