Sleep duration differences between children of migrant and native origins.

Aim: To explore whether primary school children of migrant and native Dutch origins differ regarding their sleep duration per night, a risk for overweight and obesity, and to determine to what degree differences in parenting styles contribute to these differences.

Subjects And Methods: A cross-sectional survey, including 1,943 children aged 8-9 years old and their primary caregivers, was performed. Data were collected from primary schools in cities and adjacent municipalities in The Netherlands: Eindhoven and Rotterdam.

Differences in overweight and obesity among children from migrant and native origin: a systematic review of the European literature.

To review the prevalence regarding overweight and obesity among children and adolescents from migrant and native origin within Europe, a systematic review (1999-2009) was performed, using Embase, PubMed and citation snowballing. Literature research resulted in 19 manuscripts, reporting studies in six countries, mostly situated in Western and Central Europe. From this review, it appears that, in most of the European countries for which data are available, especially non-European migrant children are at higher risk for overweight and obesity than their native counterparts.

Factors associated with variability in retinal nerve fiber layer thickness measurements obtained by optical coherence tomography.

Objective: To identify factors associated with variability in retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness measurements obtained by optical coherence tomography (OCT).

Design: Retrospective observational case series.

Participants: One hundred fifty consecutive patients with known or suspected glaucomatous optic nerve damage undergoing OCT imaging for RNFL thickness measurement.

Intravitreal triamcinolone acetonide for the treatment of immune recovery uveitis macular edema.

Purpose: To evaluate the use of intravitreal triamcinolone (IVTA) for the treatment of macular edema secondary to immune recovery uveitis (IRU) in patients with AIDS.

Design: Prospective, consecutive, interventional case series.

Participants: Eight eyes of 7 patients receiving 13 injections.

Differences in clinical findings between Caucasians and African Americans with biopsy-proven sarcoidosis.

Objective: To study the prevalence of ocular manifestations in African American and Caucasian patients with biopsy-proven sarcoidosis at the initial ophthalmic examination and to determine the relationship between angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) levels, chest x-ray findings, and ocular signs of sarcoidosis.

Design: Retrospective, cross-sectional, observational study.

Participants: Eighty-one consecutive patients with biopsy-proven sarcoidosis seen at the Doheny Eye Institute from January 1989 through April 2005.