The Multifocal Pathway: A Pilot Study of a Trainee-Led Multifocal Intraocular Lens Protocol in a Tertiary Referral Hospital in Australia.

Purpose: To develop a selection pathway to facilitate the use of multifocal intraocular lenses (mfIOLs) in cataract surgery in a public hospital setting.

Methods: A single-surgeon prospective cohort study in an Australian tertiary referral public hospital was conducted. A mfIOL selection pathway was designed and assessed.

PARP Inhibitors in Brain Metastases from Epithelial Ovarian Cancer through a Multimodal Patient Journey: Case Reports and Literature Review.

Epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) is the deadliest gynecological malignancy worldwide. Brain metastasis (BM) is quite an uncommon presentation. However, the likelihood of central nervous system (CNS) metastasization should be considered in the context of disseminated disease.

Benefits and risks of orthokeratology treatment: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: This meta-analysis reviews the evidence for the risks and benefits associated with orthokeratology (OK) treatment compared with other methods of myopia control in children and adults.

Methods: A systematic search of Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Pubmed, Embase and Ovid was conducted from database inception to 22nd August 2021. Studies that reported on risks, visual and ocular biometric effects of OK in patients > 5 years of age with myopia (- 0.

Insights on the Organ-Dependent, Molecular Sexual Dimorphism in the Zebra Mussel, , Revealed by Ultra-High-Performance Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry Metabolomics.

The zebra mussel, , is extensively used as a sentinel species for biosurveys of environmental contaminants in freshwater ecosystems and for ecotoxicological studies. However, its metabolome remains poorly understood, particularly in light of the potential molecular sexual dimorphism between its different tissues. From an ecotoxicological point of view, inter-sex and inter-organ differences in the metabolome suggest variability in responsiveness, which can influence the analysis and interpretation of data, particularly in the case where males and females would be analyzed indifferently.

Race and Intention to Breastfeed are the Strongest Predictors of Exclusive Breastfeeding: a Retrospective Study.

Introduction: Racial disparities exist in maternal and neonatal care including breastfeeding (BF). The purpose of this study is to assess factors associated with BF success by race with a specific focus on pre-birth BF plan and time duration from birth until initiation of skin-to-skin contact and from birth to the first feed or breastfeed.

Methods: A database query of our electronic medical records was performed for all patients who had a vaginal delivery that met our study criteria.