Intraocular lens scaffolding technique in hypermature/Morgagnian cataract in manual small-incision cataract surgery.

Purpose: To describe the surgical technique of intraocular lens (IOL) scaffolding in hypermature/Morgagnian cataract in manual small-incision cataract surgery (MSICS).

Setting: Charitable section of the hospital through direct availed services at free/subsidized cost.

Design: Interventional study.

Drug susceptibility profiling of pulmonary and its correlation with treatment outcome.

Objectives: With the introduction of newer molecular diagnostic tools to identify , an increasing number of nontuberculous mycobacterium (NTM) is being identified. However, the drug resistance pattern of the NTM species identified is less explored. The objective of this study is to study the drug resistance patterns of species isolated in a tuberculosis-endemic setting at South India.

Pulmonary and response to treatment in an outpatient setting: Case series.

Pulmonary disease due to Mycobacterium abscessus (Mab) has become an increasing cause of health concern, particularly among individuals infected with nontuberculous mycobacteria. Since Mab is intrinsically resistant to many antibiotics, it is very challenging to treat patients with symptomatic disease. In this case series, we report four patients with symptomatic pulmonary Mab who had prior history of antituberculosis treatment intake and declared cured at the end of treatment.