Comparison of Bruch's Membrane Opening Minimum Rim Width Among Those With Normal Ocular Health by Race.

Purpose: To examine if racial differences in Bruch's membrane opening minimum rim width (BMO-MRW) in spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SDOCT) exist, specifically between people of African descent (AD) and European descent (ED) in normal ocular health.

Design: Cross-sectional study.

Methods: Patients presenting for a comprehensive eye examination at retail-based primary eye clinics were enrolled based on ≥1 of the following at-risk criteria for glaucoma: AD aged ≥40 years, ED aged ≥50 years, diabetes, family history of glaucoma, and/or pre-existing diagnosis of glaucoma.

Eye Care Quality and Accessibility Improvement in the Community (EQUALITY) for adults at risk for glaucoma: study rationale and design.

Background: Primary open angle glaucoma is a chronic, progressive eye disease that is the leading cause of blindness among African Americans. Glaucoma progresses more rapidly and appears about 10 years earlier in African Americans as compared to whites. African Americans are also less likely to receive comprehensive eye care when glaucoma could be detected before irreversible blindness.

Photorefractive and phototherapeutic procedures.

The excimer laser will have a tremendous impact on the future of eye care. This article covers the basic concepts of photorefractive and phototherapeutic keratectomy. Preoperative, operative, and postoperative techniques are reviewed.

Norrie's disease vs. PHPV: one family's dilemma.

This paper presents the numerous similarities between Norrie's disease and bilateral persistent hyperplastic primary vitreous. A description of each disease is given, as well as a case report which demonstrates the difficulty in distinguishing the two disease processes when there is a negative family history of blindness. A discussion section focuses on the need for a better differential protocol for Norrie's disease, which would aid the clinician when a family history of blindness is absent.

OKT4/OKT8 ratio and serum beta 2-microglobulin in mycosis fungoides and chronic benign dermatitis.

Pre-treatment Serum Beta 2-microglobulin (S B2-m) and OKT4/OKT8 Ratio (T4/T8 R) were studied in 15 patients with Mycosis Fungoides (MF) and in 10 subjects with Chronic Superficial Benign Dermatitis (CSBD) in order to verify whether these parameters may lend support to an earlier differential diagnosis. S B2-m levels and T4/T8 R showed no significant difference in CSBD as compared to normal controls. MF patients displayed elevated S B2-m and T4/T8 R values in comparison to healthy controls and subjects suffering from CSBD (P less than 0.

Distribution of circulating mononuclear cells in short-term PUVA-treated psoriatic patients and healthy subjects.

Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC), as defined by monoclonal antibodies (OKT3, OKT4, OKT8, OK 1, Leu 7, Leu 11b) were determined in 10 psoriatic patients and in 10 healthy subjects before and after administration of short-term PUVA therapy. A comparison of the mean baseline percentages of the two groups showed a statistically significant increase in Leu 7+ cells (p less than 0.001) as well as a slight increase in OKM1 and OKT8 positive cells in the psoriatic subjects.