Effect of 2-year nutritional supplementation on progression of age-related macular degeneration.

Purpose: To examine the effect of a long-term nutritional supplementation on age-related macular degeneration progression.

Methods: In this prospective, double-blind, placebo-controlled study, 80 patients with intermediate age-related macular degeneration were randomized (2:1) to receive 1 tablet/day of a nutritional supplement containing a mixture of carotenoids, vitamins and omega-3 fatty acids or placebo. Age-related macular degeneration progression assessed by digital fundus photography (primary outcome) and best-corrected visual acuity were evaluated.

Correction to: Green drugs in the fight against Anisakis simplex-larvicidal activity and acetylcholinesterase inhibition of Origanum compactum essential oil.

The article Green drugs in the fight against Anisakis simplex-larvicidal activity and acetylcholinesterase inhibition of Origanum compactum essential oil, written by Víctor López, María Cascella, Giovanni Benelli, Filippo Maggi, Carlota Gómez-Rincón.

Green drugs in the fight against Anisakis simplex-larvicidal activity and acetylcholinesterase inhibition of Origanum compactum essential oil.

Anisakiasis is a fish-borne parasitic disease caused by the consumption of raw or undercooked fish, as well as cephalopods, contaminated by third instar larvae (L3) of species belonging to the genus Anisakis (Anisakidae). Origanum compactum is a small herbaceous aromatic plant endemic to Spain and Morocco. In Morocco, the plant is used under infusion to treat heart diseases and intestinal pains or as preservative for foodstuffs.

Subluxated lens: phacoemulsification with iris hooks.

We describe a technique to manage subluxated cataracts with the use of 4 or 5 disposable nylon iris hooks placed on the capsulorhexis edge to support the lens and stabilize the capsular bag during phacoemulsification. The use of an endocapsular tension ring provides excellent centration of the capsular bag, enabling endocapsular intraocular lens (IOL) implantation. Sixteen eyes with zonular dialysis between 90 degrees and 180 degrees had surgery with this technique.