Operating room fires in periocular surgery.

Aim: A survey of ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgeons as well as seven-year data regarding claims made to the Ophthalmic Mutual Insurance Company (OMIC) is used to discuss operating room fires in periocular surgery.

Methods: A retrospective review of all closed claim operating room fires submitted to OMIC was performed. A survey soliciting personal experiences with operating room fires was distributed to all American Society of Oculoplastic and Reconstructive Surgeons.

Bilateral lacrimal gland disease: clinical features of 97 cases.

Objective: Bilateral lacrimal gland (LG) disease is a unique presentation that can result from varied causes. We reviewed the diagnoses, clinical features, and outcomes of 97 patients with this entity.

Design: Case series.

Trainee glaucoma surgery: experience with trabeculectomy and glaucoma drainage devices.

Background And Objective: To examine outcomes of trabeculectomy with mitomycin C and glaucoma drainage device placement for uncontrolled glaucoma when performed by resident surgeons.

Patients And Methods: This study included any patient who underwent a trabeculectomy with mitomycin C (n = 93) or a glaucoma drainage device (n = 60) by a resident surgeon between 2001 and 2006. Outcome measures at 3, 6, and 12 months included failure of treatment, number of follow-up appointments, complications, number of medications, and need for further surgery.

Effect of recirculation rate on methane production and SEBAR system performance using active stage digester.

A project was undertaken to examine the feasibility of treating organic wastes from Thai fruit and vegetable markets using the sequential batch anaerobic digester (SEBAR) approach. A key feature of the SEBAR system is the regular interchanging, or recirculation, of portions of leachate between each freshly filled digester and a support digester to which it is coupled until it is ready to operate independently. Leachate transfer from this support digester to the fresh waste digester provides additional alkalinity to help counteract the effects of early high acid release rates; it also helps build a balanced microbial population in the fresh waste digester.