The Effect of Blood Pressure on Rates of Progression in Focal Ischemic versus Generalized Cup Enlargement Glaucoma Phenotypes.

Purpose: To investigate the impact of blood pressure (BP) on rates of retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thinning in glaucomatous eyes with focal ischemic (FI) versus generalized enlargement (GE) optic disc phenotypes.

Design: Prospective cohort study.

Participants: The study included 122 eyes from 101 patients diagnosed with primary open-angle glaucoma.

Ossifying Fibromyxoid Tumor of the Shoulder: A Case Report.

Ossifying fibromyxoid tumor (OFMT) is a rare, slow-growing, mesenchymal tumor with intermediate malignant potential, predominantly affecting middle-aged individuals. Histologically, it presents as a fibrous capsule or pseudocapsule, with a complete or incomplete lamellar bone shell surrounding oval/polygonal cells within a fibromyxoid matrix. Advances in immunohistochemistry have facilitated OFMT identification, with S100 protein expression and INI-1 loss being notable features.

Exploring the Impact of Batch Size on Deep Learning Artificial Intelligence Models for Malaria Detection.

Introduction Malaria is a major public health concern, especially in developing countries. Malaria often presents with recurrent fever, malaise, and other nonspecific symptoms mistaken for influenza. Light microscopy of peripheral blood smears is considered the gold standard diagnostic test for malaria.

Exploring the Relationship of SARS-CoV-2 and Uric Acid Levels With a Focus on Gout Patients: A Scoping Review.

Rheumatic diseases are a group of conditions including arthritis and various other conditions that can lead to chronic inflammation within the musculoskeletal system, which can have negative effects on soft tissues, bones, muscles, joints, and connective tissue. One form of arthritis is gout, which is an inflammatory condition in which urate acid crystals build up in joints. Gout is associated with joint swelling, pain, redness, and joint mobility issues.

Epigenetic modifications of cfDNA in liquid biopsy for the cancer care continuum.

This review provides a comprehensive overview of the latest advancements in the clinical utility of liquid biopsy, with a particular focus on epigenetic approaches aimed at overcoming challenges in cancer diagnosis and treatment. It begins by elucidating key epigenetic terms, including methylomics, fragmentomics, and nucleosomics. The review progresses to discuss methods for analyzing circulating cell-free DNA (cfDNA) and highlights recent studies showcasing the clinical relevance of epigenetic modifications in areas such as diagnosis, drug treatment response, minimal residual disease (MRD) detection, and prognosis prediction.

A Preliminary Study on the Outcome of Plication Augmentation of the Augmented Anderson Procedure for Patients with Infantile Nystagmus Syndrome and a Face Turn.

Purpose: To report the results of plication augmentation of the augmented Anderson procedure in patients with infantile nystagmus syndrome and face turn.

Methods: In this retrospective study, all patients who underwent plication augmentation of the augmented Anderson procedure between August 2015 and November 2018 were included. Our study included patients older than 6 years with a face turn >25°.

Field Deployment of a Portable Optical Spectrometer for Methane Fugitive Emissions Monitoring on Oil and Gas Well Pads.

We present field deployment results of a portable optical absorption spectrometer for localization and quantification of fugitive methane (CH) emissions. Our near-infrared sensor targets the 2ν R(4) CH transition at 6057.1 cm (1651 nm) via line-scanned tunable diode-laser absorption spectroscopy (TDLAS), with Allan deviation analysis yielding a normalized 2.

Sensitivity and specificity of teachers for vision screening among primary school children in South India.

Aims: This study aims to determine the sensitivity and specificity of vision screening by school teachers among primary school children.

Settings And Design: Prospective nonrandomized clinical trial.

Subjects And Methods: The study was carried in primary school children of Madurai, Tamil Nadu from April 2007 to October 2007.

Outcome of delayed adjustable strabismus surgery in children using a bow-tie optional adjustable technique.

Purpose: The aim of this article is to study the feasibility of a delayed adjustable technique of strabismus surgery in children using an optional adjustable suture technique.

Methods: The retrospective study included patients <12 years of age. Recessions were done using an optional adjustable bow-tie technique and resections were done by the conventional technique.

Surface topography of polylactic acid nanofibrous mats: influence on blood compatibility.

Fabricating nanofibrous scaffolds with robust blood compatibility remains an unmet challenge for cardiovascular applications since anti-thrombogenic surface coatings did not withstand physiological shear force. Hence, the present study envisages the influence of smooth and porous topographies of poly(lactic acid) (PLA) nanofibers on hemocompatibility as it could offer time-independent blood compatibility. Further, recent studies have evolved to integrate various contrasting agents for augmenting the prognostic properties of tissue engineered scaffolds; an attempt was also made to synthesize Curcumin-superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticle complex (Cur-SPION) as a contrasting agent and impregnated into PLA nanofibers for evaluating the blood compatibility.

Situational Restriction of Elevation in Adduction Relieved by Faden on the Medial Rectus.

We describe a patient with situational restriction of elevation in adduction in his left eye. Clinical examination pointed to instability of the left medial rectus pulley. This was corrected by Faden on the medial rectus.

Visual outcome and incidence of glaucoma in patients with microspherophakia.

Introduction: A number of ocular complications have been reported in microspherophakia. The literature however is limited to small case reports and the incidence of these complications is largely unknown. Our study describes a series of patients who presented to our hospital from 1998 to 2008.

Cataract surgery in juvenile xanthogranuloma: case report and a brief review of literature.

There is limited literature on the management of cataracts in juvenile xanthogranuloma (JXG). A 2-month-old girl presented to us with hyphema, secondary glaucoma OU and skin nodules suggestive of JXG. She developed bilateral cataracts during her follow-up and was treated successfully with cataract surgery and aphakic rehabilitation.

Oral epithelial cells transplanted on to corneal surface tend to adapt to the ocular phenotype.

To understand the response of oral epithelial cells, transplanted on corneal surface to the ocular cues in vivo. The corneal button obtained after penetrating keratoplasty (PK) of an eye of a patient with total limbal stem cell deficiency (LSCD), previously treated with cultured oral mucosal epithelial transplantation (COMET) was examined by immunohistochemistry for the expression of keratins, p63, p75, PAX6, Ki-67, CD31, and CD34. COMET followed by optical-PK has improved visual acuity to 20/40 and rendered a stable ocular surface.

Completion rates of anterior and posterior continuous curvilinear capsulorrhexis in pediatric cataract surgery for surgery performed by trainee surgeons with the use of a low-cost viscoelastic.

Context: Pediatric cataract surgery is traditionally done with the aid of high-molecular-weight viscoelastics which are expensive. It needs to be determined if low-cost substitutes are just as successful.

Aims: The study aims to determine the success rates for anterior and posterior capsulorrhexis and intraocular lens (IOL) implantation in the bag for pediatric cataract surgery performed with the aid of a low-molecular-weight viscoelastic.

Transient Reversal of a Face Turn (an Abnormal Head Posture, AHP) due to Manifest Latent Nystagmus, after Eye Muscle Strabismus Surgery for the Associated Infantile Esotropia.

Patients with infantile esotropia and manifest latent nystagmus adopt a face turn towards the fixing eye as a nystagmus dampening mechanism. The surgical plan should aim to correct both the face turn and the strabismus. Reversal of the face turn after surgery for the strabismus can be (i.