A Systematic Review of the Efficacy and Safety of Tranexamic Acid in Facelift Surgery.

Tranexamic acid (TXA) has become widely utilized in different specialities including facelift surgery. The aim of this review was to robustly evaluate the quality of available evidence on the efficacy and safety of TXA use in facelift surgery. We searched the MEDLINE (National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD), Embase (Elsevier, Amsterdam, the Netherlands), CINAHL (EBSCO Information Services, Ipswich, MA), Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL; Wiley, Hoboken, NJ), Google Scholar (Alphabet Inc.

Frequency of visual involvement in a 10-year interdisciplinary cohort of patients with giant cell arteritis.

Background: We present the largest study of the frequency and nature of visual complications in a cohort of 350 patients consecutively diagnosed with giant cell arteritis (GCA).

Methods: All individuals were assessed using structured forms and diagnosed using imaging or biopsy. A binary logistic regression model was used to analyse data for predicting visual loss.

Association of gene common sequence variants in Jordanian patients with exfoliation syndrome and exfoliative glaucoma.

Aim: To investigate the association between single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the gene with exfoliation syndrome/glaucoma (XFS/XFG) among Jordanians.

Methods: Sixty-one patients with XFS/XFG and 59 healthy control individuals were recruited in the study. Patients were diagnosed with XFS/XFG using standard clinical examination techniques.

A CASE OF FULL-THICKNESS MACULAR HOLE IN EYE WITH FOCAL CHOROIDAL EXCAVATION.

Purpose: To report an association between a Stage 4 full-thickness macular hole and focal choroidal excavation.

Methods: Case report.

Results: A 46-year-old male patient with high myopia was referred for macular hole surgery and found to have an associated focal choroidal excavation.

Incidence of bullous pemphigoid and mortality of patients with bullous pemphigoid in Olmsted County, Minnesota, 1960 through 2009.

Background: Bullous pemphigoid (BP) is an autoimmune blistering disease that is associated with increased mortality.

Objective: We sought to determine the incidence and mortality of patients with BP.

Methods: A total of 87 residents of Olmsted County, Minnesota, were identified who had their first lifetime diagnosis of BP from January 1960 through December 2009.

Current concepts in intravitreal drug therapy for diabetic retinopathy.

Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a major cause of preventable blindness in the developed countries. Despite the advances in understanding and management of DR, it remains a challenging condition to manage. The standard of care for patients with DR include strict metabolic control of hyperglycemia, blood pressure control, normalization of serum lipids, prompt retinal laser photocoagulation and vitrectomy.

Prevalence and determinants of diabetic retinopathy among persons ≥ 40 years of age with diabetes in Qatar: a community-based survey.

Purpose: We present the prevalence and determinants of diabetic retinopathy (DR) in persons 40 years and older with diabetes in Qatar.

Methods: This community-based survey was held in 2009 at 49 randomly selected clusters. Demographic details and history of diabetes mellitus (DM) and its management were collected by nurses.