Combined Femtosecond Laser-Assisted Cataract Surgery and Small-Gauge Pars Plana Vitrectomy Using Different Devices: A New Trend for Vitreoretinal Surgery?

Background And Objective: To report the efficacy, safety, and benefits of femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery (FLACS) combined with sutureless 23-gauge pars plana vitrectomy (PPV).

Patients And Methods: This multicenter, retrospective study evaluated patient records and videos of 43 cases with retinal pathologies and cataract who underwent the combined procedure.

Results: In 44.

Z-score of weight for age of infants with atopic dermatitis and cow's milk allergy fed with a rice-hydrolysate formula during the first two years of life.

Background: Recently, rice-based formulas have been widely used in hypoallergenic diets, but data on nutritional values are scarce.

Aim: To evaluate the growth of infants fed with a rice-based hydrolysate formula, compared to those infants fed with a soy formula or an extensively hydrolysed casein formula, in the first 2 y of life.

Methods: A total of 88 infants were enrolled between March 2002 and March 2004.

Dog bites in children less than fourteen years old in Turin.

Background: The purpose of this study was to describe the epidemiology of injuries caused by dog bites treated in the emergency department of OIRM from January 1, 1997 to December 31, 2000.

Methods: Data on dog's attacks were obtained from declaration forms filled in the emergency department.

Results: 253 children were observed: 145 boys and 118 girls.