Anterior chamber tube shunt to an encircling band (Schocket procedure) in the treatment of refractory glaucoma.

We reviewed a series of 42 eyes in patients with refractory glaucoma who had undergone a Schocket procedure. The mean follow up was 17.5 months; the minimal follow up, 8 months.

Maternal and embryonic response to a "carbohydrate-free" diet fed to rats.

The effects of a carbohydrate-free, fatty acid (CF) diet on pregnant rats and their progeny were examined. A pregnant pair-fed group was included to compensate for the 40% reduction in food intake of the CF dams. Control and CF dams were killed on days 6, 8, 10, 12, or 14 of gestation.

Hematologic and trace element alterations following chronic maternal ingestion of propylthiourea.

Rats with diets containing 0.2% propylthiouracil (PTU) throughout gestation had progeny with persistent cyanosis and high neonatal mortality. Histological and histochemical studies failed to reveal lung abnormalities in these pups.