Efficacy of rehabilitation treatments in improving functioning in patients with fibromyalgia: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

Background: Fibromyalgia is a debilitating condition marked by persistent pain and reduced functionality. Various therapeutic methods have been suggested to alleviate symptoms in individuals with fibromyalgia, yet the impact of diverse rehabilitation strategies remains unclear.

Objective: This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed at assessing the efficacy of rehabilitation interventions in improving functioning in fibromyalgia patients.

Role of the Flexion Relaxation Phenomenon in the Analysis of Low Back Pain Risk in the Powerlifter: A Proof-of-Principle Study.

Introduction: Unlike the most common training approaches for bodybuilding, powerlifting programs are generally based on maximum and submaximal loads, putting enormous stresses on the lumbar spine. The flexion relaxation phenomenon evaluation is a clinical tool used for low back pain (LBP) assessment. This study aimed to evaluate the role of the flexion relaxation phenomenon in the analysis of LBP in the powerlifters.

Effectiveness of High-Power Laser Therapy via Shear Wave Speed Analysis on Pain and Functioning in Patients with Lateral Epicondylitis: A Proof-of-Concept Study.

: Lateral epicondylitis (LE) causes lateral elbow pain due to the overuse of the common extensor tendon. Several therapies have been proposed for pain relief and functional recovery, including physical therapy, minimally invasive injection approaches, and physical agent modalities such as laser therapy. : Our study evaluates the impact of high-power laser therapy (HPLT) on pain and functioning.

Success of iOCT in surgical management of ERM peeling.

Purpose: Epiretinal membranes (ERM) are a disorder leading to progressive vision loss and metamorphopsia. The ERM is treated through a pars-plana vitrectomy (PPV) with membrane peeling. The aim of this study was to define the success of intraoperative optical coherence tomography (OCT) in ERM surgery to standard surgical visualization techniques and enhance our current approach to clinical practice.

Unusual Presentation of Skin Tattoo-Associated Panuveitis.

Aim: We report a case of a young male who developed bilateral panuveitis after extensive tattooing.

Design: Case report.

Methods: A 22-year-old male with a history of inflamed tattoos presented with pain in both eyes and blurred vision in the left eye.

Clinical course of choroidal neovascular membrane in West Nile virus chorioretinitis: a case report.

Background: This report describes the clinical course of choroidal neovascular membrane (CNV) in West Nile virus-associated chorioretinitis.

Case Presentation: A 28-year-old Italian woman was referred to our institution because of reduced visual acuity in the left eye dating back 4 months. A diagnosis of retinal vasculitis in the right eye and chorioretinitis with CNV in the left eye was made.

Granulomatous uveitis and choroidal detachment in a patient after topical treatment with Bimatoprost: A case report.

Background: Bimatoprost 0.03% is an intraocular pressure (IOP) lowering prostaglandin analog with different adverse side effects such as potential ocular inflammatory effect and ocular hyperemia.

Case Presentation: We report a case of 80-year-old woman diagnosed with bilateral glaucomatous uveitis, and choroidal detachment in the left eye after topical bimatoprost administration.

Spontaneous resolution of optic pit maculopathy: an OCT report.

The separation of the vitreous from the optic nerve head and the macula plays a primary role in the spontaneous resolution of optic disc pit (ODP) maculopathy. Optical coherence tomography (OCT) helps in the non-invasive monitoring of this condition, when treated conservatively. The aim of this report was to describe a pediatric case of spontaneously resolved ODP maculopathy, managed conservatively and monitored by means of spectral domain (SD)-OCT.

Immunity, Inflammation and Heart Failure: Their Role on Cardiac Function and Iron Status.

Heart failure is a clinical syndrome characterized by subclinical systemic inflammation and immune system activation associated with iron deficiency. No data exist on the various activations of immune-mediated mechanisms of inflammation in heart failure patients with reduced/preserved ejection fraction. We aimed to (1) investigate possible differences in inflammatory parameters and oxidative stress, and (2) detect a different iron status between groups.

Feasibility and Safety of Intraoperative Optical Coherence Tomography-Guided Short-Term Posturing Prescription after Macular Hole Surgery.

Purpose: To assess closure rate and visual outcome of a court of patients with macular hole (MH) who underwent surgical repair with intraoperative optical coherence tomography (iOCT)-confirmed MH closure and short-term postoperative face-down posturing (FDP). Secondary aim was to assess the correlation between iOCT and postoperative OCT at day 1.

Methods: Retrospective clinical study conducted in the Miulli Hospital Acquaviva delle Fonti (Italy), enrolling patients with idiopathic MH who underwent 25-G pars plana vitrectomy plus internal limiting membrane peeling.

Ketogenic Diet-Induced Weight Loss is Associated with an Increase in Vitamin D Levels in Obese Adults.

Vitamin D is an important micronutrient involved in several processes. Evidence has shown a strong association between hypovitaminosis D and cardio-metabolic diseases, including obesity. A ketogenic diet has proven to be very effective for weight loss, especially in reducing fat mass while preserving fat-free mass.

PROGRESSION OF RETINAL ISCHEMIA IN A CASE OF MACULAR TELANGIECTASIA TYPE 1 AFTER RANIBIZUMAB INJECTION: OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY ANGIOGRAPHY FINDINGS.

Purpose: To describe a case of a 68-year-old man with macular telangiectasia (MacTel) Type 1 in the right eye, showing an increase in capillary ischemia after intravitreal ranibizumab.

Methods: The patient underwent complete ophthalmologic evaluation, including best-corrected visual acuity, intraocular pressure, anterior segment and fundus examination, optical coherence tomography (OCT), and OCT angiography at baseline and on each visit. Fluorescein angiography was performed at baseline.

Morphological features of choroidal metastases: an OCT analysis.

The morphological characteristics and retinal changes of chroidal metastases using Spectral Domain OCT are described in a case with primary lung adenocarcinoma and secondary choroidal involvement.

Epiretinal membranes in patients with uveitis: morphological and functional analysis with spectral domain optical coherence tomography.

Purpose: To correlate the uveitic epiretinal membrane (ERM) features using spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) with visual acuity (VA).

Methods: Forty-one eyes of 32 patients were included in this retrospective study. SD-OCT was performed in all patients and data were collected at the time of ERM diagnosis and at the final visit.

Delayed onset of bilateral acute retinal necrosis syndrome: a 46-year interval.

Background: Acute retinal necrosis (ARN) syndrome is an uncommon, severe form of retinitis that is caused by the herpes virus family. Bilateral acute retinal necrosis (BARN) at delayed onset is rare.

Methods: A retrospective, interventional case is described in a 64-year-old man complaining of blurred vision in the left eye.

Treatment of corneal neovascularization in ocular chemical injury with an off-label use of subconjunctival bevacizumab: a case report.

Introduction: In this report, we describe the case of a patient with ocular chemical injury, symblepharon, and corneal neovascularization in whom subconjunctival injection of bevacizumab caused regression of corneal opacification and neovascularization, which led to visual improvement.

Case Presentation: A 54-year-old Caucasian woman presented at our eye emergency department following a splash injury of the left eye with sodium hydroxide. At presentation, her visual acuity was light perception.

Recent understanding on diagnosis and management of central nervous system vasculitis in children.

Central nervous system vasculitides in children may develop as a primary condition or secondary to an underlying systemic disease. Many vasculitides affect both adults and children, while some others occur almost exclusively in childhood. Patients usually present with systemic symptoms with single or multiorgan dysfunction.