Glottic Obstruction from Fibroepithelial Polyp.

BACKGROUND Fibroepithelial polyps are benign lesions of mesodermal origin, which have been reported in the head and neck area. The aim of this study is to describe the management of an oropharyngeal fibroepithelial polyp causing stridor. CASE REPORT A 39-year-old male presented with 24 hours of stridor and dysphagia.

The effect of thin, thick, and normal corneas on Goldmann intraocular pressure measurements and correction formulae in individual eyes.

Objective: To evaluate the usefulness of the central corneal thickness (CCT)-based correction formulae for stratified CCT groups, with intraocular pressure (IOP) from the Pascal dynamic contour tonometer (PDCT) as the reference standard.

Design: Retrospective case series.

Participants: Two hundred eighty-nine patients attending a specialist glaucoma practice and a mixture of normal subjects and subjects with confirmed glaucomatous optic neuropathy.

Medical students' attitudes towards research and a career in research: an Auckland, New Zealand study.

Aim: To determine the attitudes towards research and research careers among students at a New Zealand medical school.

Methods: A questionnaire was devised and distributed during compulsory lecture sessions to all medical students enrolled at the School of Medicine, University of Auckland during the 2007 academic year.

Results: Among the 756 students enrolled for the 2007 academic year, 558 responded, with an overall response rate of 74%.

Completing an intercalated research degree during medical undergraduate training: barriers, benefits and postgraduate career profiles.

Aim: To undertake a comprehensive evaluation of the intercalated research degree at the School of Medicine, University of Auckland, New Zealand and to ascertain the career profiles of Auckland medical graduates who completed the intercalated degree programme.

Method: A questionnaire was devised and mailed to all Auckland MBChB graduates (1972-2005) who completed an intercalated research degree during the undergraduate medical course.

Results: Among 50 graduates who met the inclusion criteria (mean of 1.

Evaluating the use of a scanning laser-derived oedema index to grade diabetic retinopathy and maculopathy.

Purpose: To evaluate the Heidelburg Retina Tomograph II (HRTII) retinal module as a tool for grading severity of retinopathy in a diabetic retinal screening and treatment service.

Methods: Seventy-seven consecutive patients with type 2 diabetes underwent scanning laser tomography using the HRTII. Scan data were analysed using the proprietary macular module software and oedema indices calculated for each of nine topographic macular zones.