Acceptability and Feasibility of Implementing a Home-Based HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Program in an Urban Clinic.

Personal and structural barriers to HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) care result in its underutilization and premature discontinuation. A home-based PrEP program comprised of telemedicine visits and/or self-administered lab testing may address some of these barriers. Our objective was to assess the acceptability and feasibility of a home-based PrEP program among stakeholders at an urban HIV and primary care clinic.

A Review of Childhood Vision Screening Laws and Programs Across the United States.

Introduction: Many organizations recommend childhood vision screenings. Furthermore, 42 out of 50 states in the U.S.

An Evaluation of SPOT Vision Screening Efficacy for Children in South Dakota.

Background: Amblyopia is a preventable, sight stealing disorder with a prevalence of approximately 2-4 percent in the U.S. pediatric population.

Results of a pediatric vision screening program in western South Dakota.

Background: South Dakota is one of eight states that do not require any vision screening for children. This study describes the results of the first children's vision screening program in the state.

Methods: Children ages 6 months to 12 years were screened using the SPOT photoscreener by lay volunteers as part of the Northern Plains Eye Foundation's Western South Dakota Children's Vision Screening Initiative (CVSI).

Effect of maize lines on larval fitness costs of Cry1F resistance in the European corn borer (Lepidoptera: Crambidae).

Crops producing insecticidal toxins from the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) are widely planted and enable management of key insect pests while reducing the use of conventional insecticides. However, the evolution of Bt resistance could diminish these benefits. Fitness costs of Bt resistance occur in the absence of Bt toxin when individuals with resistance alleles show a reduction in fitness relative to susceptible individuals, and they can delay the evolution of resistance.

A single major QTL controls expression of larval Cry1F resistance trait in Ostrinia nubilalis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) and is independent of midgut receptor genes.

The European corn borer, Ostrinia nubilalis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae), is an introduced crop pest in North America that causes major damage to corn and reduces yield of food, feed, and biofuel materials. The Cry1F toxin from Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) expressed in transgenic hybrid corn is highly toxic to O. nubilalis larvae and effective in minimizing feeding damage.

Intraoperative performance and postoperative outcomes of endocapsular ring implantation in pediatric eyes.

Purpose: To study the intraoperative performance and postoperative outcomes of Cionni modified capsule tension ring (CTR) and intraocular lens (IOL) implantation in the capsular bag in pediatric eyes with ectopia lentis.

Setting: John A. Moran Eye Center, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.

Postcataract endophthalmitis caused by Mycobacterium goodii.

This is the first reported case of delayed-onset postcataract endophthalmitis caused by Mycobacterium goodii, confirmed by multiple cultures. The patient had uneventful cataract removal by phacoemulsification with implantation of a posterior chamber intraocular lens (IOL). One month later, he developed redness, pain, a hypopyon, and a decrease in visual acuity to finger counting in the affected eye.

Progression from anomalous optic discs to visible optic disc drusen.

At age 5, a patient underwent fundus photography that disclosed elevated optic discs without drusen. A head computed tomography did not show optic nerve calcification. At age 9, no disc drusen were evident by ophthalmoscopy, but a CT now showed optic nerve calcification.

Interlenticular opacification of piggyback acrylic intraocular lenses.

A dense interlenticular opacification developed 18 months after cataract surgery in a hyperopic patient with 2 acrylic piggyback intraocular lenses (IOLs) placed in the capsular bag. The patient developed a hyperopic shift with decreased vision, requiring explantation of the lenses. The dense interlenticular opacification did not allow separation of the lenses intraoperatively because of the tight adherence of the 2 IOLs.

In vitro comparison of glistening formation among hydrophobic acrylic intraocular lenses(1).

Purpose: To compare glistening formation induced by temperature stressing in vitro among hydrophobic acrylic intraocular lenses (IOLs) available in the United States.

Setting: John A. Moran Eye Center, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.

Three-year clinical comparison of 3-piece AcrySof and SI-40 silicone intraocular lenses.

Purpose: To compare the 3-year performance of the 3-piece AcrySof (Alcon) and the SI-40 silicone (Allergan) intraocular lenses (IOLs).

Setting: John A. Moran Eye Center, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.