Purpose: To evaluate the clinical impact and possible causes of a spontaneous decentration of a phakic refractive lens (PRL) implanted in a highly myopic eye, and analyzing the visual, refractive, and aberrometric outcome as well as the possible causes for this phenomenon.
Methods: The description of a case of bilateral high myopia corrected by implantation with the phakic intraocular lens (pIOL) PRL (Carl Zeiss Meditec, Germany) is presented and documented. Both eyes had similar anatomical configuration, and therefore, a pIOL (Model 101) with the same size was implanted without any associated intraoperative complication. Clinical outcomes were evaluated during a 3-month follow-up.
Results: Implanted pIOLs were properly positioned in both eyes and provided an excellent visual outcome during the immediate postoperative period. However, 1 month after surgery, the patient presented a logarithm of the minimum angle of resolution uncorrected distance visual acuity of 0.15 and 0 in the OD and OS, respectively. Subjective refraction in the OD was +1.00 to 1.00 × 15°, with logarithm of the minimum angle of resolution corrected distance visual acuity of 0. Temporal displacement of the PRL was evident in the biomicroscopic examination and analyzed in detail with advanced imaging techniques finding an asymmetric vault. Regarding aberrometry, larger amounts of primary coma, and spherical aberration were present in the OS. Two months later, the situation remained stable.
Conclusions: Spontaneous PRL decentration is not necessarily associated with a visual quality loss and a bad selection of pIOL size. For implantation of this pIOL, a comprehensive analysis of the zonule would be necessary.
Background: This study aims to determine the impact of a childbirth educational intervention, based on empowerment theory, on childbirth experience and empowerment in women with fetal occiput posterior and occiput transverse malpositions.
Methods: A randomized controlled trial was conducted from February 2022 to December 2022 involving pregnant women with fetal occiput posterior and occiput transverse malpositions. Eligible women were randomly assigned to either the control or study group.
Although many studies have reported the relationship between female hormone intake and cardiovascular disease (CVD) development, their association has not been fully elucidated and defined, based on data from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey intending to assess the health and nutritional status of non-institutionalized children and adults in the United States. This study examined the relationship between female hormone intake and coronary artery disease (CVD) development in 38,745 women, averaging 38.10 ± 12.
Background: Periodontitis is among the most prevalent inflammatory conditions and greatly impacts oral health. This study aimed to elucidate the role of basement membrane-related genes in the pathogenesis and diagnosis of periodontitis.
Methods: GSE10334 was used for identification of hub genes via the differential analysis, protein-protein interaction network, MCC and DMNC algorithms, and evaluation via LASSO regression and support vector machine analysis to identify basement membrane-related markers in patients with periodontitis.
Background: This retrospective study aimed to investigate the relationships between the radiographic features of impacted maxillary canines (IMCs) and traction duration and the factors affecting treatment success.
Methods: Pre-treatment panoramic radiographs and patient records of 121 consecutive patients with IMCs were analyzed. The measurements included the angle of the IMC with the midline (α-angle), the horizontal position of the IMC relative to the adjacent teeth (S-Sector), the distance from the IMC to the occlusal plane (d-distance), the apex position of the IMC (A), and the vertical height of the IMC relative to the adjacent lateral tooth (V).
