Association of Lumican gene polymorphism with high myopia: a meta-analysis.

Purpose: Numerous studies have evaluated the association between the single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) (rs3759223, C→T) in Lumican gene and high myopia risk in the Chinese population. However, the results have been inconsistent. We therefore here examined whether the rs3759223 polymorphism confers high myopia risk by conducting a meta-analysis.

[The application of minimally invasive surgery for different type of thoracolumbar fractures].

Objective: To study the therapeutic method and effect of minimally invasive surgery for the thoracolumbar fractures.

Methods: A retrospective review of the minimally invasive surgically treatment thoracolumbar fractures from February 2005 to June 2010 was performed. There were 183 cases, 126 males and 57 females, aged 18 to 68 years, average 38.

[Case-control study on therapeutic effects between clavicular hook plate and tension band fixation for the treatment of sternoclavicular joint dislocation].

Objective: To compare therapeutic effects between clavicular hook plate and tension band fixation for the treatment of Allman type II to III sternoclavicular joint dislocations.

Methods: A retrospective survey was analyzed from May 2000 to September 2008. A total of 31 patients with Allman type II to III sternoclavicular joint dislocations were followed up.

[Exploration of three-dimensional biometric measurement of emmetropic adult eye-ball by using magnetic resonance imaging technology].

Objective: To study biometric measurements of emmetropic adult eyes with magnetic resonance imaging technology (MRI).

Method: MRI technology, with super-resolution, hyper-speed imaging and the integration of the thin-scanning layer, is applied to measure the three-dimensional biometric parameters of the eyeball. From January to December, 2003, emmetropic eyes from 31 normal Chinese adults (16 males and 15 females) aged from 18 to 32 years old (23.

[Intermediate and long term clinical effects of uterine arterial embolization with sodium alginate microspheres in treatment of diffuse adenomyosis].

Objective: To study intermediate and long term efficacy of uterine arterial embolization (UAE) with sodium alginate microspheres (KMG) at diameters 500-00 microm in treatment of diffuse adenomyosis.

Methods: Totally 40 patients with standard diffuse adenomyosis were enrolled and treated with UAE. KMG at diameters 500-700 microm for vascular embolization were used to embolize the arteries.

[The grating acuity of children in preschool age].

Objective: To study the developmental trend of the binocular grating acuity of preschool children.

Methods: Binocular grating acuities in 599 children from 2 months to 72 months old (18 groups) were measured using the closed-circuit operant preferential looking system (COPLs). The children included in the investigation were required to be a normal term birth, development and normal eyes, and cycloplegic refraction error within specific limits.

[The volume and dimensions of eyeball analyzed by MRI following encircling scleral buckles].

Objective: To assess the changes of the volume and dimensions of the eyeball and the vitreous following encircling scleral buckle.

Methods: 26 eyes from 26 patients received successful broad-band encircling scleral buckles for rhegmatogenous retinal detachment from July 2002 to December 2003. The examinations, A-scan ultrasonography (SONOMED A-5500, USA), Corneal topography and MRI, were performed preoperatively and at the first week postoperatively.

[Clinical observation on treatment of female delayed acne vulgaris with qingre cuochuang tablet].

Objective: To observe the clinical therapeutic effect of Qingre Cuochuang tablet (QCT) in treating female delayed acne vulgaris (FDAV, with patients age more than 25 years old), to evaluate objectively the sexual hormone in patients and to assess the effect of QCT on sexual hormone.

Methods: Sixty FDAV patients were randomly divided into the treated group (n = 40) and the control group (n = 20), they were treated with QCT and western medicine (including antisterone, tetracycline and metronidazole) respectively. Besides, 10 healthy female subjects aged > or = 25 years were selected as normal control.

[Evaluation of application of transparent keratoscope in ocular microsurgery].

The clinical effects of application of a transparent keratoscope in cataract extraction and intraocular lens implantation were reported. The patients were divided into 2 groups: 1 group without and the other group with the application of a transparent keratoscope to control the corneal curvature by regulating the strength of the continuous suture during the microsurgery. The pre-operative and the post-operative corneal curvatures of patients in both groups were measured and the results were compared.