Analysis of the ESCRS calculator's prediction accuracy.

Purpose: To evaluate prediction accuracy of formulas included in the ESCRS online intraocular lens (IOL) calculator using standard keratometry (K) or total keratometry (TK).

Setting: Hospital-based academic practice.

Design: Retrospective case-series.

Comparison of biometry measurements and intraocular lens power prediction between 2 SS-OCT-based biometers.

Purpose: To evaluate the agreement in biometry measurements and intraocular lens (IOL) power prediction between the Eyestar 900 and the IOLMaster 700.

Setting: Institutional.

Design: Retrospective comparative study.

[OPTIC DISC EDEMA IN McCUNE-ALBRIGHT SYNDROME].

Introduction: Craniofacial polyostotic fibrous dysplasia, as part of McCune-Albright syndrome, can have severe complications including vision loss. Also, patients with this syndrome are at greater risk of secondary intra-cranial pressure elevation due to medication side effects.

Background: : A 6-year-old girl with McCune-Albright syndrome and polyostotic craniofacial fibrous dysplasia and optic canal narrowing, developed signs of slowly progressive optic nerve compression on clinical examination including deteriorating visual acuity, positive relative afferent pupillary defect )RAPD) and bilateral optic disc swelling.

Comparison of two new integrated SS-OCT tomography and biometry devices.

Purpose: To evaluate the agreement in biometry measurements and intraocular lens (IOL) power calculations between 2 integrated swept-source optical coherence tomography (SS-OCT) tomography/biometry devices: the Eyestar 900 and the Anterion.

Setting: Tel Aviv Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel.

Design: Retrospective comparative study.

Ocular Biometric Characteristics Measured by Swept-Source Optical Coherence Tomography in Individuals Undergoing Cataract Surgery.

Purpose: To study the distribution of ocular biometric parameters using a swept-source optical coherence tomography (SS-OCT) biometer in adult candidates for cataract surgery.

Design: A retrospective cross-sectional study.

Methods: This is a single-center analysis of consecutive eyes measured with the IOLMaster 700 SS-OCT biometer at a large tertiary medical center between February 2018 and June 2020.

Evaluating the prediction accuracy of the Hill-RBF 3.0 formula using a heteroscedastic statistical method.

Purpose: To evaluate the accuracy of the Hill-RBF 3 formula, with and without direct measurements of total corneal power, using a heteroscedastic statistical method for analysis.

Setting: Department of Ophthalmology, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel.

Design: Retrospective, consecutive case series.

Clinical Characteristics Of Patients With Asthma COPD Overlap (ACO) In Australian Primary Care.

Purpose: Many older adults with a history of smoking and asthma develop clinical features of both asthma and COPD, an entity sometimes called asthma-COPD overlap (ACO). Patients with ACO may be at higher risk of poor health outcomes than those with asthma or COPD alone. However, understanding of ACO is limited in the primary care setting and more information is needed to better inform patient management.

Bronchial Reactivity and Lung Function After World Trade Center Exposure.

Background: World Trade Center (WTC)-exposed rescue/recovery workers endured massive respiratory insult from inhalation of particulate matter and gases, resulting in respiratory symptoms, loss of lung function, and, for many, bronchial hyperreactivity (BHR). The persistence of respiratory symptoms and lung function abnormalities has been well-documented, whereas persistence of BHR has not been investigated.

Methods: A total of 173 WTC-exposed firefighters with bronchial reactivity measured within 2 years after September 11, 2001 (9/11) (baseline methacholine challenge test), were reevaluated in 2013 and 2014 (follow-up methacholine challenge test).

Amelioration of ischemia-reperfusion injury in rat intestine by pentoxifylline-mediated inhibition of xanthine oxidase.

Background: Intestinal ischemia-reperfusion (IR) injury results in cell destruction, which may be mediated by the generation of reactive oxygen species, potentially toxic metabolites of xanthine oxidase. Pentoxifylline (PTX) possesses a variety of biochemical and antioxidant properties that can improve capillary flow and tissue oxygenation. Because of these combined effects, it has been hypothesized that pentoxifylline would protect against intestinal IR.