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VITRECTOMY IN CHRONIC UVEITIS

Vitrectomy was performed on 25 eyes in 21 patients with chronic uveitis from various etiologies. Postoperative follow up averaged 22.8 months with visual improvement in 24 of 25 eyes. In this retrospective study, the techniques employed and the beneficial effect of vitrectomy alone or vitrectomy combined with cataract surgery (Iensectomy in most cases) on improving vision and decreasing th...

Lopressor® metoprolol tartrate tablets, USP, metoprolol tartrate injection, USP

Lopressor, metoprolol tartrate USP, is a selective beta1-adrenoreceptor blocking agent, available as 50and 100-mg tablets for oral administration and in 5-mL ampuls for intravenous administration. Each ampul contains a sterile solution of metoprolol tartrate USP, 5 mg, and sodium chloride USP, 45 mg, and water for injection USP. Metoprolol tartrate USP is (±)-1­ (Isopropylamino)-3-[p-(2-methoxy...

THE AUTHORS REPLY Responding to our commentary on personality as a risk

Responding to our commentary on personality as a risk factor for cancer (1), Michael et al. (2) suggested that we unfairly cited their article (3) as an example of the kind of confirmatory bias permeating the literature relating psychosocial factors to onset, progression, and outcome of cancer. We welcome the opportunity to clarify our concerns about their article and why we chose to cite it in...