PURPOSE This study compared the effectiveness of the VELscope® Vx versus visual and tactile intraoral examination in detecting oral lesions in an adult, high risk population. METHODS The pilot study compared the intra oral findings between 2 examination types. The sample was comprised of 30 participants who were addicted to either cigarettes or a dual addiction (cigarettes plus hookah). High ...

objective: to assess the level of awareness on breast cancer among women of reproductive age. materials and methods: a cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted in opd of dhaka medical college hospital among the 175 respondents by face to face interview using pretested semi structured questionnaire. results: one forth (23%) aged 21-25 years, mostly muslim (86.3%), housewives (72.57%), had...

In this paper we present two methods for non-destructive examination of wood based panels namely: visual examination based on algorithms and procedures specified for image processing to determinate surface discontinuities and ultrasound method that allows the determination of physical and mechanical parameters of the product, as well the debonding of multi-layered wood based panels. To unify th...

PURPOSE To investigate whether the clinical tests used in routine eye examinations can identify adults whose reading rate increases with their preferred coloured overlay(s). METHODS Routine optometric tests were used to measure 73 undergraduate students' refractive error, visual acuity, stereo-acuity, amplitude of accommodation, near point of convergence, associated heterophoria at near, colo...

Visual performance in 130 infants was assessed in a clinical setting with the forced-choice preferential looking (FPL) method described by Dobson et al.5 Over 90% of infants completed testing. Testing usually required less than 10 min. One group of infants tested also underwent complete ophthalmic examination. The second, larger group was screened with handlight examinations and FPL testing; an...

THIS investigation was started in an attempt to produce a simple, self-recording method of examining the central visual field that is readily performed at a reading distance, for example at the bedside or desk. A specially-designed chart incorporating a grid system, a pen, and a good light are the only necessary items of equipment. The use of a grid is based on the chart described by Amsler (19...