AIM Using the newly developed scanning peripheral anterior chamber depth analyser (SPAC), the effects of peripheral laser iridotomy (PLI) on peripheral anterior chamber depth (PACD) were determined quantitatively as was the association between PACD and chronic elevation of intraocular pressure (IOP) after PLI. METHODS 16 eyes of 15 patients with acute primary angle closure glaucoma (PACG) att...

PURPOSE An easily recognized clinical marker for early changes of primary angle closure glaucoma (PACG) or eyes predisposed to angle closure is important so that timely laser iridotomy can prevent morbidity. Pupillary ruff changes, specifically appearance of entropion uveae (EU), are frequent in eyes with PACG. METHODS Pupillary ruff was examined under magnification and EU, if present, was gr...

BACKGROUND There is increasing evidence associating "atypical" femoral fractures with prolonged exposure to bisphosphonate therapy. The cause of these fractures is unknown and likely multifactorial. This study evaluated the hypothesis that patients with primary osteoporosis who sustain atypical femoral fracture(s) while on chronic bisphosphonate therapy have a more varus proximal femoral geomet...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Poor sitting posture has been implicated in the development and perpetuation of neck pain symptoms. This study had 2 purposes: (1) to compare change in cervical and thoracic posture during a distracting task between subjects with chronic neck pain and control subjects and (2) to compare the effects of 2 different neck exercise regimens on the ability of people with neck p...

INTRODUCTION Orthodontists frequently treat children with mouth breathing. The purpose of the present study was to examine dental positions, skeletal effects and the pharyngeal airway space of children with chronic allergic rhinitis, when compared with a control group exhibiting a normal breathing pattern. MATERIAL AND METHODS Seventy Caucasian children from Santa Maria University Hospital - ...

CASE REPORT A 78-year-old woman, with an acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive airways disease, was treated with nebulised ipratropium bromide and salbutamol. Twenty hours after beginning this treatment, she developed acute angle-closure glaucoma (AACG) in her left eye which resolved rapidly with appropriate treatment. DISCUSSION Nebulised ipratropium bromide and salbutamol increases the ...

of individuals with European ancestry.2 Recent estimates suggest that PACG affects about 1.6 million people in Europe and 581,000 people of European descent in the US.2 Among patients of African descent, PACG prevalence is lower, but the severity is often worse.3 As the global population expands and ages, the number of individuals affected by PACG is expected to reach 23 million by 2020 and 32 ...

OBJECTIVE To report three cases of delayed choroidal detachment after treatment with topical prostaglandin analogs. MATERIAL AND METHOD Intervention three case reports. Four eyes of three patients with chronic angle closure glaucoma developed choroidal detachment after using topical prostaglandin analogs. RESULTS Three patients with chronic angle closure glaucoma developed chroidal detachme...