Peter Parker (1804-1888), a Yale University--trained missionary and physician, founded the first Western-style hospital in China, the Ophthalmic Hospital in Canton (now known as Guangzhou), on November 4, 1835. During its first 3 months, Parker treated 1061 patients, of whom 1020 (96.1%) had ocular illnesses. Since then, the Ophthalmic Hospital in Canton has become a comprehensive institution t...

In this study, a new approach based on adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system (ANFIS) was presented for detection of ophthalmic artery stenosis. Decision making was performed in two stages: feature extraction using the wavelet transform (WT) and the ANFIS trained with the backpropagation gradient descent method in combination with the least squares method. The ophthalmic arterial Doppler signals...

Purpose: To capture the sensitivity and resistance trends of ophthalmic methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in a heterogenous demographic. Methods: Between 1/1/2004-12/31/2011, ophthalmic MRSA infections were searched in the electronic medical record system of Community Regional Medical Center in Fresno, California. We reviewed whether the infection was community-acquired or hosp...

AIM To investigate the effects of a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) ophthalmic solution on latanoprost induced intraocular pressure (IOP) reduction in glaucoma patients. METHODS Examination was conducted on 16 eyes of 16 glaucoma patients who had been given only latanoprost for at least 6 weeks. The NSAID ophthalmic solution, sodium 2-amino-3-(4-bromobenzoyl) phenylacetate sesqui...

Research aims Escherichia coli YggS is a highly conserved pyridoxal phosphate (PLP)-binding protein whose biochemical function is unknown. We found that a yggS-deficient E. coli s t ra in (ΔyggS ) accumulates an unusual metabol i te , ophthalmic ac id (γ-L-glutamyl-L-2-aminobutyryl-glycine, Fig. 1). This ∆yggS mutant is the first microorganism that accumulates high levels of ophthalmic acid. Op...

INTRODUCTION Superior ophthalmic vein thrombosis is a rare entity, but is associated with significant morbidities. We describe a case in which superior ophthalmic vein thrombosis occurred shortly after severe facial trauma. CASE PRESENTATION A 77-year-old Japanese man was transferred to our tertiary hospital after a motor vehicle accident. Le Fort III facial bone fractures and a minor cerebra...