background: tuberculosis (tb) is a pandemic disease. it is the second leading cause of death from infectious diseases after human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) in the world . the main objective of this paper was to determine and compare the epidemiology of tb incidence rate and its trend changes during 1990-2010 in six who regions regarding age, gender and income levels. methods: the average ann...

Introduction: The retinal changes following scleral buckling surgery (SBS) for rhegmatogenous detachment (RRD) have been rarely evaluated with optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA).
 Methods: A 40 years old male presented subtotal RD involving the macula and had best corrected visual acuity of logmar 2.3 in affected right eye. Five months after applying 120 degree buckle, swept s...

Pierre VIKTOROVITCH DR CNRS Ecole Centrale de Lyon Président Henri BENISTY Professeur Institut d’Optique Rapporteur Olivier PARRIAUX Professeur Université St-Etienne Rapporteur Joseph ZYSS Professeur Institut d’Alembert Examinateur Frank VOLLMER Ass. Professeur Max Planck Institute Examinateur Malcolm BUCKLE DR CNRS ENS Cachan Examinateur Chi Thanh NGUYEN IR CNRS ENS Cachan Encadrant de thèse I...

Stroke mortality rates and prevalence of several chronic diseases are higher in Southern populations and blacks in the US. This study examined the relationships of race (black, white) and region (Stroke Belt, Stroke Buckle, other) with selected nutrient intakes among black and white American men (n = 9229). The Block 98 FFQ assessed dietary intakes and multivariable linear regression analysis w...

PURPOSE To evaluate the efficacy of a combined macular buckle under direct vision and 23-gauge pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) with internal limiting membrane (ILM) peeling in refractory macular hole retinal detachment (MHRD) with extreme high axial myopia. DESIGN Prospective, randomised controlled study. PARTICIPANTS The study included 98 eyes of 98 patients of MHRD with extreme high axial (>3...

OBJECTIVE To define the incidence, pattern, duration, and clinical consequences of persistent localized submacular fluid after scleral buckle surgery for retinal detachment (RD). DESIGN Prospective observational cohort series. PARTICIPANTS Ninety-eight patients were identified and recruited to the study. METHODS Patients aged > or =18 years undergoing scleral buckle surgery for uncomplica...

The classical problem of the buckling of an elastic rod in a magnetic field is investigated using modern techniques from dynamical systems theory. The Kirchhoff equations, which describe the static equilibrium equations of a geometrically exact rod under end tension and moment are extended by incorporating the evolution of a fixed external vector (in the direction of the magnetic field) that in...

BACKGROUND Omega-3 fatty acids from fish have been shown to have favorable effects on platelet aggregation, blood pressure, lipid profile, endothelial function, and ischemic stroke risk, but there are limited data on racial and geographic differences in fish consumption. METHODS Reasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) is a national cohort study that recruited 30,239 ...