OBJECTIVE To assess the utility of cost-effective dried blood spot (DBS) field sampling for incidence and drug resistance surveillance of persons at high risk for HIV infection. METHODS We evaluated DBS collected in 2007-2010 in non-clinical settings by finger-stick from HIV-positive heterosexuals at increased risk of HIV infection (n = 124), men who have sex with men (MSM, n = 110), and pers...

Elliott, K.J. and White, AS., 1993. Effects of competition from young northern hardwoods on red pine seedling growth, nutrient use efficiency, and leaf morphology. For. Ecol. Manage., 57. 233255. The effects of competition from three northern hardwood tree species on red pine (Pinus resinosa Ait. ) seedlings were examined on two clear-cut sites in western Maine. We examined how planted red pine...

Ocular ischemic syndrome is a rare condition, which is caused by ocular hypoperfusion due to stenosis or occlusion of the common or internal carotid arteries. Atherosclerosis is the major cause of changes in the carotid arteries. Ocular ischemic syndrome is manifested as visual loss, orbital pain and, frequently, changes of the visual field, and various anterior and posterior segment signs. Ant...

PURPOSE Ischemic retinal damage can be reversed by hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) as long as irreversible infarction damage has not developed. However, the time window till irreversible damage develops is still unknown. The study aim was to evaluate the effect of HBOT and determine possible markers for irreversible retinal damage. MATERIALS AND METHODS Retrospective analysis of 225 patients...

© 2017 Journal of ophthalmic and Vision research | published by Wolters KluWer medKnoW A 5‐year‐old girl presented to the emergency department with a 6‐day history of sudden painless vision loss in the right eye without any history of prior trauma, pain, infection, malignancy, or other known systemic diseases. Her best corrected visual acuity was no light perception (NLP) in the right eye and 2...

We describe 12 subjects of ten unrelated families from the region of Campinas and the southern state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, who presented with juvenile (n = 4) and adult (n = 8) GM1 gangliosidosis. Data includes clinical history, physical examination, and ancillary exam findings. Six subjects presented initially with skeletal deformities, while the remaining six had neurological manifestation...

BACKGROUND GM2 gangliosidosis-AB variants a rare autosomal recessive neurodegenerative disorder occurring due to deficiency of GM2 activator protein resulting from the mutation in GM2A gene. Only seven mutations in nine cases have been reported from different population except India. CASE PRESENTATION Present case is a one year old male born to 3rd degree consanguineous Indian parents from Ma...

BACKGROUND Embozene® is a new neuroembolizing microsphere used to reduce intraoperative bleeding for head and neck tumours. We report a case of iatrogenic ophthalmic artery occlusion after Embozene® embolization of the external carotid artery (ECA). CASE PRESENTATION A 22-year-old African gentleman presented with left nasal obstruction and epistaxis for 2 years and was diagnosed with nasophar...

To our knowledge, incomplete central retinal artery occlusion associated with short posterior ciliary artery occlusion is extremely rare. Herein, we describe a case of a 62-year-old man who was referred to our hospital with of transient blindness in his right eye. At initial examination, the patient's best-corrected visual acuity was 18/20 in the right eye. Fundus examination showed multiple so...