PURPOSE The purpose of this study is to compare the efficacy and safety of one-site and two-site combined phacotrabeculectomy with foldable posterior chamber intraocular lens implantation. METHODS Thirty-four patients (41 eyes) with glaucoma and cataract were randomly assigned to undergo either a one-site (22 eyes) or a two-site (19 eyes) combined procedure. One-site approach consisted of a s...

The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) and mytomycine-C (MMC) on the success rate of glaucoma filtration surgery (GFS). A superior fornix-based conjunctival flap was created on the right eyes of 12 rabbits divided randomly into three equal groups termed groups 1, 2 and 3. After a small piece of sponge soaked with balanced salt solution (BSS) in group 1 (co...

TREACHER COLLINS (1917), in his classical article on the sequelae of persistent hypotony, stated that the pathological changes in the ocular tissues were " brought about either from the relaxation of tissues usually kept taut or from altered conditions in the circulation ". Subsequent reports have only confirmed the accuracy of these observations. Within recent years the physiology of hypotony,...

The active Gurney flap technology is investigated to improve the performance of rotorblades by allowing helicopter blades to further control the lift unbalance that rises at high speed and by damping vibration loads on the rotor hub. This technology needs validation by wind tunnel testing of a scaled model blade under rotational loading. An optimised geometry of a flexible actuation system has ...

purpose : to assess the results of brachytherapy in patients with recurrent or incomplete excised conjunctival squamous cell carcinoma (scc) and malignant melanoma. methods : three patients underwent brachytherapy of one eye and one patient underwent brachytherapy of both eyes with ruthenium-106 (ru-106) plaques, all of them had a history of incomplete resection or recurrence of the tumor after...

The sacral area is the most common site of pressure sore in bed-ridden patients. Though many treatment methods have been proposed, a musculocutaneous flap using the gluteus muscles or a fasciocutaneous flap is the most popular surgical option. Here, we propose a new method that combines the benefits of these 2 methods: combined V-Y fasciocutaneous advancement and gluteus maximus muscle rotation...

Abstract Purpose In an era when trabeculectomy surgeries in the United States are on decline, ophthalmology residents may have limited opportunities to practice surgical techniques critical success. However, key steps of surgery can be introduced a wet laboratory using simple model based food items. Methods A fresh lime and chicken parts with skin, purchased from grocery store, were utilized su...