Maniloff, Jack (Yale University, New Haven, Conn.), Harold J. Morowitz, and Russell J. Barrnett. Ultrastructure and ribosomes of Mycoplasma gallisepticum. J. Bacteriol. 90:193-204. 1965.-The ultrastructure of Mycoplasma gallisepticum strain A5969 has been studied by electron microscopy (thin-section and negative staining), ultracentrifugation, and chemical analysis. The list of ultrastructure i...

UNLABELLED Using finite element analysis, we evaluated if the site of an aortic bleb, known to be prone to rupture, coincides with the location of peak wall stress (PWS) in a patient-specific abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) model. REPORT PWS was not located at the bleb site, even when stress values were estimated for different bleb wall thicknesses (0.5-2.0 mm) while the rest of the AAA wall ...

PURPOSE Based on our previous report that showed enhanced transfer of mitomycin C to the sclera and the conjunctiva by dissolving the agent into a reversible thermo-setting gel, we conducted a study to investigate the efficacy of mitomycin C gel in the rabbit. METHODS We subconjunctivally injected 0.1 mL of the mitomycin C gel solution containing several different amounts of the agent. Trephi...

a case with bilateral spontaneous pneumothorax was presented. etiology, mechanism, and treatment were discussed on the review of literature. spontaneous pneumothorax is a clinical entity resulting from a sudden non traumatic rupture of the lung. biach reported in 1880 that 78% of 916 patients with spontaneous pneumothorax had tuberculosis. kjergaard emphasized 1932 the primary importance of sub...

AIM: To evaluate the safety and efficacy of posterior scleral application (a modified technique) an antimetabolite mitomycin C-soaked sponge in trabeculectomy for patients with glaucoma. METHODS: This retrospective study included 101 (115 eyes) glaucoma (aged 12–83y) who underwent using a placement method. A piece 3.5×10 mm2 was placed vertically posteriorly long side perpendicular to limbus. T...

Aim: To evaluate the influence of clear cornea phacoemulsification on filtering bleb morphology, function, and intraocular pressure (IOP) in glaucomatous eyes with previously successful filtering surgery. Methods: The clinical course of 30 patients (30 eyes) who underwent clear cornea phacoemulsification after successful filtering glaucoma surgery was prospectively evaluated. Mean IOP and filte...

Purpose Descemet's stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty (DSAEK) is more difficult in hypotonic eyes with filtering bleb, due to the difficulties in elevating the intraocular pressure (IOP). We report a new method that uses ophthalmic viscoelastic devices (OVDs) to achieve good graft adhesion. Case Presentation We performed modified DSAEK surgery on 2 eyes of 2 patients, who had previo...

A 46-year-old myopic white male developed severe hypotony maculopathy with a visual acuity of 8/200 and an IOP of 3 mm Hg 2 weeks after combined phacoemulsification and trabeculectomy with mitomycin C for juvenile glaucoma. Despite success with surgical revision of the bleb in cases of posttrabeculectomy hypotony maculopathy,1-3 we were aware that reopening the conjunctival flap still posed a r...

PURPOSE To evaluate the postoperative changes in blebs and levels of aqueous monocyte chemotactic protein-1 (MCP-1) after trabeculectomy vs. Ex-PRESS tube shunt surgery. METHODS Rabbits were subjected to trabeculectomy or Ex-PRESS tube shunt surgery and observed for up to 3 months. Intraocular pressure (IOP) was measured using a rebound tonometer. The MCP-1 level was measured by enzyme-linked...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the efficacy and safety of the Xen Gel Stent and provide a macro- and microscopic analyses of bleb morphology. METHODS A prospective 12-month study on patients with primary open-angle glaucoma. Patients underwent implantation of the XEN Gel Stent (Allergan INC, Dublin, Ireland) either alone or combined with a cataract surgery. Biomicroscopy, in vivo confocal microscopy (...