Herein we introduce a simple approach for clearing an edematous cornea during vitreoretinal surgery in eyes with decompensated corneal endothelium, allowing the surgeon to postpone penetrating keratoplasty. This technique was performed in 3 eyes by filling the anterior chambers with air or silicone oil, and sufficiently cleared the media for completion of vitrectomy. This simple technique enabl...

This paper investigates the ways in which users interact with Learning Objects Repositories (LORs) such as ARIADNE, MERLOT and SMETE when searching for relevant learning objects. More specifically, we focus on the ways users search the ARIADNE Knowledge Pool System (KPS). Our analysis is based on the log files of queries. We investigate user behavior and compare it with the behavior of the inde...

Abstract Background The Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS) evaluates patients’ level of frailty on a scale from 1 (very fit) to 9 (terminally ill) and is commonly used in geriatric medicine, intensive care orthopaedics but not patients harboring neuro-oncological diseases. Our study was conducted reveal if the usage CFS generates more reliable prediction overall survival after brain metastases resect...

On the whole, this book has brought together the more recent advances in this field and could serve as a supplement to standard textbooks. The book is bound to be useful for trainee corneal surgeons and corneal specialists as well. The selection of topics has been imaginative and the authors have done justice to them. A chapter on keratoprosthesis is however, conspicuous by its absence. It woul...

Aims: To establish a keratoprosthesis (Kpro) surgical technique that maintains an intact superficial corneal layer. Methods: A manual microkeratome (Moria LSK-1) was used to create a 130 mm flap of approximately 10 mm diameter in the right eye of Japanese white rabbits. The stoma beneath the flap area was dissected before the removal of a 5.0 mm stromal disc. A 5.0 mm collagen I immobilised pol...

Abstract PURPOSE Since it is known that midline located glioma with H3K27 mutation in children has a disastrous prognosis, 2016 WHO classification, these tumors were defined as diffuse (DMG) and classified grade IV. A lot of papers about pediatric DMG have been published, but there are not many adult DMG. In this study, we aimed to identify factors affecting the prognosis glioma. This first pap...

PURPOSE To present a case of combined procedure heterotopic autokeratoplasty and ECCE with posterior chamber intraocular lens (IOL) implantation, to demonstrate the novel use an RGP as safe, cost-effective alternative temporary keratoprosthesis. REPORT OF CASE A 65/F presented blindness, OS from glaucoma but clear cornea, corneal decompensation cataract in OD good visual potential. Heterotopic ...