PURPOSE To evaluate the postoperative intraocular positional stability of 1 rigid poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) phakic intraocular lens (pIOL) model and 2 foldable polysilicone-PMMA iris-fixated pIOL models. SETTING Department of Ophthalmology, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University Frankfurt am Main, Germany. METHODS One of 3 iris-fixated pIOL models (Artisan, Artiflex I, and Artiflex II, Op...

We consider a totally nonsymplectic (TNS) Anosov action of Zk which is either uniformly quasiconformal or pinched on each coarse Lyapunov distribution. We show that such an action on a torus is C∞–conjugate to an action by affine automorphisms. We also obtain similar global rigidity results for actions on an arbitrary compact manifold assuming that the coarse Lyapunov foliations are topological...

T he professions have never been more important to the well-being of society. Professional knowledge and expertise are at the core of contemporary society. How such professional expertise is developed, how it is deployed, by whom it is deployed and for what ends are among the most pressing issues facing all modern nations. At the same time, many of the most distinctive features of the professio...

PURPOSE To study in situ the intraocular position of the Artisan iris-claw intraocular lens (IOL) (model 203) (Ophtec) in phakic hyperopic eyes using ultrasound biomicroscopy (UBM). METHODS Echograms of the anterior chamber were taken preoperatively and 24 to 317 days postoperatively in 4 eyes implanted with the Artisan IOL (power +4.0 to +6.0 diopters). The preoperative anterior chamber dept...

PURPOSE To determine patient satisfaction after Artisan phakic intraocular lens (PIOL) implantation to correct myopia. DESIGN Non-comparative prospective case series. METHODS One hundred twenty eyes of 60 patients who had undergone Artisan PIOL implantation to correct myopia were analyzed. A validated questionnaire that consisted of 66 satisfaction items were self-administered by patients 1...

PURPOSE To evaluate the efficacy, safety, predictability and stability of implanting a polymethylmethacrylate phakic intraocular lens (PIOL) in high myopia. MATERIALS AND METHODS A retrospective analysis of the data of patients who underwent Artisan phakic IOL implantation between 2002 and 2003 with a follow-up of at least 24 months. RESULTS An Artisan myopia lens was implanted in 60 eyes o...

This book is one of a series of core texts for an Open University course of the same title aimed primarily at students, practitioners, and educators in social work, nursing and associated health and social care professions. It sets out to take ‘‘a fresh look at professions and professionalism—what these terms mean and what they need to mean in the future in the health and social care field’’. I...