This study examines whether explicit phonetic instruction helps Spanish and French speakers more closely approximate native pronunciation of the aspirated variants of the English consonants p, t, and k. The study results indicate that phonetic instruction clearly benefited the subjects, and the findings warrant further investigation. Native speakers of English consistently use aspirated variant...

optical rehabilitation of the patient with aphakia who cannot tolerate contact lenses present a therapeutic challenge. in the absence of capsular support, anterior chamber lenses have been widely used. on the other hand intraocular lens implantation of scleral sutured posterior chamber intraocular lens during penterating keratoplasty or insufficient iris support is recommended. the purpose of t...

Unintentional foreign body aspiration can be seen in all age groups. Common substances include both organic and non-organic material. However, sharp metal objects have the potential to cause significant cardiopulmonary pathology. A few dreaded adverse effects of ingested foreign bodies include pneumonia, pneumothorax, acute respiratory distress syndrome, and pnuemomediastinum. This is a case re...

BACKGROUND Acute retinal necrosis (ARN) is a viral syndrome consisting of uveitis/vitritis, occlusive vasculitis and peripheral necrosis. Few incidents are reported in children. The etiology is reactivated herpes simplex virus (HSV) or varicella-zoster virus (VZV). Treatment with acyclovir is often used. The administration of oral glucocorticosteroids is of unproven benefit. Prognosis is variab...

BACKGROUND Frosted branch angiitis is a rare, severe condition. It can be either a primary or a secondary condition and is characterized by rapid deterioration of vision and fulminant retinal vasculitis that manifests as diffuse sheathing of retinal vessels, macular edema, papillitis, vitritis and anterior uveitis. We aimed to describe a case of frosted branch angiitis and cerebral venous sinus...

PURPOSE An in situ forming hydrogel was evaluated as a potential vitreous substitute in rabbits. METHODS The hydrogel used a disulfide cross-linker that was then reduced to produce an injectable thiol-containing polymer solution. The disulfide cross-links reformed by air oxidation of the thiols and produced a stable hydrogel once inside the eye. The polymer was clear, autoclavable, and could ...

UNLABELLED The Processionary (Thaumetopoea pityocampa Schiff), is an endemic insect of pine and cedar trees, existing both in rural and urban areas. Ocular toxicity, once rare due to the efficacy of eradication methods, is caused by the insects' hair and is expected to be more frequent with its recrudescence. We report two clinical cases and review the epidemiology of Processionary and its eye ...

PURPOSE To investigate the characteristics of the mononuclear cell infiltrate in murine experimental autoimmune uveoretinitis (EAU). METHODS EAU was induced by immunization with bovine interphotoreceptor retinal binding protein (IRBP) in Freund's complete adjuvant (subcutaneous injection) and pertussis toxin (intraperitoneal injection) in B10RIII mouse. Then animals were killed on days 7, 9, ...

PURPOSE To describe the clinical features, management, and outcomes of patients with diffuse unilateral subacute neuroretinitis (DUSN). METHODS A noncomparative, consecutive analysis of case series from two tertiary care campuses of LV Prasad Eye Institute, India, between January 2011 and April 2014 was performed. Medical records of the patients presenting with DUSN (early or late stage) were...

IMPORTANCE Little attention has been paid to clinical features of cytomegalovirus (CMV) infections in individuals without human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). OBJECTIVE To describe the clinical manifestations and comorbidities of patients without HIV infection who have CMV-associated posterior uveitis or panuveitis. DESIGN AND SETTING Retrospective observational case series in an academic re...