Aim of the study is to determine connection between pseudoexfoliation (PEX) syndrome and symptoms and signs of ocular surface disease. Tear film break-up time test, Schirmer II test and assessment of lid parallel conjunctival folds were performed in 40 PEX syndrome patients and 40 controls. All data was statistically analyzed. Results show statistically significant difference in every component...

ocular dryness is a well-recognized adverse side effect of many topical and systemic medications. in psychiatry, patients who have consumed such drugs as lithium carbonate and sodium valproate frequently experience dry eye symptoms. the purpose of this study was to compare tear film stability between patients who use these drugs with those patients who are not on medication.after obtaining info...

We conducted a study to compare the clinical results and operative times of knotted and knotless fixation of anterior and posterior glenohumeral labral repairs and superior labrum anterior to posterior (SLAP) repairs. We retrospectively evaluated data that had been prospectively collected from a Surgical Outcomes System database. Knotted and knotless techniques for 226 repairs (59 isolated ante...

PURPOSE To investigate meibomian gland and tear film function in patients with type 2 diabetes. METHODS This prospective study compared changes in meibomian gland and tear film function in type 2 diabetic patients with nondiabetic patients. Meibomian gland function was evaluated by measuring lipid layer thickness (LLT), grading of meibomian gland loss, lid margin abnormalities, and expression...

Scanning L-band Active Passive (SLAP) is a recently-developed NASA airborne instrument specially tailored to simulate the new Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) satellite instrument suite [1]. SLAP conducted its first test flights in December, 2013 and participated in its first science campaign—the IPHEX ground validation campaign of the GPM mission—in May, 2014. This paper will present result...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the functional results from arthroscopic repair of SLAP lesions through the portal described by O'Brien. METHODS A retrospective evaluation was conducted on 19 shoulders in 18 patients who underwent arthroscopic repair of SLAP lesions through the O'Brien portal between November 2007 and January 2012. RESULTS Nineteen shoulders in 18 patients were evaluated: 16 male pat...

The fibrocartilaginous glenoid labrum contributes to shoulder stability and provides attachment for the long head of biceps tendon and the glenohumeral ligaments. The superior site of attachment of the long head of biceps (biceps anchor) represents a site of injury to the superior labrum where tearing may extend into the biceps tendon as well as anterior and/or posterior to the biceps anchor. S...

Superior labrum anterior-posterior (SLAP) tears are a source of shoulder pain in orthopaedic patients. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is necessary tool for diagnosis these The aim this study was to show correlation between MRI and arthroscopy evaluations SLAP lesions. included total 52 patients, comprising 32 females 20 males with mean age 50.40 years (range: 19-74 years) who underwent surger...