PURPOSE To report the explantation of a detached and opaque donor disc as an alternative to secondary keratoplasty in a case of persistent graft detachment followed by spontaneous clearance of the recipient cornea after non-Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty (non-DSAEK). RESULTS Four months after graft explantation, BSCVA was 0.5 and endothelial cell density (ECD) was 1,221...

A review of exercise-induced asthma is presented which describes work that has been carried out by the authors and by other investigators over recent years. The effect of exericse on lung function in asthmatic and normal subjects is compared. The influence of the type and severity of exercise on the response of the asthmatic is noted and the importance this has for interpretation of results. Th...

The applications of bioabsorbable implants in orthopaedic surgery have mainly been mandated from the need to eliminate implant removal operations. Although they have not gained widespread popularity among orthopaedic surgeons, they still represent an area of evolution. Considerable effort has been put into developing new bioabsorbable materials with fewer adverse effects. In this article an ext...

PURPOSE To report the behavior of intravitreal Ozurdex(®) implant in eyes with post-lensectomy-vitrectomy (PLV) aphakia. METHODS Retrospective chart review of three eyes with PLV aphakia (three patients with uveitis) who received intravitreal injection of Ozurdex(®) for cystoid macular edema (one eye), persistent inflammation (one eye), and ocular hypotony (one eye). Final outcome was assesse...

Etiological treatment of peri-implantitis aims to reduce the bacterial load within the peri-implant pocket and decontaminate the implant surface in order to promote osseointegration. The aim of this literature review was to evaluate the efficacy of different methods of implant surface decontamination. A search was conducted using the PubMed (Medline) database, which identified 36 articles inclu...

W Peters, D Smith, H Grosman, V Fornasier. Role of mammography to assess complications of silicone gel breast implants. Can J Plast Surg 1995;3(3):150-156. Mammography is not accurate to predict implant rupture in most patients. Its sensitivity rate is only 11 to 16%. However, two mammographic findings appear to suggest implant rupture: the appearance of large areas of implant herniation, and t...

We report an unusual case of infection of a breast implant with Trichosporon spp. in an immunocompetent host. There has only been one other reported case in the published literature. The patient was a healthy 27-year-old woman who presented with pain and swelling 17 months after augmentation mammoplasty with a saline implant. Ultrasound-guided aspiration of the effusion surrounding the implant ...

A retrospective study of 220 patients was performed to review surgical design in breast augmentation. Three specific issues were studied: incision site, implant variables, and pocket plane selection. The influence of these three factors on aesthetic results in both primary and secondary cases was the focus of the analysis. No attempt was made to address long-term issues such as capsular contrac...

Purpose To report two cases of patients with late extrusion following uneventful implantation of intrastromal corneal ring segments (ICRS) for myopia. Observations Two patients with previously implanted ICRS for low myopia presented with spontaneous onset of extrusion of their ICRS, one at 7 years post-operatively and the other at 17 and 20 years. Both cases underwent explantation and maintai...