In the last in our three-part series on myopia, Catherine Viner considers the assessment and correction of myopia in practice. Module C15569, one general point for optometrists and DOs Part 3: Assessment and correction T he predominant symptom in uncorrected (or undercorrected) myopia is blurred distance vision.1-3 It is suggested that because this symptom is so readily apparent, myopes account...

Following a study of large-scale atmospheric and oceanic interactions associated with the recent Northeast drought, smaller-scale manifestations of this drought are studied with the help of records from New York Central Park Observatory. The long-period records of this Observatory (since 1869) are then studied statistically in relation to dry periods. Among the most interesting facts brought ou...

Part of results of collaborative studies for revealing an influence of the periodical changes of solar, geomagnetic and cosmic ray activities on the sudden cardiac death (SCD) mortality is described in this paper. The data covering daily and monthly temporal distribution of SCD (788 patients in 36 months in 2003-2005), taken from all of emergency and first medical aid stations of grand Baku are...

Parasitic Gastroenteritis(PGE) Penrith diagnosed PGE in a 10-week-old Limousin-X calf which had been at pasture for three weeks before developing diarrhoea. Parasitological examination revealed 5100 trichostrongyle eggs per gram faeces and 1700 coccidial oocysts. Langford diagnosed PGE on eight occasions in six to twelve month old calves Trichostrongyle sp. worm egg counts of up to 4,550 epg we...

OBJECTIVE To determine characteristics associated with monthly chest pain and shortness of breath (SoB) during activity in cardiovascular disease (CVD) and trajectories of these symptoms over 10 months. STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING Baseline questionnaire was sent to patients aged ≥40 years from 10 UK general practices. Responders were sent monthly questionnaires for 10 months. For patients with C...