AIMS To evaluate the effect of a visual field test educational video on the reliability of the first automated visual field test of new patients. METHODS A prospective, randomised, controlled trial of an educational video on visual field test reliability of patients referred to the hospital eye service for suspected glaucoma was undertaken. Patients were randomised to either watch an educatio...

Much scientific effort has been put to develop the foundations and applications of radar polarimetry. In this paper, a not so often used definition for the polarization will be reintroduced and its utilization explained. It will be shown, that the Electric Field Ratio representation is not only simple, but substantially better definition for polarization than the commonly used Polarization Elli...

Aims: To evaluate the effect of a visual field test educational video on the reliability of the first automated visual field test of new patients. Methods: A prospective, randomised, controlled trial of an educational video on visual field test reliability of patients referred to the hospital eye service for suspected glaucoma was undertaken. Patients were randomised to either watch an educatio...

This is a study of infant feeding practices of 126 mothers. Seventy-seven mothers or 61.1% practised breast feeding. The typical breast feeding mother was more likely to be a Malay, with lower family income and residing in the rural area. The educational status of the mother was not an important factor in influencing her to breast feed. Health education on breast feeding should be intensified i...

This article aims at evaluating indoor noise levels at home and investigating the factors that may influence their variability. An 8-day noise measurement campaign was conducted in the homes of 44 schoolchildren attending the public primary schools of Besançon (France). The presence of the inhabitants in the dwelling and the noisy events occurring indoors and outdoors was daily collected using ...

The main purpose of eye movements is to stabilize images on the retina so they may be seen clearly and localized accurately. If images move on the retina at more than a few degrees per second, vision blurs and spatial orientation is impaired.'"' Patients w~h acquired nystagmus often experience decreased visual acu~y andoscillopsia. In this talk we will review various approaches to treating nyst...

PURPOSE To determine the between-algorithm differences in perimetric sensitivity for the Swedish Interactive Threshold algorithm (SITA) Standard, SITA Fast, FASTPAC, and Full Threshold algorithms; to determine the between-subject, between-algorithm differences in the magnitude of the normal variation in sensitivity. METHODS The sample comprised 50 normal subjects (mean age, 52.9 +/- 18.5 year...

The present study examined the relationship of work duration or physical symptoms to the mental health of visual display terminal (VDT) workers in Japan. The mental health status of 2,327 VDT users at an administrative office was investigated using the 12-item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12). Subjects were asked about their age, sex, hours of daily VDT use, rest and breaks during VDT work...

BACKGROUND AND AIM To determine the effect of pre-cooling injection site on pain perception in patients attending a dental camp at lifeline express, Habibganj. METHODS A split mouth interventional study assessed the effect of pre cooling the injection site in patients (n=33) requiring bilateral buccal infiltration prior to extraction. One side of the patient's mouth received the intervention ...

In the present study, we measured the extent of spatial summation in the detection of image contrast within the central 40° visual field. Contrast detection thresholds (in 28 observers) were measured for a spot of light of 10 different sizes [area: 0.03-1.92(°)(2)] at different retinal meridians (0°, 45°, 90°, 135°, 180°, 225°, 270°, and 315°) and eccentricities (0°, 5°, 10°, 15°, and 20°). Con...