PURPOSE To compare surgically induced corneal refractive change following trabeculectomy with the nonpenetrating trabecular filtering surgeries with and without implant. SETTING Department of Ophthalmology, Ege University School of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey. METHODS A consecutive series of 34 patients (34 eyes) with uncontrolled open-angle glaucoma had trabecular filtering surgery. Patients w...

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of nonpenetrating captive bolt stunning followed by electrical induction of cardiac arrest on veal calf welfare, veal quality, and blood yield. Ninety calves from the same farm were randomly assigned to 1 of 2 treatment groups in a balanced unpaired comparison design. The first treatment group (the "head-only" method-application of the pneuma...

Blunt, nonpenetrating injuries of the thoracic aorta are uncommon and associated with a high mortality rate within the first hour. Aortic injury is missed in 1-2% of patients that survive to hospital, and a chronic thoracic aortic aneurysm may subsequently form. We present a case in which a chronic thoracic aortic aneurysm was diagnosed 29 years following a significant motor vehicle accident. W...

www.expert-reviews.com ISSN 1746-9899 © 2009 Expert Reviews Ltd 10.1586/EOP.09.21 The goal of glaucoma filtration surgery is to reduce elevated intraocular pressure (IOP) in order to preserve residual viable elements of the optic nerve head. Trabeculectomy has been the ‘gold-standard’ filtration procedure for the last 40 years. In trabeculectomy, a full-thickness sclerostomy is created under a ...

Aim: We present a novel surgical technique for repair of persistent and symptomatic cyclodialysis clefts refractory to conservative or minimally invasive treatment. Background: Numerous surgical techniques have been described to close cyclodialysis clefts. The current standard approach involves intraocular repair of cyclodialysis clefts underneath a full-thickness scleral flap. Technique: Our t...