No abstract available.
Abdominal Injuries*

In order to compare the clinical results of Automated Lamellar Keratoplasty with Laser Assisted In Situ Keratomileusis for corection of high myopia, the effects of the procedure on 9 patients(10eyes) following ALK and 14 patients(15 eyes) following LASIK who were followed up at least 6 months were analyzed retrospectively. Mean preoperative spherical equivalent(S.E) was -17.32D(-11.50D~-22.50D) in ALK group and -16.05D(-12.00D~-24.00D) in LASIK group, while mean postoperative S.E was -3.19D at 1 week, -3.50D at 1 month, -4.12D at 3 months, -3.83D at 6 months in ALK group and +2.10D at 1 week, 0.70D at 1 months, -0.10D at 3 months, -0.58D at 6 months in LASIK group. Mean preoperative uncorrected visual acuity was 0.03 in ALK group and 0.04 in LASIK group. At postoperative 6 months, mean uncorrected visual acuity was improved to 0.18 in ALK group and 0.52 in LASIK group. The percentages of patients achieving correction within +/-1.00D at 6 months were 20% in ALK group and 47% in LASIK group. Postoperative cylindrical change was not significant in each group(p>0.05) and also best corrected visual acuity did not show statiscally significant changes in each group(p>0.05). The complications included folds of corneal flap, increased IOP, night halo, and corneal haze. In conclusion, ALK, when performed for high myopia with Ruiz normogram, resulted in undercorrection. LASIK seems to be much more predictable and accurate than ALK in high myopia.
Corneal Transplantation* ; Humans ; Keratomileusis, Laser In Situ ; Myopia* ; Retrospective Studies ; Visual Acuity

To investigate if excimer laser ablation of the corneal stroma affect the Barrier function of the corneal endothelial cells and to establish the depth Of excimer laser ablation that will not impair endothelial barrier.
Corneal Stroma ; Endothelial Cells ; Lasers, Excimer* ; Permeability*

The concentrations of fibronectin in aqueous humor, measured by ELISA which was developed to detect fibronectin, ranged from 5 ng/ml to 100 ng/ml. Aqueous humor was aspirated from human eyes with cataracts and glaucomas using a 26 gauge needle through the peripheral cornea before making the limbal incision into the anterior chamber during surgery. The results of the study show that the average concentration and standard deviation of fibronectin was 0.136 +/- 0.192 microgram/ml in cataract eyes, and 0.962 +/- 0.918 microgram/ml in glaucoma eyes respectively. There was a statistically significant difference between both groups (p = 0.000). However, no significant differences according to age and sex were noted. There was no influence due to preoperative intravenous mannitol injection on fibronectin concentration. The source of aqueous fibronectin is still not clearly known and the mechanism of the higher concentration of fibronectin in glaucoma has not been clearly disclosed, however it is thought that normally present fibronectin is accumulated in the anterior chamber because it can not pass the aqueous outflow pathway, or that fibronectin production may be increased in glaucoma.
Adolescent ; Adult ; Aged ; Aqueous Humor/*metabolism ; Cataract/metabolism ; Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay ; Female ; Fibronectins/*analysis ; Glaucoma/metabolism ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged

No abstract available.
Encephalitis, Arbovirus* ; Prognosis*

No abstract available in English.
Arthroplasty ; Friction ; Hip ; Tuberculosis

No abstract available.
Erectile Dysfunction* ; Humans ; Male

The authors and their affiliation are incorrectly listed in the article. Also, the Acknowledgments section of the above article incorrectly omitted.

Topical fibronectin, autologous and homologous, was used to treat nine patients (eleven eyes) with persistent corneal epithelial defects and corneal ulcers that failed to improve with standard therapy. The fibronectin was purified from autologous and homologous plasma by gelatin-Sepharose 4B affinity chromatography and administered topically, 500 micrograms/ml five times a day, for three weeks. Complete or nearly complete reepithelialization was achieved in all patients regardless of the source of fibronectin, autologous or homologous. But healing times varied. The average healing time was 41.7 +/- 14.7 days (35.7 +/- 12.4 days for autologous, 50.8 +/-14.4 days for homologous). Ocular symptoms were relieved significantly, and no side effects were observed. Over an average follow-up period of 5.2 months, no recurrences were noted. The results showed that homologous, as well as autologous, fibronectin was effective in patients with persistent corneal epithelial defects and corneal ulcers.
Administration, Topical ; Adult ; Aged ; Blood Proteins/isolation & purification ; Chromatography, Affinity ; Corneal Diseases/*drug therapy ; Corneal Ulcer/*drug therapy ; Epithelium/drug effects ; Female ; Fibronectins/administration & dosage/isolation & purification/*therapeutic use ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Visual Acuity ; Wound Healing/drug effects

Inflammation within the central nervous system often accompanies ischemia, trauma, infection, and other neuronal injuries. The immune system is now recognized to play a major role in neuronal cell death due to microglial activation, leukocyte recruitment, and cytokine secretion. The participation of heat shock proteins (Hsps) in the immune response following in brain injury can be seen as an attempt to correct the inflammatory condition. The Hsps comprise various families on the basis of molecular size. One of the most studied is Hsp70. Hsp70 is thought to act as a molecular chaperone that is present in almost intracellular compartments, and function by refolding misfolded or aggregated proteins. Hsps have recently been studied in inflammatory conditions. Hsp70 can both induce and arrest inflammatory reactions and lead to improved neurological outcome in experimental brain injury and ischemia. In this review, we will focus on underlying inflammatory mechanisms and Hsp70 in acute neurological injury.
Brain ; Brain Injuries ; Cell Death ; Central Nervous System ; Heat-Shock Proteins ; Hot Temperature ; Humans ; Immune System ; Inflammation ; Ischemia ; Leukocytes ; Molecular Chaperones ; Neurons ; Proteins