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Microrobotic Catheterization of the Ophthalmic Artery for Targeted Treatment of Retinoblastoma

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
A microrobotic platform is presented that allows teleoperated and autonomous navigation of flow‐driven magnetic microcatheters, MagFlow, into the ophthalmic artery for superselective intra‐arterial infusion of chemotherapy to treat retinoblastoma. Extensive benchtop validations with patient‐derived biomimetic phantoms under optical and fluoroscopic ...
Artur Banach, Mehdi Krichen, Julian Raub, Christina Stathopoulos, Bruno Bartolini, Mahmut Selman Sakar   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Instrument repair for remote eye units

Community Eye Health Journal, 2004
Many skilled eye surgeons in remote hospitals face the frustration that a simple instrument, once in good working order, is now bent or broken. Many eye units have a box containing instruments needing repair, hidden away in a stock room cupboard, in the ...
Sam Powdrill
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Charitable Platforms in Global Surgery: A Systematic Review of their Effectiveness, Cost-Effectiveness, Sustainability, and Role Training [PDF]

, 2014
Objective: This study was designed to propose a classification scheme for platforms of surgical delivery in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) and to review the literature documenting their effectiveness, cost-effectiveness, sustainability, and ...
Ravilla, Thulasiraj D., Shrime, Mark G., Sleemi, Ambereen   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Genetic and Phenotypic Features of the Five Known Polyaminopathies: A Critical Narrative Review

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Polyaminopathies are a recently described family of rare genetic neurodevelopmental disorders. Polyaminopathies disrupt the biosynthesis of the primary polyamines: putrescine, spermidine, and spermine. Snyder–Robinson syndrome results from hemizygous loss‐of‐function variants in the spermine synthase (SMS) gene, resulting in decreased or ...
Elizabeth A. VanSickle, Sara M. Sarasua, Tracy Lowe, Christopher L. Farrell, Luigi Boccuto, Charles Schwartz, Anthony E. Pegg, Angela Peron, Victor Faundes, Mythily Ganapathi, Wendy K. Chung, Alban Ziegler, Floris Hofstede, Clément Prouteau, Katharina Steindl, Colleen Olson, Orrin Devinsky, Teresa L. Mastracci, Robert A. Casero Jr., Tracy Murray Stewart, Susan Gilmour, Teri Koerner, Mary Jo Kutler, Surender Rajasekaran, Julianne Michael, André S. Bachmann, Caleb P. Bupp   +26 more
wiley   +1 more source

Similar Performance of Trabectome and Ahmed Glaucoma Devices in a Propensity Score-matched Comparison [PDF]

, 2018
Purpose: To apply propensity score matching to Ahmed glaucoma drainage implants (AGI) to trabectome-mediated ab interno trabeculectomy (AIT). Recent data suggest that AIT can produce results similar to AGI traditionally reserved for more severe glaucoma.
Ahuja, Al-Torbak, Behndig, Brubaker, Budenz, Bussel, Bussel, Cha, Christakis, Coleman, Cox, Dang, Dang, Fallano, Francis, Gedde, Gedde, Hong, Iacus, Iacus, Iordanous, Jea, Kaplan, Kaplowitz, Kim, Krupin, Loewen, Loewen, Loewen, Maeda, Minckler, Mosaed, Mosaed, Neiweem, Parikh, Parikh, Rosenbaum, Roy, Rubin, Seeger, Ting, Vold, Xin   +42 more
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Trametinib in Adults with Neurofibromatosis Type 1‐Related Symptomatic Plexiform Neurofibromas

Annals of Neurology, EarlyView.
Objective Mitogen‐activated protein kinase kinase inhibitors have shown promising results in treatment of plexiform neurofibromas in neurofibromatosis type 1 patients, but data in adults are limited. The aim of this phase 2 study was to investigate the efficacy and safety of trametinib in adults with neurofibromatosis type 1.
D. Christine Noordhoek, David F. Hanff, Pim J. French, Sarah A. van Dijk, Erik A.C. Wiemer, Olivier C. Manintveld, Martin J. van den Bent, Walter Taal   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Analysis of best corrected visual acuity following corneal refractive surgery comparing low and standard predicted postoperative keratometry [PDF]

, 2018
BACKGROUND: It is a commonly held view in the ophthalmologic community that eyes with sufficiently low calculated postoperative corneal keratometry, less than 35 diopters, should not undergo corrective refractive laser surgery (CRLS) due to the increased
Drake, Ryan Carpenter
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Dr. Hans Kohn and the political takeover of the Berlin Medical Society by the National Socialist regime in 1933

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract To solidify their power over society, totalitarian regimes will usually eliminate any dissent, any perceived threats early on. These threats include not only political enemies but also educated and independent segments of society, such as professional associations.
Michael Hortsch
wiley   +1 more source

Alphabet patterns [PDF]

Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2008
Risović Dušica, Vicić Dragan
doaj   +1 more source

Comparing the preventive effect of 2 percent Topical Lidocaine and Intravenous Atropine on oculocardiac reflex in Ophthalmological Surgeries under General Anesthesia

International Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2013
Background: The current study aimed to determine preventive effect of 2 percent topical xylocaine on oculocardiac reflex in ophthalmological surgeries except strabismus, including retinal detachment and vitrectomy with scleral buckling under general ...
Parvin Sajedi, Maryam Soleymani Nejad, Kamran Montazeri, Elahe Baloochestani   +3 more
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