AIM To evaluate the acceptability, effectivity, and side effects of a monovision spectacle correction designed to reduce accommodation and myopia progression in schoolchildren. METHODS Dominant eyes of 11 year old children with myopia (-1.00 to -3.00 D mean spherical equivalent) were corrected for distance; fellow eyes were uncorrected or corrected to keep the refractive imbalance <or=2.00 D....

OBJECTIVE To determine the effectiveness of vestibular-specific neuromuscular training on motor skills, balance and health-related quality of life in children with hearing impairment. DESIGN Controlled, randomized, preliminary study. SETTING Rehabilitation school for children with hearing impairment. SUBJECTS AND INTERVENTION Twenty-three children with mean age of 7.5-8.1 years with heari...

BACKGROUND This paper presents the results over a 2-year follow-up of the first human trial of photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) for correction of hyperopia using an erodible disc excimer laser delivery system (Summit) coupled to an axicon lens. METHODS We treated 25 eyes of 21 patients for a mean correction of +3.38 +/- 0.97 D (range, +1.00 to +4.00 D). The hyperopic correction was made usin...

PURPOSE To evaluate the outcomes of phacoemulsification with binocular implantation of SA-40N multifocal intraocular lens at the "Hospital de Olhos de Minas Gerais". METHODS The charts of 58 patients (116 eyes) who were submitted to phacoemulsification with binocular implantation of SA-40N multifocal intraocular lens were retrospectively analyzed. RESULTS The mean preoperative spherical equ...

Abstract Between 1562 and 1579, the third Mughal emperor Akbar undertook 17 pilgrimages to Sufi shrine of Muinuddin Chishti in Ajmer western India. This article analyses them as a form peripatetic kingship. It studies specific actions around show how they articulated understanding monarchy, one that derived legitimacy from spiritual authority masters sacred sites. then shows strategic location ...

3D technology is broadly divided in to reconstructing 3D images (3DI) from given 2D images (2DI) and 3D visualization (3DV) using stereo pairs (SP). Literature Review revealed that many satisfactory techniques were developed for reconstructing 3DI from given 2DI and a reasonably good 3D reconstruction is possible. When a stereopair is viewed through a slot no attachments are needed as the basic...

PURPOSE To perform a comparative clinical analysis of the safety, efficacy, and predictability of two surgical procedures (ie, small incision lenticule extraction [SMILE] and femtosecond laser-assisted LASIK [FS-LASIK]) to correct myopia. METHODS Sixty eyes of 31 patients with a mean spherical equivalent of -5.13 ± 1.75 diopters underwent myopia correction with the SMILE procedure. Fifty-one ...

PURPOSE To report the refractive results after LASIK for mixed astigmatism at one center with one surgeon comparing two laser platforms. METHODS A total of 137 eyes of 69 patients were treated with LASIK for mixed astigmatism up to 3.33 diopters (D) using either the ALLEGRETTO WAVE 200- or 400-Hz laser (Alcon Laboratories Inc) between April 2006 and December 2009. The degree of astigmatism wa...

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PURPOSE To report the visual and refractive outcomes of small incision lenticule extraction for low myopia using the VisuMax femtosecond laser (Carl Zeiss Meditec, Jena, Germany). METHODS A retrospective analysis of 120 consecutive small incision lenticule extraction procedures was performed for low myopia. Inclusion criteria were preoperative spherical equivalent refraction up to -3.50 diopt...