PURPOSE To study the changes in corneal astigmatism after cataract surgery when the sideport incision is performed at a predetermined location away from the tunnel incision. SETTING General Hospital of Piraeus "Tzaneio", Attiki, Greece. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 333 eyes with corneal astigmatism ≤1.5 diopters (D) underwent cataract surgery. A three-step superotemporal clear corneal i...

Objective: To investigate the therapeutic efficacy of aflibercept on sub-foveal choroidal neovascularization due to Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD). Methods: Fifteen patients (15 eyes) with sub-foveal choroidal neovascularization due to ARMD were treated with intravitreal aflibercept. The doses were monthly for the first three months, being repeated every three months after for one year...

Aim of this study is to investigate.Hybrid implant has got satisfactory results in our previous various edentulous areas with inadequate bone for endosseous placement .The credibility the posterior maxilla needed be evaluated.Objectives•  To evaluate hybrid postoperatively 18 months gingival status, pain, peri-implantitis and mobility, so that it can applied maxillary spaces as an alternati...

Social influence has been shown to profoundly affect human behavior in general and technology adoption (TA) in particular. Over time, multiple definitions and measures of social influence have been introduced to the field of TA research, contributing to an increasingly fragmented landscape of constructs that challenges the conceptual integrity of the field. In this vein, this paper sets out to ...

We present a case of wide-necked giant aneurysm located at the P1-P2 segment of the posterior cerebral artery. The initial goal for treatment of the aneurysm was hemodynamic flow redirection with subsequent thrombosis so the procedure and involved stent placement to the neck of the aneurysm without any filling material. During follow up, significant in-stent stenosis due to intimal hyperplasia ...

persian sturgeon (acipenser persicus) is one of the most important fish in caspian sea and demand for its fillets is considerable, study to improve the packaging and protect their quality during storage is necessary. in this study persian sturgeon fillets were packed under 30% vacuum then freezed and effect of this packaging method on decreasing and delaying lipid rancidity was studied by measu...

Objective Primary hyperparathyroidism (PHP) is a common endocrine disease, and its most effective treatment is surgery. Postoperative hypocalcemia is a morbidity of parathyroid surgeries, and it may extend hospitalization durations. The purpose of this study is to determine the predictive factors related to the development of hypocalcemia and hungry bone syndrome (HBS) in patients who underwent...