The aim of this study was to examine the effects of oral administration of kampo medical formulas on ocular blood flow (OBF). A crossover protocol was used to randomly administer five grams of yokukansan, tokishakuyakusan (TSS), keishibukuryogan, or hachimijiogan to 13 healthy blinded subjects (mean age: 37.3 ± 12.3 years). The mean blur rate, a quantitative OBF index obtained with laser speckl...

OBJECTIVE To determine the profile of clinical and laboratory characteristics of hospitalised HIV positive patients with neurological complications at a private hospital in Nairobi, Kenya from January 2000 to June 2005. DESIGN Retrospective observational study. SETTING The Nairobi Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya. SUBJECTS One hundred and fifty hospitalised patients. RESULTS Records of 708 HIV ...

AIM To study the prevalence and causes of blindness in a rural south Indian population. METHODS 3924/4800 enumerated (81.75%) subjects, aged 40 years or more from rural Tamil Nadu, underwent comprehensive ophthalmic examination-visual acuity, refraction, intraocular pressure, gonioscopy, cataract grading (LOCS II), retinal examination, and SITA Standard where indicated. Blindness was defined ...

BACKGROUND The relationship between intraocular pressure and age is not fully understood. Intraocular pressure may increase or decrease with age. PURPOSE Study was planned to determine the effect of aging on intraocular pressure of an apparently healthy population of Karachi. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Depending upon age, 8036 subjects were divided into seven groups. All were examined according t...

STUDY DESIGN Randomized clinical trial. PURPOSE Contribution of the posterior interosseous nerve (PIN) and surrounding skin envelope to wrist proprioception is a topic of debate and the primary focus of this research. METHODS We performed a double-blinded, placebo control study in which subjects underwent baseline multiplanar testing of wrist proprioception. They were randomized to receive ...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the correlation of nasal septal deviations and chronic rhinosinusitis. METHODS The study was conducted at Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Boali Hospital, Sari, Iran from January 2012 to September 2014 and comprised subjects aged from 5 to 68 years who had undergone elective functional endoscopic sinus surgery for chronic rhinosinusitis. SPSS 17 wa...

AIMS Daily alcohol consumption and ageing have been linked with DNA damage, leading to the hypothesis that chronic alcoholism causes DNA damage similar to that which occurs with ageing. Likewise, it has been suggested that chronic alcoholism is the cause of accelerated or premature ageing. The objective of this study was to evaluate the frequency and magnitude of DNA damage among adults with ch...

objectives: this study focuses on the hematological parameters change and age in radiation field workers. the study aimed to identify the effect of radiation on hematological parameters and their relation to age and duration of the experience in radiation field workers. material and methods: this study was conducted in the physiology research center in collaboration with thalassemia and hemogl...

AIM This study aimed to explore the prevalence of and risk factors for age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in an elderly population in Nepal. SUBJECTS AND METHODS This is a population-based, cross-sectional study. A sample size of 2,100 was calculated. A total of 1,860 (88.6%) subjects aged >60 years were enrolled for the study from 30 clusters in the district. Detailed history, visual acu...