Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a chronic, inflammatory skin disease of the apocrine gland-rich (AGR) regions with well characterized Th1/17 cytokine milieu. According to current literature data, keratinocytes are crucial drivers first pathogenic steps HS. However, possible role permeability barrier alteration, as KC activating event, has not been studied in detailed Our main focus was study n...

CRYOEXTRACTION has been established as a safe, indeed the safest, method of removing the cataractous lens. Numerous instruments have been designed for this purpose. Certain problems tend to present during this operation, in spite of careful attention to the preparation: (a) Even when the pupil is widely dilated at the start of the operation, it tends to become smaller during the opening of the ...

PURPOSE To report the two-year results of Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) for managing corneal endothelial disorders. METHODS Non-randomized prospective clinical trial. A DMEK was performed in ten patients with Fuchs' endothelial dystrophy or bullous keratopathy. A 3.5 mm clear corneal incision was made and "under air" DM was stripped off from the posterior stroma. A 9.0 mm ...

BACKGROUND Onchocerciasis is endemic in the Imo River Basin, Nigeria. This study was aimed at assessing the prevalence and intensity of microfilaria of Onchocerca volvulus in the area. METHODS A cross-sectional study was carried out in the Okigwe Local Government Area, Imo State, Nigeria. Two skin snips (one from the waist and another from the shoulder) were taken from 1024 individuals examin...

OBJECTIVE To determine the frequency, risk factors, and visual outcome of post traumatic endophthalmitis in children. METHODS The study was conducted on patients less than fifteen years age, presenting with penetrating ocular injuries and associated with endophthalmitis. Anterior segment slit lamp examination and if possible posterior segment slit lamp examination with 90 D fundoscopes was pe...

THE existence of an electrical potential in the vertebrate eye, with the cornea positive to the fundus, was demonstrated over a century ago (Du Bois-Reymond, 1849). This potential, the standing or corneo-fundal potential, is often described as a steady potential to distinguish it from the rapidly oscillating potential of the electroretinogram. It is not, however, a truly steady potential, but i...

BACKGROUND Several previous studies have suggested the improvement of atopic dermatitis (AD) in response to special fabrics. In particular, beneficial effects have been reported, following the use of anion textiles. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of an anion textile in patients suffering from AD. METHODS We compared an anion textile with a pu...

THE eyeball may be regarded as a small battery, with a positive pole in the cornea and a negative pole in the retina. The work of Fenn and Hursh (1937), Frangois, Verriest, and de Rouck (1957), and others, suggests that the corneo-retinal potential is associated primarily with the retinal receptors; Brindley (1956) has suggested that the resting potential of the lens may contribute to it, and i...