Received for publication: 3-6-10 Accepted for publication: 7-9-10 Introduction We carried a review on food allergy diagnosis in pediatric population focusing on clinical approach and the use of diagnosis tools. Food allergy is a frequent pathology that may lead to confusion, misdiagnosis and therapeutic errors. As with other medical conditions, food allergy diagnosis begins with clinical histor...

PURPOSE To describe clinical features of patients from the Cryotherapy for Retinopathy of Prematurity (CRYO-ROP) trial who, after developing severe ROP in infancy, had minimal or moderate retinal residua in at least one eye but a visual acuity of worse than 20/200 in both eyes at the 10 year examination. METHODS Data from the 10 year CRYO-ROP Trial follow-up exams were evaluated to identify a...

OBJECTIVES We report the results of the visual evoked potentials (VEP) examination in patients after severe poisoning by methanol. MATERIAL AND METHODS The group of 47 patients (38 males and 9 females) was assembled out of persons who survived an outbreak of poisoning by the methanol adulterated alcohol beverages, which happened in the Czech Republic in 2012-2013. The visual evoked potentials...

Introduction: Using acetic acid to inspect the vaginal canal is a simple screening procedure done with naked eye. During speculum examination, cervical transformation zone painted 3% 5% or vinegar. It simple, cost-effective tool that can be used in poor developing countries high rates of invasive cancer mortality because coagulates nuclear proteins, resulting white discoloration CIN and early c...

Bu araştırmanın amacı; Balıkesir kenti merkezi iş alanında görsel kirliliğe neden olan unsurların belirlenmesi ve ortaya çıkan bulguların değerlendirilmesidir. araştırmada, konuyu ele alış biçimine göre değişen esnek bir yaklaşıma sahip olmasından dolayı nitel araştırma yöntemi benimsenmiştir. Araştırma konusu ile ilgili literatür incelenerek yol açan faktörlerin tablosu oluşturulmuştur. tablo ...

IMPORTANCE Thickening of the center of the retina, diabetic macular edema (DME), is the most common cause of visual loss due to diabetes mellitus. Treatment of DME has improved dramatically, and the prompt diagnosis of DME and referral of these patients have become more critical. Nonetheless, awareness of and care for DME in the US population is uncharacterized. OBJECTIVE To characterize eye ...