BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to evaluate the current recommendations regarding laser refractive surgery in patients with diabetes mellitus and to assess whether these patients make appropriate candidates for laser vision correction. METHODS A literature search was conducted to identify current research on the ocular complications of diabetes and original publications on laser refr...

objective: hyperglycemia is associated with increased morbidity and mortality in diabetic patients following coronary artery bypass grafting. tight glycemic control in perioperative period can reduce these events. the goal of this study was to determine whether combination of continuous infusion and subcutaneous glargine as a basal insulin could improve glycemic control. material and methods: d...

Remission of type 2 diabetes mellitus with metabolic surgery is a field of active investigation and development. The extraordinary results obtained in diabetic patients with BMI > 35 kg/m(2) have led investigators to query if similar results could be achieved in patients with BMI < 35 kg/m(2). A few studies have been recently conducted to evaluate the safety, effectiveness, and cost effectivene...

PURPOSE To determine susceptibility to decompression surgery in diabetic and nondiabetic peripheral neuropathy using a chronic compression neuropathy model. MATERIALS AND METHODS Twenty-four streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats were randomly divided into three groups: group I, chronic compression of the left sciatic nerve for 4 weeks with decompression; group II, similar without decompression...

Objective: To determine the frequency of diabetic patients having Odontogenic Maxillofacial space infections in local population. Methodology: This cross sectional study was carried out from 1-3-2020 to August 2020 Department Oral and Surgery, Pakistan Institute Medical Sciences, Islamabad, assess association diabetics with facial infection. A total 70 both genders maxillofacial infection were ...

PURPOSE To investigate macular thickness and visual acuity changes after 1 intravitreal injection of 0.5-mg ranibizumab during phacoemulsification cataract surgery in eyes with diabetic macular edema refractory to laser treatment. METHODS Eleven eyes of 11 patients with diabetic macular edema refractory to modified Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study laser therapy received intravitreal...

BACKGROUND It is currently unknown whether revascularization procedures are associated with an improvement in mortality among diabetic subjects, as compared with a more conservative medical treatment. METHODS AND RESULTS In MASS II, a total of 611 patients with stable multivessel coronary disease were randomly assigned to medical treatment, surgery, or angioplasty. From these, 190 patients ha...