OBJECTIVE To compare 2 commonly used aqueous drainage devices for the treatment of refractory glaucoma. DESIGN International, multicenter, randomized trial. PARTICIPANTS Patients aged 18 years or older with uncontrolled or high-risk glaucoma refractory to maximum medical therapy, many of whom had failed trabeculoplasty and trabeculectomy. METHODS Eligible patients were randomized to an Ah...

The Inter feeder Power Flow Regulator (IFPFR) proposed in this paper consists of several voltage source inverters with common dc bus; each inverter is connected in series with one of different independent distribution feeders in the power system. This paper is concerned with how to transfer power between the feeders for load sharing purpose. The power controller of each inverter injects the pow...

Latar Belakang: Rumah Sakit adalah institusi pelayanan kesehatan yang menyelenggarakan perorangan secara paripurna menyediakan rawat inap, jalan, dan gawat darurat.
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References 1 Bright R. Cases and observations illustrative of renal disease accompanied with the secretion of albuminous urine. Guy’s Hospital Trans 1836;1:338–79. 2 Jarrett RJ, Keen H, Boyns DR, Chlouverakis C, Fuller J. The concomitants of raised blood sugar: studies in newly detected hyperglycaemics. 1. A comparative assessment of neurological functions in blood sugar groups. Guy’s Hospital ...

PURPOSE To report a case of Propionibacterium acnes endophthalmitis in a patient with an Ahmed glaucoma valve. CASE REPORT A nine-year-old boy with bilateral congenital glaucoma, with an Ahmed glaucoma valve implanted in the left eye, had recurrent conjunctival dehiscence and endophthalmitis. RESULTS Vitreous cultures demonstrated the presence of Propionibacterium acnes. CONCLUSIONS This ...

BACKGROUND To investigate the surgical results of Ahmed valve implantation with intravitreal triamcinolone acetonide injection (IVTA) in patients with aphakic or pseudophakic glaucoma. METHODS Fifty-nine patients who underwent Ahmed valve implantation were consecutively recruited from November 2005 to August 2011 at the Beijing Tongren Hospital. In the IVTA group (29 eyes), 4 mg of TA was inj...

irony is a mysterious communicative language between writer and reader and among its beauties, brevity and oddity and duality of meaning can be referred to. so it is considered as one of the best means of interpretation in an indirect way to reform society. this article elaborates on irony in terms of language and terminology with emphasis on the most important available works in this area. the...