RATIONALE Penetrating astigmatic keratotomy (penetrating AK) is a well-known method to correct corneal astigmatism but rarely be performed nowadays. This article reevaluated the clinical effectiveness and confounding factors of penetrating AK. PATIENT CONCERNS Penetrating AK has been introduced to serve as one alternative operation for astigmatism correction, and is thought to have the potent...

Abstract Ice-penetrating radar sounding is a powerful geophysical tool for studying terrestrial and planetary ice with rich glaciological heritage reaching back over half century. Recent years have also seen rapid growth in both the radioglaciological community itself scope sophistication of its analysis ice-penetrating data. This has been spurred by combination growing datasets improvements co...

purpose: to report the outcomes of graft refractive surgery (grs) together with clear-cornea phacoemulsification and intraocular lens (iol) implantation in post-penetrating keratoplasty (pkp) eyes. methods: fourteen eyes of 13 patients who had received pkp underwent simultaneous grs (relaxing incisions with or without counter-quadrant compression sutures) and clear-cornea phacoemulsification wi...

a 37 - year- old man came to the hospital with a history of penetrating thoracoabdominal trauma due to gunshot wound in 10 days before. he underwent laparatomy and hepatorrhaphy in that time and right sided chest tube was inserted. chest ct scan revealed metallic foreign body in lung tissue due to bullet burst. right thoracotomy was performed and metallic foreign body extracted from lung tissue

PURPOSE In this study, we assessed the outcome of penetrating keratoplasties using organ-cultured corneal tissues at the University Eye Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany. The goal was to identify perioperative and postoperative risk factors that may affect graft survival. PATIENTS AND METHODS The medical records of 377 patients who underwent a penetrating keratoplasty b...

INTRODUCTION Penetrating oesophageal injuries are extremely rare. Their timely recognition can be difficult and optimal treatment remains controversial. Early recognition of injury is possible with the help of a high index of suspicion and early radiological and endoscopic examinations. Prompt surgical intervention with primary repair of injury, should be the goal. PRESENTATION OF CASES We de...

Introduction: The orbit has a fine bony structure and represents the most vulnerable in cranium. Therefore, penetrating orbital injuries are often associated with traumatic brain injury. Although transorbital-penetrating intracranial injury is not commonly encountered emergency medicine practice, this occurrence potential to cause severe fatal 
 Case Report: In study, we report case of 21-...

BACKGROUND Placebo needles that can mask acupuncture practitioners to the type of needle used have been considered almost impossible to develop until now. METHODS We designed a double-blind non-penetrating placebo needle, the needle tip of which simply presses against the skin, and a matched penetrating needle. The needles are encased inside an opaque guide tube and the appearance and feel of...