INTRODUCTION Intravitreal injection of ranibizumab has become one of the most commonly performed ophthalmic procedures. It is timely to conduct an evaluation of the injection procedure from the patient's perspective so as to determine ways to improve patient experience. The purpose of this study was to quantitatively describe patients' experiences of the different stages of the intravitreal inj...

BACKGROUND Vaginoscopy, also known as the 'no-touch' technique, is an alternative method for performing hysteroscopy without the need for a vaginal speculum to view the cervix or cervical instrumentation to grasp and steady the cervix. OBJECTIVE To examine the effect of a vaginoscopic approach to outpatient hysteroscopy on the patients' experience of pain, compared with a traditional approach...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the use of liquid cytology in Pap smears in women with developmental disabilities (DD) for endocervical cell yield and abnormalities, via speculum examination or blind technique. METHODS We used retrospective chart review of gynecological visits by women with DD from October 2002 to November 2005. Cervical cytology screening included speculum examination or blind techniq...