Search results for "Contact"

Very late reactions in the patch test with fragrance mix I and oak moss absolute (Evernia prunastri, INCI): Data of the Information Network of Depart…

2022

Impact of the pupil size – central optical zone diameter relationship on visual performance in aspheric multifocal contact lenses

2020

Abstract Purpose To determine the impact of different central optical zone diameters (COZDs), obtained from pupil size, on the visual performance of presbyopic subjects fitted with centre-distance simultaneous-image multifocal contact lenses (SIMCLs). Methods Thirty-two presbyopic volunteers, between 45–58 years of age, participated in this prospective, controlled, double-blind study. Subjects were fitted with 5 centre-distance SIMCLs of variable COZD, determined from the measurement of pupil size under photopic light conditions and corresponding to 60, 70, 80, 90 and 100 % of pupil diameter. Subjects visual performance was evaluated through the measurement of distance, intermediate and nea…

Benefits and Side Effects of Bandage Soft Contact Lens Application after LASIK

2005

Purpose To evaluate benefits and side effects of bandage soft contact lens (BSCL) insertion after LASIK in relation to patients’ characteristics. Design Prospective, randomized, bicenter comparative investigational trial. Participants One hundred patients (200 eyes) with myopia and/or myopic astigmatism. Methods Each patient underwent consecutive (Marburg, Germany) or simultaneous (Mainz, Germany) bilateral LASIK. At the end of the procedure, the first treated eye received a drop of ofloxacin and dexamethasone, patch, and transparent protective shield for 2 to 4 hours. The fellow eye received in addition a BSCL, soaked in the same eyedrops for 20 to 24 hours. Main Outcome Measures Schirmer …

Recommendations for photopatch testing by the Photopatch Test Working Group of the German Contact Dermatitis Research Group (DKG).

2018

The role of nickel in foods exacerbating nickel contact dermatitis

1998

Tu1253 How Safe Is Sedation in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy? a Prospective Multicenter Trial: an Interim Analysis of 73,941 Endoscopies. Data From Pros…

2013

were those plausibly associated with the procedure and severe enough for the patient to seek medical attention. We compared the proportion of patients with adverse events associated with gastrointestinal endoscopy identified with direct patient contact to the proportion identified through our current infrastructure using the chi-square statistic. Results: During the study period, 11,710 endoscopic procedures were performed on 9,683 patients. Our study personnel made 3205 calls over a three month period and ultimately made contact with 1999 (17%; 84.5% of those called) patients. 28 (1.4%) adverse events were identified through direct patient contact. Our adverse event tracking infrastructure…

Lens implant selection with absence of capsular support.

2001

If contact lens or spectacle correction is not viable, little debate exists that the secondary placement of an intra-ocular lens (IOL) is the method of choice in the absence of capsular support. The choice of IOL mainly depends on the preoperative status of the eye (eg, aphakia in children) and the selected location for the implant. Theoretically, there are several IOL implantation approaches in cases without capsular support: an angle-supported anterior chamber (AC) IOL, an iris-fixated ACIOL, an iris-sutured or iris-fixated posterior chamber (PC) IOL and a transsclerally sutured PCIOL. No consensus exists, however, on the indications as well as on the relative safety and efficacy of these…

Transpupillary thermotherapy (TTT) for age-related macular degeneration (AMD) – Is it time to say good-bye?

2010

Abstract Purpose To evaluate the effectiveness of transpupillary thermotherapy (TTT) for the closure of classic and occult subfoveal choroidal neovascularization (CNV) and to discuss whether TTT is a useful treatment modality for age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Materials and methods The present paper is a retrospective review of the clinical results from a patient group which was treated with TTT in the University Eye Clinic in Mainz. From January 2000 to December 2002, a total of 20 eyes of 20 patients with subfoveal CNV (due to AMD in 16 eyes, due to pathologic myopia in 4 eyes) received TTT. The procedure was delivered using an infrared diode laser at 810 nm, equipped with a modi…

Proclear EP vs placebo: visual outcomes and symptoms of asthenopia in nonpresbyopes and early presbyopes

2011

Purpose: Over the past 20 years, many studies have reported the success of multifocal contact lenses (MFCLs) compared to monovision (MV), with only partial success being reported for MFCLs. Chronologically it appears there has been a gradual improvement in the performance of MFCLs. This study investigated whether this change in success is reflected in clinical practice. Method: Lens fit data collected from 2005 to 2009 by the International Contact Lens Prescribing Survey Consortium was reviewed for patients over 45 years old. A similar survey conducted from 1988 to 1989 was also reviewed and compared. Twelve published (Pubmed.gov) reports of clinical trials involving MFCLs and MV were revie…

Dendritic cells lentivirally engineered to overexpress interleukin-10 inhibit contact hypersensitivity responses, despite their partial activation in…

2010

Background Dendritic cells (DCs) constitute an attractive target for immunotherapeutic approaches. Because DCs are largely refractory to transfection with plasmid DNA, several viral transduction protocols were established. The potential side-effects of lentiviral transduction on the phenotype and activation state of DCs left unstimulated after transduction have not been assessed. There is a need to analyse these parameters as a result of the requirement of using DCs with a low activation state for therapeutic strategies intended to induce tolerance. Methods Lentivirally-transduced bone marrow (BM)-derived DCs (LV-DCs) in comparison with mock-transduced (Mock-DCs) and untreated DCs were anal…