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“In 3 eyes with epithelial ingrowth after laser in situ keratomileusis, straylight was measured GW3965 inhibitor before and after the ingrowth was removed. In 2 eyes of 1 patient, epithelial ingrowth reached the pupillary axis. Straylight decreased (improved) significantly after ingrowth removal: a 3.6-fold decrease in the right eye and a 10-fold decrease in the left eye. The uncorrected distance visual acuity (UDVA) improved from 0.25 (20/80)

in both eyes to 1.0 (20/20) and 0.8 (20/25), respectively. In 1 eye of another patient, from which epithelial ingrowth was removed to prevent flap melting and distortion, the pupillary opening was not obscured and no significant change in straylight was found. The UDVA improved from 0.32 (20/60) to 1.0 (20/20) after the ingrowth was removed. An increase in straylight can be a significant complication of epithelial ingrowth. After the interlamellar space is cleared, the improvement in straylight is several factors larger than the gain in UDVA.”
“Introduction and hypothesis The aim of this study was to prospectively and randomly compare the outcome of surgical treatment of female stress urinary incontinence (SUI) using the same outside inside transobturator technique with biological (PelviLaceTO (R)) or synthetic (UretexTO (R)) material sling, evaluating if the biological material Z IETD FMK can prevent

vaginal erosion retaining the “”cure rate”" of this surgical technique

Methods Seventy EPZ-6438 Epigenetics inhibitor patients with SUI were selected, randomly assigned to either UretexTO (R) (n=34) or PelviLaceTO (R) (n=36), and underwent the same surgery

Results There is no significant difference between two study arms with regard to objective and subjective cure rates and quality of life In both groups we had an overlap cure rate (UretexTO (R) group 88.2% vs PelviLaceTO (R) group 88.8%) at mean

3 years follow-up It found no perioperative complications nor vaginal erosions

Conclusions UretexTO (R) and PelviLaceTO (R) are two similarly safe and efficient slings in the management of SUI, with a good patient satisfaction and without any complications.”
“We have fabricated a highly textured Nd-Fe-B thin film with a hard magnetic performance: M(r) = 1.39 T, H(c)=827 kA/m, and (BH)(max)=358 kJ/m(3). The microstructure of the film was characterized in detail by cross-sectional and plane-view transmission electron microscopy observations. The film consisted of nanosized columnar grains with an average size of 40 nm and included a strong diffraction contrast along the grain boundary. A high resolution energy filtered image indicated that Nd was enriched discontinuously along the grain boundary, causing an unsuitable decoupling among the Nd(2)Fe(14)B grains, which is in agreement with the pinninglike feature of the initial magnetization curve. (C) 2010 American Institute of Physics. [doi:10.1063/1.