Pterygia are common conjunctival degenerations with well-documented risk factors but an
unclear pathogenesis. Better understanding of the pathogenesis of pterygium could lead to …

Purpose To analyze the clinical characteristics, management choices, and outcomes of
cases of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) keratitis. Design Retrospective …

The International Cooperative Biodiversity Groups (ICBG) represent an experimental effort
supported by 3 agencies of the US Government to integrate research in natural products drug …

Drosophila melanogaster has proven to be a useful model system for the genetic analysis of
ethanol-associated behaviors. However, past studies have focused on the response of the …

Background The COVID-19 pandemic remains a significant global threat. However, despite
urgent need, there remains uncertainty surrounding best practices for pharmaceutical …

Purpose: To determine whether eyedrops (phenylephrine, tropicamide, and fluorescein–proparacaine)
and Goldmann applanation tonometry (GAT) have an effect on optical biometry …

Each year in the UK, it is estimated that more than 100,000 people are admitted to hospital
with sepsis and around 37,000 people will die as a result of the condition. We present an audit…

Bacterial conjunctivitis is a common ocular surface infection that is treated by general practitioners
and ophthalmologists alike. Conjunctivitis can present as hyperacute, acute, or chronic…

A full term pregnancy early in life reduces the risk of breast cancer in women. A similar
phenomenon is also observed in rats and mice. Recent findings indicate that estradiol alone …

Thygeson's superficial punctate keratitis (TSPK) is a chronic, bilateral epithelial keratitis. Dr
Philips Thygeson first reported TSPK in 1950. Although the etiology of TSPK remains …