The British journal of ophthalmology
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To estimate the incidence of ocular injury in rural Nepal and identify details about these injuries that predict poor visual outcome. ⋯ The detrimental effects of delayed care or care outside of the specialty eye clinic may reflect geographic or economic barriers to care. For optimal visual outcomes, patients who are injured in a rural setting should recognise the injury and seek early care at a specialty eye care facility. Findings from our study suggest that trained non-ophthalmologists may be able to clinically manage many eye injuries encountered in a rural setting in the "developing" world, reducing the demand for acute services of ophthalmologists in remote locations of this highly agricultural country.
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To analyse serious eye injuries caused by bottles containing pressurised drinks. ⋯ The presence of warning labels on champagne bottles appears to reduce cork related eye injuries, as does using plastic bottles and caps.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial
Oral premedication with low dose midazolam modifies the immunological stress reaction after the setting of retrobulbar anaesthesia.
An acute immunological stress reaction was previously reported to occur after the painful setting of retrobulbar anaesthesia before intraocular surgery. This study was conducted to find out whether an oral low dose premedication with midazolam would modify the immunological stress reaction. ⋯ A low dose premedication with midazolam attenuates the immunological and cardiovascular stress reactions occurring with retrobulbar anaesthesia.
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Letter Case Reports
Bloody tears, and more! An unusual case of epistaxis.