Two-Dimensional Cutting (TDC) Vitrectome: In Vitro Flow Assessment and Prospective Clinical Study Evaluating Core Vitrectomy Efficiency versus Standard Vitrectome by Mitrofanis Pavlidis

“…In vitro investigations compared aspiration flow rates in artificial vitreous humor at varying cutter speeds and vacuum levels using a TDC vitrectome and a standard vitrectome across different aspiration pump systems. …”
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Clasicismo e innovación en la producción nacional de comedia televisiva en España (2000-2010) by Patricia Diego, María del Mar Grandío

“…Este artículo sistematiza la producción de comedia televisiva en España entre los años 2000 y 2010 con el fin de identificar cuáles son los formatos internacionales más populares (sitcoms, dramedias y sketches) y las características más significativas en torno a la producción, narrativa y creación del humor de este formato de entretenimiento televisivo. …”
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Resolvin D1 Reduces the Immunoinflammatory Response of the Rat Eye following Uveitis by Rossi Settimio, Di Filippo Clara, Ferraraccio Franca, Simonelli Francesca, D'Amico Michele

“…Bolus of resolvin D1 (RvD1; 10–100–1000 ng/kg in 200 μL of sterile saline via the tail vein) significantly and dose-dependently (i) reduced the development of the ocular derangement caused by LPS; (ii) reduced the clinical score attributed to EIU; (iii) reduced the protein concentration and myeloperoxidase activity (MPO) in aqueous humor (AqH); and (iv) reduced neutrophils, T-lymphocytes, and cytokines within the eye.…”
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iStent® Trabecular Microbypass Stent: An Update by Arthur Fernandes Resende, Neal Sanjay Patel, Michael Waisbourd, L. Jay Katz

“…The device allows aqueous humor to directly drain from the anterior chamber into Schlemm’s canal by bypassing an obstructed trabecular meshwork. …”
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Hypobaric Hypoxia: Effects on Intraocular Pressure and Corneal Thickness by Marcella Nebbioso, Stefano Fazio, Dario Di Blasio, Nicola Pescosolido

“…The data collected in this research seem to confirm the increasing outflow of aqueous humor (AH) in the trabecular meshwork (TM) under conditions of HH.…”
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Systemic Factors Related to Intraocular Levels of Interleukin-6 and Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor in Diabetic Retinopathy by Byung Ju Jung, Mee Yon Lee, Sohee Jeon

“…Forty-two consecutive patients undergoing pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) for PDR were included in this cross-sectional study. The aqueous humor was sampled just prior to PPV for assay of IL-6 and VEGF. …”
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Strategi Koping dan Depresi pada Mahasiswa yang Praktek Klinik Keperawatan saat Pandemi COVID-19 by Esti Widiani, Ira Rahmawati, Nurul Hidayah

“…In the realm of emotion-focused coping strategies, while the acceptance subscale (p=0.310) did not exhibit a significant correlation with depression, emotional support (p=0.037), venting (p=0.000), humor (p=0.000), and self-blame (p=0.003) all displayed notable correlations with depression. …”
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Assessing the role of blood glucose levels on intraocular pressure during pre- and postprandial phase in diabetic patients by Pavana Acharya, C. V. Kavitha, P. K. Nayana, K. Sandeep, Rathod Vishakha Narayan, K. S. Anusha

“…Our study’s inclusion of central corneal thickness-corrected IOP has demonstrated that, in addition to influencing corneal thickness, hyperglycemia also affects aqueous humor dynamics.…”
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Update on Surgical Techniques Best Practices to Optimize Outcomes Following Gel Stent Implantation by Vera V, Sheybani A, Panarelli JF, Grover DS, Lee J, Craven ER, Samuelson TW, Ahmed IIK

“…Vanessa Vera,1 Arsham Sheybani,2 Joseph F Panarelli,3 Davinder S Grover,4 James Lee,5 Earl Randy Craven,2 Thomas W Samuelson,6 Iqbal Ike K Ahmed7 1Allergan, an AbbVie company, Irvine, CA, USA; 2Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO, USA; 3Department of Ophthalmology, New York University Langone Health, New York, NY, USA; 4Glaucoma Associates of Texas, Dallas, TX, USA; 5Colorado Eye Institute, Colorado Springs, CO, USA; 6Minnesota Eye Consultants, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA; 7John Moran Eye Center, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USACorrespondence: James Lee, Colorado Eye Institute, Colorado Springs, CO, 80924, USA, Email jlee@eyescolorado.comAbstract: The XEN® 45 Glaucoma Treatment System (gel stent; Allergan, an AbbVie company, Irvine, CA, USA) is a minimally invasive bleb-forming surgical device that was originally approved to lower intraocular pressure by diverting the aqueous humor from the anterior chamber to the subconjunctival space (like trabeculectomy) following ab-interno placement. …”
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Searching for Biomarkers in Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy: Amphiregulin and Progranulin by Burak BILGIN, Mete GULER, Hulya CICEK, Selma URFALIOGLU, Gokhan KOKUSARI, Bedia MARANGOZOGLU SAHIN

“…Methods: Thirty-three eyes of 33 patients with proliferative diabetic retinopathy and 31 eyes of 31 patients without diabetes were included in this study. Vitreous humor samples were collected from all patients at the time of pars plana vitrectomy surgery immediately before the surgical procedure. …”
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La narrativa existencial de Mario Vargas Llosa, réquiem por las víctimas en Perú by Majlinda Abdiu

“…Esto, para formalizar la verdadera novela experimental peruana, y la vuelta al mundo próximo, mirado con ironía y humor.…”
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Tendencias de hablantes vascos en conversaciones en Instagram: el cambio de código y sus funciones by Orreaga Ibarra

“…El análisis de este grupo focal muestra que las funciones que predominan en el CS son funciones connotativas; en general para dar expresividad, humor y también un toque juvenil; asimismo es alto el CS que significa solidaridad de grupo. …”
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Morroniside Ameliorates Endotoxin-Induced Uveitis by Regulating the M1/M2 Polarization Balance of Macrophages by Wenjie Li, Lin Liu, Ziwei Zhang, Hong Lu

“…The cell count in the aqueous humor was measured using a hemocytometer. The concentrations of TNF-α, IL-6, and IL-1β in the ciliary body and retina were measured using ELISA kits. …”
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Absence of Posterior Vitreous Detachment Is a Risk Factor of Severe Bleb-Related Endophthalmitis by Kazuhiko Umazume, Jun Suzuki, Yoshihiko Usui, Katsuhiko Maruyama, Yoshihiro Wakabayashi, Hiroshi Goto

“…Examination of the bleb revealed leakage of aqueous humor from the avascular bleb in all eyes. Bacteria were isolated from intraocular samples of 8 eyes; namely, Viridans streptococci in 5 eyes, Staphylococcus epidermidis in 1, Branhamella catarrhalis in 1, and coagulase-negative Staphylococci in 1. …”
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The Performance of Beethoven’s “Diabelli Variations”. Continuity, Discontinuity, Cyclic Integration, Irony by William Kinderman

“…Beethoven was sometimes compared during his lifetime to Jean Paul, whose concept of humor as “the inverted sublime” and notion of a tensional duality of the Great and the Small applies well to Beethoven’s most paradoxical composition. …”
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The Analysis of Dynamic Changes and Prognosis of Posner–Schlossman Syndrome with Cytomegalovirus Infection and Antiviral Therapy by Qilian Sheng, Ruyi Zhai, Xintong Fan, Xiangmei Kong

“…The disappearance of mutton-fat and pigmented KPs needed longer treatment time. Paired aqueous humor and serum CMV IgG tests were recommended in PSS patients with coin-shaped KPs. 2% ganciclovir eye drops improved prognosis; and steroids dosage reduced significantly.…”
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Oxidative Stress, Lipid Peroxidation, and Loss of Hyaluronic Acid in the Human Vitreous Affected by Synchysis Scintillans by Loredana Bergandi, Oleksii A Skorokhod, Rosalba La Grotta, Evelin Schwarzer, Raffaele Nuzzi

“…Synchysis scintillans patients had significantly lower activities of SOD and catalase both in aqueous and vitreous humors than patients with vitreoretinal disorders without synchysis. …”
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Ocular TGF-β, Matrix Metalloproteinases, and TIMP-1 Increase with the Development and Progression of Diabetic Retinopathy in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Lucia Saucedo, Isabel B. Pfister, Souska Zandi, Christin Gerhardt, Justus G. Garweg

“…Consequently, the aim of this study was to analyze the concentrations of TGF-β1, TGF-β2, TGF-β3, MMP-3, MMP-9, and TIMP-1 in patients with different stages of DR in order to identify stage-specific changes in their concentrations during the progression of the disease. Serum and aqueous humor (AH) samples were collected during intraocular surgery, and eyes were classified into the following groups: healthy controls (n=17), diabetic patients with non-apparent DR (n=23), mild/moderate nonproliferative DR (NPDR) (n=13), and advanced NPDR/proliferative DR (PDR) without vitreal hemorrhage (n=14). …”
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Perceived stress and coping strategies used by undergraduate dental students: An observational study. by Saira Atif, Nilofar Mustafa, Sarah Ghafoor

“…Moreover, final year dental students used "instrumental support", "humor", "self-blame", "denial", and "behavioral disengagement" coping strategies more than year 1 and 2 students. …”
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Difference in the Vitreal Protein Profiles of Patients with Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy with and without Intravitreal Conbercept Injection by Chen Zou, Minjie Zhao, Jingjing Yu, Dandan Zhu, Yunzhi Wang, Xinping She, Yanan Hu, Zhi Zheng

“…Liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry- (LC-MS/MS-) based proteomic methods were used to determine the protein profiles of the vitreous humor in patients with PDR treated with (IVC group; n=9) and without (PDR group; n=8) preoperative IVC. …”
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