Efficacy and safety of the initial hypotensive treatment with an optimized latanoprost composition by S. Yu. Petrov, E. V. Yani, A. N. Zhuravleva, O. M. Filippova, O. M. Kalinina, L. V. Yakubova, S. M. Kosakyan, L. V. Vasilenkova, I. V. Manukyan

“…Purpose: a comparative study of the efficacy and safety of Latanoprost-Optic, a new composition of excipients and the original latanoprost, in the initial therapy of primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG)Material and methods. …”
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Utilizing Shear Wave Elastography for the Evaluation of Ocular Involvement in Systemic Sclerosis by Mehmet Kök, Ayşe Ayan, Mehmet Emin Arayici, Sinan Ülgen

“…Subsequently, SWE was used to evaluate the retina–choroid–sclera (RCS), optic disc (OD), optic nerve (ON), and retrobulbar adipose tissue (RBFT) of the right eye. …”
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Comparison of oropharyngeal leak pressure and insertion characteristics of Ambu AuraGain and i-gel in patients undergoing laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair: A randomized control... by Anupma, Swati Chhabra, Sadik Mohammed, Manoj Kamal, Rakesh Kumar, Pradeep Bhatia

“…Results: No significant difference was found between the two groups in terms of OLP at insertion and 5 min after pneumoperitoneum. …”
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Femtosecond Laser-Assisted Facoemulsification of Hypermature Cataract by Yo. N. Yousef, S. N. Yousef, A. S. Vvedenskiy, K. S. Avetisov, L. Alkharki

“…The development and clinical study of optimized femtosecond laser-assisted phacoemulsification (PE) technology of hypermature cataract. Patients and methods. Femtosecond laser-assisted PE of hypermature cataract was performed in 72 patients (72 eyes). …”
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Intraoperative endoscopy of the anterior epitympanum recess through the posterior tympanotomy by Emilia B. Karchier, Kazimierz Niemczyk, Krzysztof F. Morawski, Robert Bartoszewicz, Adam Orłowski

“…Aim : To evaluate the intraoperative visibility of AER in endoscopic optics in comparison to microscopic optics and to determine the prevalence of cholesteatoma in various types of construction of the AER. …”
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Three-dimensional conformal therapy vs. intensity modulated radiation therapy in GBM: survival, dosimetry, and side effects a systematic review and meta-analysis by Omar Freihat, David Sipos, Reham Kotb, Maria Aamir, Dóra Solymosi, Kristóf Gál, Simon Mihály, Arpad Kovacs

“…This meta-analysis evaluates 3D-CRT and IMRT in GBM treatment, focusing on dosimetric parameters, toxicity, and OAR sparing, with an exploratory analysis of overall survival (OS).MethodsA systematic review of 19 studies was conducted, comparing dosimetric and side effects, including planning target volume (PTV) doses (Dmean, Dmax, and Dmin), conformity and homogeneity indices, and OAR sparing.ResultsIMRT provided significant dosimetric advantages, with higher PTV Dmean (mean difference (MD) 1.26 Gy; 95% CI: 0.22–2.31; P = 0.02) and better conformity index (MD −0.21; 95% CI: −0.33 to −0.08; P = 0.001). …”
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Long-Term Efficacy of Chlorine-Based Disinfectants Vs Multi-Enzymatic Detergent with Hypochlorous Acid for Waterline Disinfection in Inactive Dental Chair Units by Zheng YY, Wang YY, Guo Q, Shen CY, Huang R, Wang L, Sun H

“…Yu-Ying Zheng,1,2,* Yuan-Yuan Wang,1,3,* Qian Guo,1,4 Chan-Yuan Shen,1,5 Rong Huang,1,2 Li Wang,1,6 Huan Sun1,2 1State Key Laboratory of Oral & Maxillofacial Reconstruction and Regeneration, Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Stomatology, School & Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430079, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Comprehensive Emergency, School & Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei Province, 430079, People’s Republic of China; 3Center for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School & hospital of stomatology (Optics Valley Branch), Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei Province, 430075, People’s Republic of China; 4Center for Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry, School & hospital of stomatology (Optics Valley Branch), Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei Province, 430075, People’s Republic of China; 5Department of Center for Emergency and General Dentistry, School & hospital of stomatology (Optics Valley Branch), Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei Province, 430075, People’s Republic of China; 6Department of Nursing, School & Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei Province, 430079, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Huan Sun, Department of Comprehensive Emergency, School & Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, No. 237 of Luoyu Road, Hongshan District, Wuhan, 430079, Hubei Province, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86 13986003844, Email sunhuansh01@163.com Li Wang, Department of Nursing Department, School & Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, No. 237 of Luoyu Road, Hongshan District, Wuhan, 430079, Hubei Province, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86 027-87686387, Email liwangwlwl@126.comObjective: This study aimed to evaluate the long-term efficacy of two disinfection methods for waterline systems in inactive dental chair units (DCUs).Methods: On-site sampling and quantitative bacterial analysis were conducted to compare the effectiveness of chlorine-based disinfectants and a combination of multi-enzymatic detergent with hypochlorous acid in controlling microbial contamination in waterline systems of inactive DCUs.Results: No statistically significant differences in disinfection efficacy were observed between the treatment and control groups immediately after disinfection or on the third day post-disinfection (p > 0.05). …”
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Timolol 0.5% versus Latanoprost 0.005% as A Single Hypotensive Drug in Glaucoma Patients: A 2-year Follow-up by Gentian Hoxha, Flaka Shoshi, Fëllanza Ismajli Hoxha, Agim Xhafa, Fitore Shoshi

“…Background: Glaucoma is a progressive optic nerve disease that, despite its treatment, is associated with retinal ganglion cell damage. …”
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Arterial hypertension specific patient-reported outcome measure. Part I: development and primary evaluation by M. V. Ionov, N. E. Zvartau, E. A. Dubinina, A. O. Konradi

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The role of confocal scanning laser ophthalmoscopy in stereometric differentiation of eye papilla in ocular hypertension, normal tension glaucoma and primary open-angle glaucoma by Gvozdenović Ranko, Risović Dušica, Marjanović Ivan, Stamenković Miroslav, Joković Zorica, Abazi Zihret

“…Results. Significant differences were found between NTG and other two groups for a majority of the HRT parameters, and also no differences between OH and POAG patients for a majority of the investigated parameters, except thickness of retinal nerve fiber layer. …”
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Evaluation of Two Commercial Artificial Intelligence Segmentation Systems for Radiation Therapy by Chloe DiTusa, Jasmine Chen, Abbas Husain, Chris Schneider, Hamlet Spears, Nikos Paragios, Grant Debevec, Sotiri Stathakis

“…However, when MIM had lower Dice scores, the differences were more pronounced, with the largest being 0.21 for the Optic Chiasm. …”
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Dosimetry of automatic non-coplanar volumetric-modulated arc therapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma by Kaiqiang Chen, Jihong Chen, Yanming Cheng, Danni Hong, Cairong Hu, Penggang Bai, Jinyong Lin, Yang Yang, Xiuchun Zhang

“…Moreover, the HA plans had better sparing, particularly for the optic chiasm, optic nerves, and parotid glands (P ​< ​0.05), while no statistically significant differences were observed for other critical structures such as the brainstem, spinal cord, and temporal lobes (P ​> ​0.05). …”
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Unbiased analysis of obesity related, fat depot specific changes of adipocyte volumes and numbers using light sheet fluorescence microscopy. by Natalie Theobalt, Isabel Hofmann, Sonja Fiedler, Simone Renner, Georg Dhom, Annette Feuchtinger, Axel Walch, Martin Hrabĕ de Angelis, Eckhard Wolf, Rüdiger Wanke, Andreas Blutke

“…The applied stereological methods and LSFM protocols are described in detail and can serve as a guideline for unbiased quantitative morphological analyses of adipocytes in other studies and species.…”
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First experiments with ultrashort, circularly polarized soft x-ray pulses at FLASH2 by S. Marotzke, D. Gupta, R.-P. Wang, M. Pavelka, S. Dziarzhytski, C. von Korff Schmising, S. Jana, N. Thielemann-Kühn, T. Amrhein, M. Weinelt, I. Vaskivskyi, R. Knut, D. Engel, M. Braune, M. Ilchen, S. Savio, T. Otto, K. Tiedtke, V. Scheppe, J. Rönsch-Schulenberg, E. Schneidmiller, C. Schüßler-Langeheine, H. A. Dürr, M. Beye, G. Brenner, N. Pontius

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Three-Decade Evaluation of Cerebrospinal Fluid Pressure in Open-Angle Glaucoma at a Tertiary Care Center by Catherine G. Knier, David Fleischman, David O. Hodge, John P. Berdahl, Michael P. Fautsch

“…The translaminar pressure difference (TLPD) theory proposes that the pressure gradient generated by the difference of IOP and cerebrospinal fluid pressure (CSFp) acting at the level of the optic nerve can lead to cupping and glaucoma when IOP is higher than normal and/or CSFp is lower than normal. …”
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Efficacy and Safety of Quantum Molecular Resonance Electrotherapy in Dry Eye Disease: A Systematic Review with Meta-analysis by Antonio Ballesteros-Sánchez, Carlos Rocha-de-Lossada, José-María Sánchez-González, Giovanni Roberto Tedesco, Davide Borroni

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MAIN REGULARITIES OF FAULTING IN LITHOSPHERE AND THEIR APPLICATION (BASED ON PHYSICAL MODELLING RESULTS) by S. A. Bornyakov, K. Zh. Seminsky, V. Yu. Buddo, A. I. Miroshnichenko, A. V. Cheremnykh, A. S. Cheremnykh, A. A. Tarasova

“…Results of long-term experimental studies and modelling of faulting are briefly reviewed, and research methods and the-state-of-art issues are described. …”
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Comparing Medium-Term Clinical Outcomes following XEN® 45 and XEN® 63 Device Implantation by Aitor Fernández-García, Ying Zhou, Mercedes García-Alonso, Henry D. Andrango, Francisco Poyales, Nuria Garzón

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How does head position affect laryngeal vision with a video laryngeal mask airway? by Caridad G. Castillo-Monzón, Hugo Antonio Marroquín-Valz, Tomasz Gaszynski, Manuel Cayuela, Javier Orozco, Pawel Ratajczyk

“…The objective of this study is to evaluate and compare the optimal position for placement of a video laryngeal mask airway.MethodsThis prospective, observational, transversal, and analytical study was performed in 72 consecutive patients. …”
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The Gradient of Spontaneous Oscillations Across Cortical Hierarchies Measured by Wearable Magnetoencephalography by Xiaoyu Liang, Yuyu Ma, Huanqi Wu, Ruilin Wang, Ruonan Wang, Changzeng Liu, Yang Gao, Xiaolin Ning

“…And no studies have demonstrated that the cross-cortical gradient can be measured by optically pumped magnetometer-based magnetoencephalography (OPM-MEG). …”
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