REFRACTIVE BEHAVIOR CHANGES WITH SIX MONTHS DAILY WEAR OF HIGH AND LOW OXYGEN PERMEABILITY HYDROGEL CONTACT LENSES

Refractive behavior changes with six months daily wear of high and low oxygen permeability hydrogel contact lenses

Introduction: The investigation of myopia and soft contact lenses is not new.Many reports show that the wearing of silicone hydrogel lenses as opposed to conventional disposable hydrogel lenses results in little progression of myopia in the eyes wearing silicone hydrogels.Method: Six subjects wore a silicone hydro-gel lens on one eye while the othe

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Cardiac autonomic function in patients with diabetes improves with practice of comprehensive yogic breathing program

Background: The aim of this study was to observe the effect comprehensive yogic breathing (Sudarshan Kriya Yoga [SKY] and Pranayam) had on cardiac autonomic functions in patients Collections with diabetes.Materials and Methods: This is a prospective randomized controlled intervention trial.Cardiac autonomic functions were assessed in 64 diabetics.P

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Hedgehog pathway inhibitors for locally advanced and metastatic basal cell carcinoma: A real-world single-center retrospective review.

Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is highly curable by surgical excision or radiation.In rare cases, BCC can be locally destructive or difficult to surgically remove.Hedgehog inhibition (HHI) with vismodegib or sonidegib induces a 50-60% response rate.Long-term toxicity includes muscle spasms and weight loss leading to dose decreases.This retrospective ch

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