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After 3years, both trabeculectomy and Ahmed valves significantly reduced intraocular pressure from baseline, but with relatively similar number of medications compared to baseline. There was no significant difference in any outcome measure between trabeculectomy and Ahmed valves at any follow-up time points. These results may suggest neither trabeculectomy or Ahmed valves are superior in patients with previously failed trabeculectomies.
After 3 years, both trabeculectomy and Ahmed valves significantly reduced intraocular pressure from baseline, but with relatively similar number of medications compared to baseline. There was no significant difference in any outcome measure between trabeculectomy and Ahmed valves at any follow-up time points. These results may suggest neither trabeculectomy or Ahmed valves are superior in patients with previously failed trabeculectomies.
To explore whether retrobulbar administration of nerve growth factor (NGF) can restore visual function of streptozotocin-induced diabetes rats.

A high-sucrose/high-fat diet and single injection of streptozotocin (STZ) were used in modeling diabetes. During week 13-15 after STZ injection, diabetic rats were received retrobulbar βNGF injection. On week 17 after STZ injection, the rats were tested with flash visual evoked potential (FVEP) to reflect visual function and with both optical coherence tomography (OCT) and hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) staining to show retinal morphological changes. Furthermore, periodic acid-Schiff (PAS) staining for retinal vascular digest preparations was performed to investigate retinal microvascular alterations, and immunofluorescences for slides of the optic nerve or retina were checked to assess astrocyte activation, autophagy level, and the unfolded protein response (UPR).

Retrobulbar βNGF injection significantly improved FVEP of diabetic rats. It also significantly alration of βNGF reduces visual impairment with RGC-loss attenuation and without retinal-microvascular morphological alteration in diabetic rats. Furthermore, enhancements of A2 astrocyte activation, autophagy-protein expression, and ATF-4-mediated UPR may play crucial roles in the protective mechanism of NGF in diabetic visual-pathway neurodegeneration.
To evaluate, in a combined treatment strategy for treatment-warranted retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), which of the two is a better treatment sequence, peripheral laser photocoagulation (LPC-IVB) first or intravitreal bevacizumab (IVB-LPC) first.

Twenty-two babies (44 eyes) with ROP were recruited from 1 July 2014 to 30 March 2016. All the right eyes received LPC on day one followed by IVB on day four (LPC-IVB group). In all left eyes, IVB was injected on day one followed by LPC on day four (IVB-LPC group). The primary outcome measure was the proportion of eyes that had complete ROP regression with no additional treatment within 2weeks of the onset of therapy. Retinal photography and drawings were used at each visit to document disease course.

In LPC-IVB group, 72.7% (16/22) eyes had complete ROP regression with no additional treatment within 2weeks of the onset of therapy. In the IVB-LPC group, 95.5% (21/22 eyes) had complete regression within 2weeks. Additional laser had complete regression in all eyes in each group. One baby (two eyes, one from each group) had late recurrence at 5months.

The combined therapy strategy was successful for ROP management. Administration of anti-vascular endothelial growth factor injection before the peripheral laser was better than the reverse strategy of laser first. Late recurrences and adverse events were low.
The combined therapy strategy was successful for ROP management. Buparlisib Administration of anti-vascular endothelial growth factor injection before the peripheral laser was better than the reverse strategy of laser first. Late recurrences and adverse events were low.
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection is associated with ahigh mortality. To date no trial comparing hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) and lopinavir/ritonavir (LPV/RTV) has been performed.

Hospitalized patients ≥18years old with severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) were treated with either HCQ or LPV/RTV if they had either respiratory insufficiency (SpO
 ≤ 93% on room air or the need for oxygen insufflation) or bilateral consolidations on chest X‑ray and at least 2comorbidities associated with poor COVID-19 prognosis. Outcomes investigated included in-hospital mortality, intensive care unit (ICU) admission, length of stay, PCR (polymerase chain reaction) negativity and side effects of treatment.

Of 156 patients (41% female) with amedian age of 72years (IQR 55.25-81) admitted to our department, 67patients fulfilled the inclusion criteria (20received HCQ, 47LPV/RTV). Groups were comparable regarding most baseline characteristics. Median time from symptom onset to treatment i numerically lower hospital mortality rate. Additionally, in comparison to other studies we demonstrated a lower mortality in patients treated with LPV/RTV despite having similar patient groups, perhaps due to early initiation of treatment.
To report a case of vulvar familial benign pemphigus, or Hailey-Hailey disease, treated successfully with low-dose naltrexone and to review the current literature.

We report a case of a 71-year-old white woman with vulvar Hailey-Hailey disease recalcitrant to topical corticosteroids. After treatment with low-dose naltrexone, 3mg nightly was initiated, the lesions began to heal and 5 months later her skin showed no lesions. A literature review on the use of low-dose naltrexone for Hailey-Hailey disease was performed. We searched the PubMed/MEDLINE databases for previous case reports using the key words ''Pemphigus, Benign Familial'' and ''naltrexone".

We found 35 more cases of Hailey-Hailey disease treated with naltrexone, showing promising results, reported until January 2020, with no major adverse effects.

Low-dose naltrexone may represent a cost-effective and successful treatment modality in nongeneralized Hailey-Hailey disease without serious adverse effects. Future prospective studies are needed to investigate this interesting therapeutic option.
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