Highlights • This study presents new data on refractive error components: corneal, refractive and internal astigmatism, in a group of young UK based adults. • A weak, but significant correlation…
Highlights • Cosmetic contact lens that dislodge pigments tend to adhere P. aeruginosa . • P. aeruginosa of cytotoxic genotype are more resistant to certain disinfectant solutions. • Type III…
Highlights • The Lebanese population is highly diagnosed with symptomatic DED. • There is a statistical association between symptomatic DED and smoking in Lebanon. • There is a statistical association…
Abstract Overnight orthokeratology lenses are approved in countries all over the world for the temporary reduction in myopia, and recently, one lens design has received regulatory approval for myopia control…
Highlights • Provides the first objective analysis of confocal assessments of conjunctival goblet cells. • Analyses reveal notable differences between studies that need to be addressed. • Differences between studies…
BIOMARKERS IN REFLUX AND CHRONIC COUGH LPR is known as one of several potential etiologies of chronic cough. However, there are limited and mixed data to support both the reliability…
disorders, which enables them to detect and address abnormalities in laryngeal and respiratory function.4 In the voice-clinic setting, the treatment of chronic cough has become a significant part of the…
a broader constellation of symptoms, including neurogenic cough, throat clearing, dysphonia, and dysphagia.5 The suggestion that cough could be a manifestation of neuropathy or laryngeal hypersensitivity was first described as…
to determine if a patient’s swallowing and cough reflexes are appropriately intact to prevent a devastating aspiration event before oral feeding is resumed. Accurate assessment of individuals with aspiration due…
many subgroups (or phenotypes), including atopic asthma, neutrophilic asthma, exercise-induced bronchoconstriction (EIB), obese asthma, the asthma-chronic obstructive pulmonary disease overlap syndrome (ACOS), occupational asthma, aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease (AERD), exacerbation-prone asthma,…
