COMPARISON OF CLINICAL OUTCOMES IN PRK WITH A STANDARD AND ASPHERICAL OPTIMIZED PROFILE: A FULL CASE ANALYSIS OF 100 EYES WITH 1-YEAR FOLLOW-UP

Comparison of clinical outcomes in PRK with a standard and aspherical optimized profile: a full case analysis of 100 eyes with 1-year follow-up

Dieter Dausch,1,2 Burglinde Dausch,2 Matthias Wottke,3 Georg Sluyterman van Langeweyde31Chung-Ang University, Seoul, South Korea; 2Augen-Laser-Klinik Nürnberg, Nuremberg, Germany; 3Carl Zeiss Meditec AG, Jena, Germany Purpose: One hundred eyes from 55 adult patients with myopia were retrospectively studied to determine the comparative safety,

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Scanning electron microscopy analysis of the growth of dental plaque on the surfaces of removable orthodontic aligners after the use of different cleaning methods

Luca Levrini, Francesca Novara, Silvia Margherini, Camilla Tenconi, Mario Raspanti Department of Surgical and Morphological Sciences, Dental Hygiene School, Research Centre Cranio Facial Disease and Medicine, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy Background: Advances in orthodontics are leading to the use of minimally invasive technologies, such as

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Gut microbiota changes in Hexagrammos otakii during development and association with diets based on metagenomics sequencing

The development of microbial communities is important for the growth of the fat greenling Hexagrammos otakii; however, the relationship between microbial communities and fish diet is poorly understood.Here, we used metagenomics sequencing to investigate the gut microbiota of H.otakii at three key time points during development.The gut microbial div

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