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Acta Ophthalmol 2021 Apr 20. Epub 2021 Apr 20.

The Eye Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Glaucoma Research Institute of Wenzhou Medical University, Zhejiang, China.

Purpose: To report the efficacy and safety of bleb-independent penetrating canaloplasty in the management of primary angle-closure glaucoma (PACG).

Methods: This single-centre prospective interventional case series enrolled 57 eyes from 53 PACG patients with medically uncontrolled intraocular pressure (IOP) and peripheral anterior synechiae of over 270°. Penetrating canaloplasty, mainly consisted of tensioning suture-aided Schlemm's canal dilation and a trabeculectomy, was performed to create a direct communication between the anterior chamber and the Schlemm's canal. Read More

Curr Breast Cancer Rep 2021 Apr 16:1-6. Epub 2021 Apr 16.

Department of Surgery, Aga Khan University, Link Building, Stadium Road, Karachi, 74800 Pakistan.

Purpose Of Review: The COVID-19 pandemic has posed an unprecedented challenge to healthcare, particularly in resource-constrained low and middle-income countries (LMICs). We aim to summarize the challenges faced by LMICs in providing breast cancer care during the pandemic and their response during this crisis.

Recent Findings: Conversion of oncology centers into COVID-19 isolation centers and lack of LMIC applicable guidelines for breast cancer treatment worsened the challenge for providers. Read More

J Forensic Leg Med 2021 Apr 14;80:102170. Epub 2021 Apr 14.

Palm Desert High School, 74910 Aztec Road, Palm Desert, CA, 92260, USA.

Defensive medicine is a practice that has been utilized by clinicians in efforts of preventing patient dissatisfaction and malpractice claims and may be done through either omission or commission. As much as 57% of physicians have disclosed that they practice defensive medicine. However, this practice does not necessarily prevent malpractice claims and more importantly, neither does it equate to good medical practice, with some leading to poor outcomes. Read More

PLoS One 2021 20;16(4):e0249495. Epub 2021 Apr 20.

Minhaj University Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan.

Over the last three decades, Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) have changed the world in all walks of life. It has not only influenced the ways of human communication but also changed the way of learning. However, to utilize the facility of the Internet in effective manners, people need a certain set of skills called "Internet Literacy Skills". Read More

Pediatr Med Chir 2021 Apr 20;43(1). Epub 2021 Apr 20.

Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Surgery.

Nasal Glioma (NG) represents a rare congenital abnormality of the neonate, which can be associated with skull defects or even a direct communication to the central nervous system. MRI serves valuable information for differentiation from encephalocele, dermoid cyst and congenital hemangioma. Complete resection remains the treatment of choice. Read More