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Male patients scheduled for cataract surgery who are currently taking tamsulosin will be recruited into the study. Age-matched male control patients undergoing cataract surgery, without a history of using any a-adrenergic antagonist medication, will also be recruited. Careful diagnostic iris

Pancreatic cancer (PC) is the seventh cause from cancer and the fifth cause from cancer-related death in Europe. Nearly as many deaths occur from PC than the number of new cases diagnosed each year, reflecting the poor prognosis typically associated with this disease. PC is insidious in onset and is

This study is a multicenter, open-label, randomized, phase II study comparing the efficacy and safety between fluorouracil/folinic acid plus liposomal irinotecan and fluoruracil/folinic acid monotherapy in patients with metastatic biliary tract cancer which progressed on 1st line

Macular degeneration, a major cause of blindness in the United States, is the leading cause of new cases of blindness in people aged 65 and older. The National Eye Institute estimates that each year an additional 165,000 people, mainly in the older age groups, develop macular disease. Among all

Patients will receive an injection of 15 mg of Anecortave acetate behind the eye to be treated ("study eye"). They will be evaluated every six months to determine if their condition is stable or worse. Following the injection of study medication, patients will not be required to come in to see the

Status post Peripheral Laser Iridotomy Beraja Medical Institute has guidelines for the use of steroids after a Peripheral Laser Iridotomy. Patients are normally given prednisolone acetate ophthalmic solution, USP 1.0% to be used four times a day for seven days after the surgery. This protocol will

Alopecia areata is now considered a systemic autoimmune disease that may have other serious comorbidities, such as cardiovascular and ocular. However, the results of studies of ocular findings in AA are controversial. Several ocular alterations have been previously reported in patients with AA

The mucopolysaccharidoses (MPS) are a group of hereditary disorders which arise from defects in enzymes which break down glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) which occur in a wide variety of tissues, resulting in multiple systemic complications. Sight loss occurs in MPS due to corneal clouding, retinal

Intermittent claudication (IC) is a common problem in the UK's elderly population with a prevalence of 5 -10%. Intermittent claudication infers significant quality of life limitations, however, it is a disease which generally runs a benign course with >80% of patients remaining stable. Yet the

AMD and cataract are the leading causes of visual impairment and blindness in the United States. Based on many clinical studies, it is apparent that the frequency of both diseases increases dramatically after age 60. Although excellent treatments for cataract are available, there are no equivalent

Purpose: To investigate 3 different side-effects after DSAEK, DMEK, and cataract extraction (CE) in a randomized controlled trial with 12 months follow-up with CE as an additional control group. 1. To investigate the extend of subclinical cystoid macular edema CME and epiretinal membrane (ERM) after

Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is known to be induced by hypoxia and has been implicated in the development of iris and retinal vascularization. VEGF, however, is also known to be a potent mediator of vascular permeability in other tissues and may perform this function in

Selective laser trabeculoplasty (SLT) and pattern laser trabeculoplasty (PLT, a novel computer-guided laser that is being using to treat open-angle glaucoma) are two laser surgery methods to make a trabeculoplasty on patients with open angle glaucoma. An observational prospective study will be