Ocular surface disease in patients with glaucoma or ocular hypertension treated with either BAK-preserved latanoprost or BAK-free travoprost

Gregory Katz1, Clark L Springs2, E Randy Craven3, Michela Chairs Montecchi-Palmer41Huron Ophthalmology, Ypsilanti, MI, USA; 2Indiana University Eye Care, Indianapolis, IN, USA; 3Specialty Eye Care, Denver, CO, USA; 4Alcon Research Ltd., Fort Worth, TX, USAPurpose: The preservative benzalkonium chloride (BAK) may adversely affect ocular surface heal

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Mercury and lead pollution in rivers in Ghana: geo-accumulation index, contamination factor, and water quality index

The main environmental problem in Kumasi is water pollution, but little is done about this.Neither water quality nor the degree of heavy metal contamination in Kumasi has been Wallet Accessories assessed.The degree of mercury and lead pollution in Kumasi was investigated in this study by determining the geo-accumulation index, the contamination fac

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<b>NUTRITIONAL INTERACTIONS BETWEEN ZINC AND BRANCHED CHAIN AMINO ACID (BCAA) SUPPLEMENT IN RATS: A MULTICOMPARTMENT MODELING APPROACH</b>

<p align="justify">The influence of supplementary-branched chain Personal Protection amino acids (BCAA) on 65Zn metabolism in rats was investigated in this study.Nutritional indicators of Zn, as absorption, body retention and secretion, were estimated using a multicompartment model.Two groups of eight male rats were force-fed a zinc-adequate

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