Gene Population Treatment Duration of treatment SNP (Allele) Nucleotide variant Response to anti-VEGF therapy Reference VEGF A 394/Korean BVZ/RBZ 12–24 months rs3025039 [C/T] VA gain Park et al. (2014) 94/Spanish…
(8) Ocular Pharmacology and Pharmacy, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Center for Ophthalmic Sciences, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India 9.2.1 Introduction/Definition Also known as photochemotherapy, it is…
Drug MOA Systemic side effects References Cycloplegics: Atropine, hyoscine, homatropine (rarely) and cyclopentolate Muscarinic receptor antagonists Dryness and flushing of skin, thirst, tachycardia, convulsion, coma and dysarthria (especially in infants),…
∗ Adopted July 16, 2006, modified July 15, 2007, February 5, 2009. Available at http://www.cspsteam.org/patientmonitoring/patientmonitoring.html. In the second part of this chapter we begin a discussion of anesthesia. The term anesthesia…
Caution In surgery ROCM are often referred to incorrectly as “dyes.” Do not become confused! ROCM are an entirely different category of diagnostic agents used for very different purposes. Dyes…
Make it Simple The word “antibiotic” takes its name from the Greek words anti, which means “against,” and bios, which means “life.” Using medical terminology word-building techniques can help you…
Make it Simple Remember to use your medical terminology skills to understand the prefixes “hyper-” and “hypo-” (as described in Chapter 8), with “hyper-” meaning excessive or above normal and…
Quick Question Which structure of your eye defines its color? For the answer, review your eye anatomy. The vascular layer of the eye is called choroid. The anterior and thickest…
Make it Simple Use medical terminology word-building skills to help you understand the terms coagulation, anticoagulation, and hemostasis. First, the word coagulation in medicine means the clotting of blood, and…
