Diagnostic ability of ganglion cell complex thickness to detect glaucoma in high myopia eyes by Fourier domain optical coherence tomography

AIM：To evaluate the ability of macular ganglion cell complex（GCC） thickness using Fourier domain optical coherence tomography（FD-OCT） to detect glaucoma in highly myopic eyes.METHODS：Cross-sectional study.A total of 114 participants,consecutively were enrolled.Macular GCC thickness and peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer（RNFL） thickness were obtained with RTVue FD-OCT.Receiver operating characteristics curves were constructed for each measurement parameter,and areas under the curves（AUCs） were compared.RESULTS：Both the average GCC and average RNFL thickness showed negative correlations with axial length（rGCC=-0.404,P=0.001;rRNFL=-0.561,P〈0.001）.The largest AUCs from GCC,and RNFL parameters were 0.968 [global loss volume（GLV）],and 0.855（average RNFL）,respectively.GLV was significantly better for detecting high myopic glaucoma than average RNFL（P〈0.001）.CONCLUSION：Macular GCC thickness has higher diagnostic power than peripapillary RNFL thickness to discriminate glaucoma patients from non-glaucoma subjects in high myopia.

A comparative study of pseudo-static slope stability analysis using different design codes

Many researchers have developed new calculation methods to analyze seismic slope stability problems, but the conventional pseudo-static method is still widely used in engineering design due to its simplicity. Based on the Technical Code for Building Slope Engineering（GB 50330-2013） of China and the Guidelines for Evaluating and Mitigating Seismic Hazards in California（SP117）, a comparative study on the pseudo-static method was performed. The results indicate that the largest difference between these two design codes lies in determination of the seismic equivalence reduction factor( f;). The GB 50330-2013 code specifies a single value for f;of 0.25. In SP117, numerous factors,such as magnitude and distance, are considered in determining f;. Two case studies show that the types of slope stability status evaluated by SP117 are in agreement with those evaluated by the seismic time-history stability analysis and Newmark displacement analysis. The factors of safety evaluated by SP117 can be used in practice for safe design. However, the factors of safety evaluated by GB 50330-2013 are risky for slope seismic design.

A pilot study of intraocular lens explantation in 69 eyes in Chinese patients

AIM：To study the effects of intraocular lens（IOL） explantation and demographic characteristics.METHODS：Retrospective non-comparative case series.Clinical data recorded from patient charts included the following：demographic,preoperative and postoperative characteristics;complications;surgical methods,and changes in visual acuity.RESULTS：A total of 69 eyes in 67 Chinese patients who received IOL explants were studied.The patients＇ mean age at the time of explantation was 46.1 years old [SD 22.5（6-85）],and 37 patients were female（55.2%）.Regarding employment,47.8% were farmers,23.9% were retired,16.4% were students,4.5% were unemployed,3% were workers,and 4.5% were other（including staff members,teachers and officers）.The main reasons for explantation were dislocation/decentration in 41 cases（59.4%） and retinal detachment in 10 cases（14.5%）.The third most prevalent cause was incorrect lens power in 7 eyes（10.1%）.The remaining reasons were endophthalmitis in 6 cases（8.7%）,posterior capsular opacity in 3 eyes（4.3%）,and impacting retinal surgery operation in 2 cases（2.9%）.The main comorbidities were high myopia in 18 eyes（26.1%）,trauma in 8 eyes（11.6%）,retinal detachment in 6 eyes（8.7%）,congenital cataracts in 8 eyes（11.6%）,and Marfan＇s syndrome in 2 eyes（2.9%）.The mean time from implantation to explantation was 4.0y [SD 4.2（0.005-15）].Treatment after explantation included posterior chamber IOL implantation in 44 eyes（63.8%） and aphakia in 25 eyes（36.2%）.After surgery,the best corrected visual ability（BCVA） was improved in 50 cases（72.5%）,including 28 patients（40.6%） in whom visual ability was improved by more than two lines.CONCLUSION：Dislocation/decentration is the main cause for explantation,and high myopia is a main risk factor.Posterior chamber IOL implantation remains the most elected treatment after explantation.

Pullback Attractors for a 3D Non-autonomous Navier-Stokes-Voight Equations

This paper is concerned with the existence of pullback attractors for the three dimensional nonautonomous Navier-Stokes-Voight equations for the processes generated by the weak and strong solutions. The main difficulty is how to establish the pullback asymptotic compactness via energy equation approach under suitable assumption on external force.