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Surgical management of acute sigmoid diverticulitis by Blair, N.P., Germann, E.

“…Purpose: To determine the frequency of use of resection and primary anastomosis in the management of acute sigmoid diverticulitis at Royal Columbian Hospital…”
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Macular thickness mapping in exudative age-related macular degeneration by Shakoor, A, Shahidi, M, Blair, N P, Gieser, J P, Zelkha, R

“…To report the feasibility of retinal thickness mapping for evaluating thickness differences in retinal areas with and without leakage shown by fluorescein…”
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Retinal topography and thickness mapping in atrophic age related macular degeneration by Shahidi, M, Blair, N P, Mori, M, Gieser, J, Pulido, J S

“…Aim: To determine the relation between alterations in the retinal topography and thickness, visual acuity, and retinal pigment epithelium hypopigmentation in…”
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Aqueous and vitreous penetration of levofloxacin after oral administration by Fiscella, R G, Nguyen, T K, Cwik, M J, Phillpotts, B A, Friedlander, S M, Alter, D C, Shapiro, M J, Blair, N P, Gieser, J P

“…To investigate the penetration of levofloxacin, an optical S-(-)isomer of ofloxacin, into the aqueous and vitreous humor after oral administration. Randomized,…”
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Dietary fat and risk for advanced age-related macular degeneration by Seddon, J M, Rosner, B, Sperduto, R D, Yannuzzi, L, Haller, J A, Blair, N P, Willett, W

“…To evaluate the relationship between intake of total and specific types of fat and risk for advanced age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the leading cause…”
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Clinical Assessment of the Macula by Retinal Topography and Thickness Mapping by GIESER, JON P., RUSIN, MARK M., MORI, MAREK, BLAIR, NORMAN P., SHAHIDI, MAHNAZ

“…To report a quantitative and objective method for assessing pathologic alterations in retinal structures to improve the evaluation of macular diseases. We used…”
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Findings on retinal topography and thickness mapping in age-related macular degeneration by Gieser, J P, Mori, M, Blair, N P, Shahidi, M

“…To report alterations in the retinal topography and thickness in typical cases of age-related macular degeneration (ARMD). An optical imaging system was…”
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Subretinal exudative deposits in central serous chorioretinopathy by Ie, D, Yannuzzi, L A, Spaide, R F, Rabb, M F, Blair, N P, Daily, M J

“…The presence of subretinal exudation in a patient with neurosensory detachment of the macula frequently suggests the diagnosis of choroidal neovascularisation…”
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Ketamine suppresses ischemic injury in the rabbit retina by Tsukahara, Y, Blair, NP, Eappen, DC, Moy, JJ, Takahashi, A, Shah, GK, Viana, MA

“…Overstimulation of the N-methyl D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor has been implicated as a factor in the pathogenesis of ischemic injury in the central nervous…”
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Ocular oxygen consumption during vitreoperfusion in the cat by Blair, N P

“…Little is known about the total ocular oxygen consumption rate (QO2) in human diseases. Reductions in QO2 may indicate the amount of tissue loss produced by…”
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Chorioretinal vascular oxygen tension in spontaneously breathing anesthetized rats by Shakoor, A, Gupta, M, Blair, N P, Shahidi, M

“…To establish baseline and variability of oxygen tension (PO(2)) measurements in the choroid, retinal arteries, capillaries, and veins of spontaneously…”
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Fluorescein and fluorescein glucuronide pharmacokinetics after intravenous injection by Blair, NP, Evans, MA, Lesar, TS, Zeimer, RC

“…The permeability of the blood-retinal and blood-aqueous barriers to fluorescein (F) and the rate of aqueous flow can be estimated by measurements of F in the…”
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Management of blunt and penetrating colon injuries by Bugis, S P, Blair, N P, Letwin, E R

“…The records of 28 patients with traumatic colon injuries (TCI) were retrospectively reviewed. Sixteen patients (57%) with 17 TCI had blunt trauma, whereas 8…”
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Pathologic studies of the blood-retinal barrier in the spontaneously diabetic BB rat by BLAIR, N. P, TSO, M. O. M, DODGE, J. T

“…The BB rat spontaneously develops a diabetic state that closely resembles human type I diabetes. The authors studied the pathologic changes of the retina and…”
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Clinical course of macular holes: the Eye Disease Case-Control Study by Chew, E Y, Sperduto, R D, Hiller, R, Nowroozi, L, Seigel, D, Yanuzzi, L A, Burton, T C, Seddon, J M, Gragoudas, E S, Haller, J A, Blair, N P, Farber, M

“…To describe the clinical course of affected and unaffected eyes in patients with idiopathic macular holes. Prospective study of patients with macular holes…”
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Enhanced visualization of vitreoretinal interface by laser biomicroscopy by Kiryu, J, Ogura, Y, Shahidi, M, Mori, M T, Blair, N P, Zeimer, R

“…The use of slit-lamp biomicroscopy provides valuable information for the diagnosis and management of vitreoretinal disorders. However, intense backscatter from…”
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Ocular glucose extraction using vitreoperfusion in the cat by Blair, NP, Moy, JJ, Tsukahara, Y, Shaw, WE

“…Quantitative methods to measure ocular glucose consumption in vivo, which is dominated by the retina, could provide considerable information about retinal…”
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Misdiagnosis of bilateral breast cancer by Blair, N P

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Perforation of the small bowel: a case report by Blair, N P, Hayes, G W

“…Nontraumatic perforation of the small bowel is rare. A 71-year-old man presented with a perforated jejunum 8 weeks after receiving streptokinase therapy for…”
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Glucose-6-phosphatase activity in the retina of the awake rat by Blair, NP, Shaw, WE, Yue, B

“…In the 2-deoxyglucose technique, the rate of glucose utilization in small areas of the central nervous system is measured using a standard operational equation…”
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