For various ailments, natural remedies have been traditionally used. To defend against common disorders, medicinal plants are progressively used as nutritional supplements. Gingivitis and periodontitis are widespread and can affect most of the world’s population. Gingivitis is a very common, nondestructive inflammatory disease of gums that causes redness and irritation of the gingiva (gums), but periodontitis causes permanent damage to teeth’ subsidiary structures. Herbal medicines are getting popular for the treatment of such types of disorders due to being economical with their medicinal effectiveness, compatibility, and nontoxicity. Traditional chemical therapies can cause cell toxicity along with their disease-curing effects. In this article, we discussed the medicinal plants that can be used as an alternative for the treatment of gingivitis (early-stage gum disease) and periodontitis (chronic-stage gum disease).

To correlate pupil size and pupillary reaction pre operatively with postoperative vision in lens induced glaucoma. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Settings and Design-Prospective study. Twenty five patients with lens induced glaucoma attending the outpatient and inpatient department, Department of Ophthalmology, K.R.Hospital, Mysore, were included under the study, between the period from January 2014 to July 2014 (6 months). Informed and written consent was taken from all the patients. A detailed history of each patient was obtained regarding the age, sex, ocular symptoms and its duration, past history and treatment history. Routine ocular and systemic examination was done. Pupil size measurement was done using pupillary gauge. Intraocular pressure recording done using rebound tonometry and Biometry was done. All patients then underwent lens extraction with PCIOL implantation. Post op day 1 and day 7 vision was recorded using Snellen's visual acuity chart. STATISTICAL ANALYSIS: All data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and Chi square test and contingency coefficient analysis was applied. RESULTS: Twenty five patients were examined. 17(68%) were Phacolytic type and 8 (32%) were Phacomorphic. It was found that 7 patients (28%) had pupil size of 3mm, 8 patients (32%) had 4mm, 6 patients (24%) had 5mm and 4 patients (16%) had 6mm. Post Op day 1 vision were all poor (less than counting fingers 3mts) irrespective of pupil size. Post Op Day 7 vision was better (more than counting fingers 3mts) in patients with pupil size 3mm (P-0.010), was statistically significant and vision gradually decreased with increase in pupil size. Patients with good pupil reaction at presentation had good post op day 7 vision. CONCLUSION: Lens induced glaucoma patients with smaller pupil size and with better pupillary reaction pre-operatively had good postoperative visual outcome.

PurposeIn recent years, organizational agility (OA) has garnered significant attention from the academic community. Despite a substantial rise in the academic literature on OA, the nuanced understanding of OA among academicians, practitioners and policymakers is limited. To address this research gap, the current study attempts to synthesize the academic literature on organizational literature, understand the evolution of OA literature and state the potential research gaps that may open multiple research avenues.Design/methodology/approachThe current study critically evaluates academic literature published in peer-reviewed journals using the bibliometric approach to map the intellectual structure of identified 224 articles on published literature on OA between 2001 and 2022.FindingsThe findings outline OA's evolutionary trend, most prolific authors, journals, affiliations and countries. Further, network analysis is deployed to unearth prominent OA themes. After that, four key themes of OA from each cluster have been identified and evaluated.Research limitations/implicationsThe study is based on the literature drawn from the SCOPUS database. Although the SCOPUS database is one of the largest databases, the authors believe that the SCOPUS does not contain some publications that might have offered some different insights. Secondly, the bibliometric analysis does not offer the opportunity to provide critical insights into published literature, which is one of the main limitations of bibliometric-based studies. However, despite some of these limitations, the authors believe that the study is a useful guide for scholars, practitioners and policymakers who do not have much information related to OA literature.Originality/valueThis article provides a pioneering review of the OA literature using bibliometrics and network analysis. The results and potential directions for further research may assist researchers in increasing the relevance of OA in the current uncertain and ambiguous environment.

AIM: To assess the subjective satisfaction and evaluation of glare and halos after multifocal IOL implantation in rural population. SETTINGS AND DESIGN: Retrospective study. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Two hundred patients with cataract were selected randomly. After written informed consent all patients were subjected for detailed preoperative evaluation. Patients were divided into two groups of 100 each to undergo phacoemulsification followed by either mutifocal / monofocal IOL implantation. The monofocal group was taken as control. Both the groups were evaluated post operatively after 1 month for subjective satisfaction by standard questionnaire method and subjective symptoms like glare and halos were evaluated. STATISTICAL ANALYSIS:The data was analyzed by chi-square test with p<0.05% indicating statistical significance. RESULTS: In the multifocalgroup90%had good to excellent subjective satisfaction compared to 78% in monofocal group. In the multifocal group 28%had glare and halos compared to 8% in monofocal group. CONCLUSION: Multifocal IOLs provide higher subjective satisfaction which overshadowed the minor side effects like glare and halos seen in our patients.

AIM:To evaluate the role of anterior chamber paracentesis in control of Intraocular pressure and visual outcome in patients with phacolytic glaucoma. SETTINGS AND DESIGN: Prospective study. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Prospective analysis was done over a period of 6 months from August 2014 to January 2015. Informed and written consent was taken from all patients. After necessary ocular and systemic examination and investigations, paracentesis was done in patients with phacolytic glaucoma prior to cataract surgery. On admission day, Presenting IOP and visual acuity was recorded. Intraocular pressure was recorded 3 hrs later following paracentesis by Applanation tonometry. Post-operative improvement in best corrected visual acuity was recorded on Day 2, Day 7 and Day 30 following cataract surgery. RESULTS: In our study we see that intraocular pressure recorded after 3 hrs in paracentesis patients should drastically reduce, in which 18 patients (60%) the IOP were in the range of 11-15 mm Hg. About 19(63.3%) showed 1 month postoperative Snellen's chart visual acuity in the range of 6/60-6/18. CONCLUSION: Immediate paracentesis in phacolytic glaucoma patients is an effective procedure which causes significant reduction in intraocular pressure and improvement in postoperative visual acuity which obliterated the requirement for IV Mannitol in most of the patients prior to cataract surgery.