Economic Evaluation of Endothelial Keratoplasty Techniques and Penetrating Keratoplasty in The Netherlands

Jan 12, 2017 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Economic Evaluation of Endothelial Keratoplasty Techniques and Penetrating Keratoplasty in The Netherlands

Purpose To evaluate cost-effectiveness of penetrating keratoplasty (PK), femtosecond laser-assisted Descemet stripping endothelial keratoplasty (FS-DSEK), and Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty (DSAEK). Design Cost-effectiveness analysis based on data from a…

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Reporting Visual Acuities

Jan 12, 2017 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Reporting Visual Acuities

The AJO encourages authors to report the visual acuity in the manuscript using the same nomenclature that was used in gathering the data provided they were recorded in one of…

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Outcomes of Deep Anterior Lamellar Keratoplasty Using the Big-Bubble Technique in Various Corneal Diseases

Jan 12, 2017 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Outcomes of Deep Anterior Lamellar Keratoplasty Using the Big-Bubble Technique in Various Corneal Diseases

Purpose To report clinical outcomes of deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty (DALK) using the big-bubble technique in various original diagnoses. Design Prospective interventional study. Methods Single hospital study of 115 unselected…

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Recipient Endothelium May Relate to Corneal Clearance in Descemet Membrane Endothelial Transfer

Jan 12, 2017 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Recipient Endothelium May Relate to Corneal Clearance in Descemet Membrane Endothelial Transfer

Purpose To describe corneal clearance after re-endothelialization of the recipient posterior stroma through Descemet membrane endothelial transfer (DMET) (ie, a “free-floating” donor Descemet graft in the recipient anterior chamber after…

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Corneal Endothelial Morphologic Assessment in Pediatric Cataract Surgery with Intraocular Lens Implantation: A Comparison of Preoperative and Early Postoperative Specular Microscopy

Jan 12, 2017 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Corneal Endothelial Morphologic Assessment in Pediatric Cataract Surgery with Intraocular Lens Implantation: A Comparison of Preoperative and Early Postoperative Specular Microscopy

Purpose To observe longitudinal changes in the corneal endothelium after pediatric cataract surgery with intraocular lens implantation. Design Prospective, longitudinal study. Methods settings: Iladevi Cataract and IOL Research Centre, Ahmedabad,…

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Anti-inflammatory Effect of Low-Molecular-Weight Heparin in Pediatric Cataract Surgery: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Jan 12, 2017 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Anti-inflammatory Effect of Low-Molecular-Weight Heparin in Pediatric Cataract Surgery: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Purpose To determine if intraocular infusion of low-molecular-weight heparin (enoxaparin) reduces postoperative inflammation in pediatric eyes undergoing cataract surgery with IOL implantation. Design Prospective masked randomized controlled trial. Methods setting:…

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Long-Term Effect of Surface Light Scattering and Glistenings of Intraocular Lenses on Visual Function

Jan 12, 2017 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Long-Term Effect of Surface Light Scattering and Glistenings of Intraocular Lenses on Visual Function

Purpose To investigate the long-term effect of surface light scattering and glistenings of various intraocular lenses (IOLs) on visual function and optical aberrations after cataract surgery. Design Case-control study. Methods…

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Discrepancies Between Fluorescein Angiography and Optical Coherence Tomography in Macular Edema in Uveitis

Jan 12, 2017 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Discrepancies Between Fluorescein Angiography and Optical Coherence Tomography in Macular Edema in Uveitis

Purpose To assess the frequency and characteristics of discrepant findings between fluorescein angiography (FA) and optical coherence tomography (OCT) in uveitic macular edema (ME). Design Retrospective cross-sectional study of 112…

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