Book review

Jan 17, 2017 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Book review

Media Type: Textbook Synopsis: Drs. Singh, Damato, Pe’er, Murphree, and Perry have taken their comprehensive text, Clinical Ophthalmic Oncology , and distilled it down to a concise book covering the…

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Book review

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Media Type: Textbook Synopsis: DSEK surgery has quickly ascended to widespread acceptance as the therapeutic modality of choice for patients with dysfunction of the corneal endothelium. With the near ubiquitous…

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We thank Price and Price for their comments on our article on corneal clearance despite graft detachment after Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK). Since the submission of our article, there…

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Spontaneous Corneal Clearance Despite Graft Detachment after Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty

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We congratulate Balachandran and associates on their excellent article regarding spontaneous corneal clearance despite graft detachment after Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty. They raise interesting questions and the possibility that Fuchs…

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We thank Sakarya and associates regarding their question about screening of amniotic membrane donors. Indeed, it is a very important issue that should not be neglected, both ethically and from…

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Prospective Comparison of Two Suturing Techniques of Amniotic Membrane Transplantation for Symptomatic Bullous Keratopathy

Jan 17, 2017 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Prospective Comparison of Two Suturing Techniques of Amniotic Membrane Transplantation for Symptomatic Bullous Keratopathy

We read with great interest the article entitled “Prospective comparison of two suturing techniques of amniotic membrane transplantation for symptomatic bullous keratopathy” by Altiparmak and associates. The authors concluded that…

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We thank the correspondent for her comment on our recent publication reporting that total posterior vitreous detachment (PVD) by ultrasound was associated with 3 times as many cases of dry…

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The Association of Smoking and Alcohol Use With Age-related Macular Degeneration in the Oldest Old: The Study of Osteoporotic Fractures

Jan 17, 2017 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on The Association of Smoking and Alcohol Use With Age-related Macular Degeneration in the Oldest Old: The Study of Osteoporotic Fractures

Purpose To estimate the incidence of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and the association of smoking and alcohol in a population of older women. Design Prospective cohort study. Methods Subjects were…

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We read the letter from Dr Maloney with great interest and wholeheartedly agree that the off-label use of drugs and devices is appropriate in routine clinical practice. If he assumed…

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