Purpose To determine the visual and refractive outcomes of 210-degree arc length intrastromal corneal ring segment (ICRS) implantation in eyes with pellucid marginal corneal degeneration (PMCD). Design Retrospective, consecutive case…
Purpose To examine efficacy and safety of dual sirolimus and mycophenolate mofetil systemic immunosuppression as allograft rejection prophylaxis after penetrating keratoplasty in patients at high rejection risk. Design Prospective, interventional…
Purpose To determine incidence and risk factors for graft failure following penetrating keratoplasty (PK) in eyes with Ahmed valves (AV). Design Retrospective, observational cohort study. Methods Patients who underwent PK…
Purpose To review the fields of nanotechnology and nanomedicine as they relate to the development of treatments for vision-threatening disorders. Design Perspective following literature review. Methods Analysis of relevant publications…
Purpose To analyze and compare corneal biomechanical properties in healthy black and white subjects using the Ocular Response Analyzer (ORA) and to evaluate their relationship with other ocular parameters. Design…
Although Asian economies such as India and China are widely acknowledged now as global powerhouses, it nonetheless remains a fact that more than 60% of the world’s blindness can be…
Spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD OCT) has had a profound impact on clinical and experimental ophthalmology, but also presented practicing eye specialists with the important and expensive decision of whether…
We have entered an age that requires transparency in our professional activities. Editors, who share responsibility for the integrity of the medical literature, seek transparency in submitted manuscripts by requiring…
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Media Type: Reference Textbook Synopsis: Edited by internationally renowned authorities on ophthalmic drugs and their toxicities, this comprehensive text covers both the principles of drug therapy, mechanisms of their action…
