Purpose To analyze factors influencing corneal graft re-epithelialization after penetrating keratoplasty (PK) and evaluate the effect of topical autologous serum in promoting graft re-epithelialization. Design Prospective interventional study. Methods We…
Purpose To identify frequency and pattern of contact sensitization among patients with periorbital dermatitis. Design Cross-sectional retrospective investigation of 1247 patients referred for patch testing over a 17-year period. Methods…
Purpose To determine longitudinal rates of second retinal detachment operation and postoperative adverse outcomes after retinal detachment surgery in a nationally representative sample of older Americans. Design Retrospective, longitudinal cohort…
One of the less known works of Joseph Conrad is the novella, The End of the Tether , published in 1902. It depicts the struggle of an English ship captain…
Purpose To examine choroidal thickness and area in healthy eyes using spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT). Design Retrospective, observational case series. Methods Thirty-four eyes (34 subjects), with no retinal or…
Purpose To evaluate efficacy and safety of quarterly (and then monthly) ranibizumab during the 2-year P hase IIIb, multicenter, randomized, double-masked, sham i njection–controlled study of the e fficacy and…
Purpose To assess morphologic changes associated with retinal flecks in fundus flavimaculatus using spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT). Design Observational case series. Methods Simultaneous recordings of SD-OCT and confocal scanning…
Purpose To provide a diagnostic approach for the evaluation of patients with exaggerated, prolonged, or delayed postoperative intraocular inflammation. Design Perspective. Methods Selected articles on normal and abnormal postoperative intraocular…
Purpose The ROCC study (randomized study comparing ranibizumab to sham in patients with macular edema secondary to central Retinal vein OCClusion [CRVO]) evaluated the short-term effect of intravitreal ranibizumab injections…
Purpose To identify the inherent complexities in assigning causation in the evolving systems era of pediatric ophthalmology. Design Philosophical analysis of causality as it pertains to understanding the pathogenesis of…
