AJO History of Ophthalmology Series
Among the stranger bits of old folk traditions was the association of smallpox and the color red. It advised that the patient dress in red clothes, consume red food and…
Phototherapeutic Keratectomy for the Treatment of Corneal Opacities After Epidemic Keratoconjunctivitis
Purpose To assess visual results and compare methods of measuring central corneal thickness (CCT) and corneal opacity thickness (COT) in patients with corneal opacities induced by epidemic keratoconjunctivitis (EKC) and…
Femtosecond Laser-Assisted Decagonal Penetrating Keratoplasty
Purpose To assess the use of a new polygonal trephination pattern for penetrating keratoplasty (PK) assisted by femtosecond laser. Design Prospective, nonrandomized clinical study. Methods Sixteen eyes underwent decagonal PK….
Early Outcomes of Descemet Stripping Automated Endothelial Keratoplasty in Pseudophakic Eyes With Anterior Chamber Intraocular Lenses
Purpose To evaluate complications and clinical outcomes of Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty in eyes with preexisting anterior chamber intraocular lenses. Design Retrospective review. Methods Thirty-one patients who underwent Descemet…
Interferometry in the Evaluation of Precorneal Tear Film Thickness in Dry Eye
Purpose To compare tear film thickness between normal subjects and aqueous tear deficiency dry eye patients by tear interferometry. Design Prospective case-control study. Methods Central precorneal tear film thickness was…
Reduction of Anterior Chamber Contamination Rate After Cataract Surgery by Intraoperative Surface Irrigation With 0.25% Povidone–Iodine
Purpose To prove the hypothesis that during cataract surgery, repeated irrigation of the operative field with povidone–iodine of 0.25% reduces the anterior chamber bacterial contamination rate at completion of operation….
Allergy to Povidone–Iodine and Cephalosporins: The Clinical Dilemma in Ophthalmic Use
The human immune system protects us against many diseases, but when activated inappropriately and excessively, a detrimental hypersensitivity reaction can occur. Gell and Coombs described 4 types of immunologically mediated…
Appropriate Use and Reporting of Uncontrolled Case Series in the Medical Literature
Among epidemiologic study designs, uncontrolled case series and case reports are the least methodologically robust. The articles of this Series on Epidemiology spend considerable time drawing attention to the methodologic…
Imaging of Macular Holes: Past and Present
Kelly and Wendel’s landmark article describing pars plana vitrectomy, air–fluid exchange, and head-down positioning for full-thickness macular holes began a new era in the surgical treatment of macular diseases. Not…
Book review
Media Type: Textbook (Hardcover with Expert Consult – Online and Print) Synopsis: Yannuzi’s new book, The Retinal Atlas , is a 900-page atlas of heroic proportion, containing thousands of illustrative…
