Purpose To compare the results of 23- and 20-gauge vitrectomies combined with phacoemulsification and aspiration and intraocular lens implantation (phacoemulsification surgery) 1 year after repair of idiopathic macular holes. Design…
Purpose To determine whether retinal arteriolar wall signs are associated with early age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Design Population-based cross-sectional study. Methods The Singapore Malay Eye Study (SiMES) is a population-based…
Purpose To investigate the prevalence and clinical significance of cystoid macular degeneration in eyes that underwent intravitreal ranibizumab injections for exudative age-related macular degeneration. Design Retrospective, interventional case series. Methods…
Purpose To determine the natural course of lamellar macular holes (MHs) in highly myopic eyes. Design Prospective and observational case series. Methods Twenty-four eyes of 21 consecutive patients with a…
Purpose To investigate whether the enhanced depth imaging technique (EDI) may improve the visualization of the lamina cribrosa using spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT). Design Prospective observational case series. Methods…
Purpose To examine the relationship between refractive error and optic disc topographic parameters and retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness. Design Population-based cross-sectional study. Methods All 3280 (78.7% response rate)…
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…
Purpose To compare patterns of damage in chronic angle-closure glaucoma (CACG) to a control group of patients with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG). Design Retrospective cross-sectional study. Methods setting: Academic tertiary-care…
Purpose To investigate epidemiologic and clinical characteristics, prognostic factors, and visual outcomes of posttraumatic intraocular foreign body (IOFB). Design Retrospective, consecutive case series. Methods Information from 1421 eyes (1299 inpatients)…
Purpose To ascertain the health-related quality of life associated with symptomatic degenerative vitreous floaters. Design Cross-sectional questionnaire survey. Methods In this institution-based study, 311 outpatients aged 21 years and older…
