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…
The article by Robison and associates, titled “Vitreomacular Adhesion in Active and End-Stage Age-Related Macular Degeneration,” is an important one. It confirms prior findings in a larger study published by…
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…
In their editorial “When is off-label drug use in the Patient’s Best Interest?,” Rosenfeld and Goodman raise ethical questions about the off-label use of intravitreal Infliximab to treat neovascular age-related…
Purpose To assess the efficacy and safety of intravitreous pegaptanib sodium (Macugen; EyeTech Pharmaceuticals/Pfizer Inc, New York, New York, USA) for macular edema secondary to branch retinal vein occlusion (BRVO)….
Purpose To describe the use of a lacrimal bypass tube in the management of epiphora in patients with epiphora attributable to lacrimal pump failure in facial palsy. Design Multicenter retrospective…
Purpose To compare the long-term visual and anatomic outcome of treatment with photodynamic therapy (PDT) or intravitreal bevacizumab (IVB; Avastin; Genentech Inc, South San Francisco, California, USA) for choroidal neovascularization…
Purpose To assess the efficacy and safety of subthreshold micropulse diode laser photocoagulation for diabetic macular edema (ME). Design Prospective, nonrandomized interventional case series. Methods setting: Institutional. patients: Thirty-six consecutive…
