Screening and Managing Eye Disease in 2010: An Asian Perspective
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…
Variety, Variability and Veracity: Macular Thickness and Reproducibility Among Optical Coherence Tomography Systems
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…
Defining Authorship for Group Studies
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…
Book review
Media Type: iPhone application Synopsis: Technological advances have been integrated into the study and practice of ophthalmology for many years. The Eye Handbook capitalizes on the versatility of the iPhone…
Book review
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…
Book review
Media Type: Textbook with DVD-ROM Synopsis: The fourth edition has been substantially re-edited to include a broad spectrum of topics in corneal surgery complementing the Krachmer, Mannis, and Holland’s Cornea…
Reduced-Fluence Photodynamic Therapy for Polypoidal Choroidal Vasculopathy
I read the article by Yamashita and associates with interest. The article described advantages of reduced-fluence photodynamic therapy (PDT) for polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV). I would like to comment about…
Novel Dyes in Intraocular Surgery
We read with great interest the article “Ability of New Vital Dyes to Stain Intraocular Membranes and Tissues in Ocular Surgery,” by Rodrigues and associates. We congratulate the authors for…
