Impact of Age-Related Macular Degeneration on Vision-Specific Quality of Life: Follow-up from the 10-Year and 15-Year Visits of The Study of Osteoporotic Fractures

Jan 17, 2017 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Impact of Age-Related Macular Degeneration on Vision-Specific Quality of Life: Follow-up from the 10-Year and 15-Year Visits of The Study of Osteoporotic Fractures

Purpose To assess vision-specific quality of life (QOL), based on abbreviated surveys derived from the National Eye Institute Visual Function Questionnaire (NEI-VFQ), in a cohort of United States women who…

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Contact Lens–Induced Subconjunctival Hemorrhage

Jan 17, 2017 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Contact Lens–Induced Subconjunctival Hemorrhage

Purpose To present the first detailed assessment of the clinical features of CL-induced subconjunctival hemorrhage and associated risk factors. Design Cross-sectional and case-control study of age-matched randomized groups. Methods A…

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Improvement of Angiographic Findings of Polypoidal Choroidal Vasculopathy After Intravitreal Injection of Ranibizumab Monthly for 3 Months

Jan 17, 2017 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Improvement of Angiographic Findings of Polypoidal Choroidal Vasculopathy After Intravitreal Injection of Ranibizumab Monthly for 3 Months

Purpose To evaluate the efficacy of 1 intravitreal injection of ranibizumab monthly for 3 months in eyes with polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV), with attention to changes on indocyanine green angiography…

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Polypoidal Choroidal Vasculopathy Masquerading as Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration Refractory to Ranibizumab

Jan 17, 2017 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Polypoidal Choroidal Vasculopathy Masquerading as Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration Refractory to Ranibizumab

Purpose To report a neovascular age-related macular degeneration pattern refractory to ranibizumab. Design Retrospective, observational case series. Methods Between March and May 2009, cases with neovascular age-related macular degeneration refractory…

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AJO History of Ophthalmology Series

Jan 17, 2017 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on AJO History of Ophthalmology Series

James Graham (1745–1794) matriculated from the Edinburgh University’s medical school in 1761. In 1769, he joined a large influx of immigrants to America, where he specialized in diseases of the…

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In Vivo Confocal Microscopic Evaluation of Morphologic Changes and Dendritic Cell Distribution in Pterygium

Jan 17, 2017 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on In Vivo Confocal Microscopic Evaluation of Morphologic Changes and Dendritic Cell Distribution in Pterygium

Purpose To observe morphologic changes and the distribution of dendritic cells in pterygium using in vivo laser scanning confocal microscopy (LSCM). Design Prospective comparative study. Methods Twenty-six eyes of 26…

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A Randomized Intraindividual Comparison of the Accommodative Performance of the Bag-in-the-Lens Intraocular Lens in Presbyopic Eyes

Jan 17, 2017 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on A Randomized Intraindividual Comparison of the Accommodative Performance of the Bag-in-the-Lens Intraocular Lens in Presbyopic Eyes

Purpose To compare the accommodative performance of the Morcher BioComFold Type 89A bag-in-the-lens intraocular lens (IOL) with a conventional in-the-bag control IOL in presbyopic eyes. Design Prospective, randomized clinical trial…

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