Purpose To compare the functional and the anatomic outcomes of a combined surgery and consecutive surgery for macular hole and cataract extraction. Design Multicenter, retrospective, comparative case series. Patients One…
Purpose To evaluate the visual and refractive results and the incidence of complications after laser subepithelial keratectomy (LASEK) enhancement using mitomycin C (MMC) after a previous LASEK procedure with MMC….
Purpose To determine whether meibomian gland disease, a major contributor to dry eye syndrome, is associated with dyslipidemia. Design Retrospective case-control study. Methods setting: Clinical practice. patient or study population:…
Purpose To evaluate the intraoperative use of handheld Fourier-domain optical coherence tomography (OCT) during Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty (DSAEK) to assess the donor-host interface. Design Prospective, observational case series….
Purpose To evaluate a polyethylene glycol–based hydrogel bandage for its ability to secure sutureless pars plana vitrectomy sclerotomies. Design Laboratory investigation. Methods Twenty-gauge (20-G) and twenty-three gauge (23-G) sclerotomies were…
Purpose To analyze factors influencing corneal graft re-epithelialization after penetrating keratoplasty (PK) and evaluate the effect of topical autologous serum in promoting graft re-epithelialization. Design Prospective interventional study. Methods We…
Purpose To identify frequency and pattern of contact sensitization among patients with periorbital dermatitis. Design Cross-sectional retrospective investigation of 1247 patients referred for patch testing over a 17-year period. Methods…
Purpose To determine longitudinal rates of second retinal detachment operation and postoperative adverse outcomes after retinal detachment surgery in a nationally representative sample of older Americans. Design Retrospective, longitudinal cohort…
One of the less known works of Joseph Conrad is the novella, The End of the Tether , published in 1902. It depicts the struggle of an English ship captain…
Purpose To examine choroidal thickness and area in healthy eyes using spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT). Design Retrospective, observational case series. Methods Thirty-four eyes (34 subjects), with no retinal or…
