Purpose To prove the hypothesis that during cataract surgery, repeated irrigation of the operative field with povidone–iodine of 0.25% reduces the anterior chamber bacterial contamination rate at completion of operation….
The human immune system protects us against many diseases, but when activated inappropriately and excessively, a detrimental hypersensitivity reaction can occur. Gell and Coombs described 4 types of immunologically mediated…
Among epidemiologic study designs, uncontrolled case series and case reports are the least methodologically robust. The articles of this Series on Epidemiology spend considerable time drawing attention to the methodologic…
Kelly and Wendel’s landmark article describing pars plana vitrectomy, air–fluid exchange, and head-down positioning for full-thickness macular holes began a new era in the surgical treatment of macular diseases. Not…
Media Type: Textbook (Hardcover with Expert Consult – Online and Print) Synopsis: Yannuzi’s new book, The Retinal Atlas , is a 900-page atlas of heroic proportion, containing thousands of illustrative…
Media Type: Textbook (Hardcover with Expert Consult – Online and Print) Synopsis: Uveitis remains one of ophthalmology’s most frustrating conditions. Clinicians often receive limited formal training in ocular inflammation during…
Media Type: Textbook (Soft cover) Synopsis: Curbside Consultation in Cornea and External Disease is a welcome addition to the Curbside Consultation series. It follows the format of 49 clinical questions…
We read the article by Khakshoor and associates 1 with keen interest. We wish to express the following comments. Recurrence of pterygium remains the most enigmatic complication of pterygium surgery….
