Purpose To evaluate the predictability of visual function and peripapillary nerve fiber layer thickness by cross-sectional areas of extraocular muscles in patients with Graves ophthalmopathy. Design Interventional case series. Methods…
I read with interest an exceptional study by Shimada and associates regarding the use of intraoperative irrigation with povidone–iodine. The study improves our understanding of povidone–iodine and heightens our awareness…
Purpose To evaluate the anatomic and visual outcomes in patients with initially closed macular holes after vitreoretinal surgery and with 1 to 7 years of follow-up. Design Retrospective, noncomparative, consecutive…
Purpose To describe the usage patterns of pharmacological treatments for neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries. Design Retrospective review of all Medicare fee-for-service Part B claims for…
Purpose To report a case of bilateral neovascular glaucoma with central retinal vein occlusions secondary to cosmetic iris implantation. Design Interventional case report. Methods setting: Tertiary care center; ophthalmology clinic….
Purpose To investigate the efficacy and safety of intravitreal ranibizumab for the treatment of nonproliferative macular telangiectasia (MacTel) type 2. Design Prospective, open-label, uncontrolled, nonrandomized interventional clinical trial. Methods One…
Purpose To compare long-term change in corneal astigmatism with advancing age between eyes that underwent sutureless cataract surgery and those that did not undergo surgery. Design Case-control study. Methods A…
Purpose To determine outcome of cataract surgery in severely subluxated traumatic cataracts. Design Noncomparative case series. Methods Retrospective review of cataract surgery in all consecutive eyes with at least 6…
Purpose To evaluate the physical functioning of Ethiopian trichiasis surgery patients before and 6 months after surgery. Design Nested cohort study. Methods This study was nested within the Surgery for…
The common misconception in superficial histories of medicine is that Joseph Lister (1827—1912) singlehandedly revolutionized surgery by applying the new germ theory to the care of the surgical patient, and…
