Purpose To investigate risk factors for primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) and pseudoexfoliative glaucoma (PEXG) in the Thessaloniki Eye Study. Design Cross-sectional, population-based study. Methods Randomly selected subjects 60 years of…
There are two different traditions about the giant Cyclopes of ancient Greece. Polyphemus, the Cyclope blinded by Odysseus in the Odyssey , is depicted as a malevolent monster, but curiously,…
Purpose To quantify and describe practically a novel technique for donor tissue preparation in Descemet stripping endothelial keratoplasty to approach the superior visual outcomes of Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty. Design…
Purpose To evaluate long-term complications related to glaucoma drainage devices in patients undergoing Boston type 1 keratoprosthesis surgery. Design Retrospective case series. Methods All patients who underwent Boston type 1…
Purpose To determine the impact of presence or absence of sutures in cases with post–penetrating keratoplasty (PKP) microbial keratitis. Design A 10-year retrospective chart review of post-PKP patients admitted with…
Purpose To determine the levels of 23 immune mediators in paired aqueous humor (AqH) and serum samples from patients with birdshot chorioretinopathy (BSCR). Design Single-centre case-control study. Methods A multiplex…
Purpose To provide an update on various features of idiopathic intracranial hypertension. Design Perspective. Methods Selected articles on the epidemiology, clinical and imaging features, natural history, pathophysiology, and treatment of…
Purpose To discuss the implications of the current nomenclature and use of current diagnostic modalities on the classification and treatment of pellucid marginal degeneration and keratoconus. Design Perspective analysis of…
Because of the need for a worldwide standardized nomenclature for the corneal dystrophies, an international committee brought together the diverse literature on these disorders and recommended preferred names for each…
Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) has long been thought to be more frequent in non-Hispanic whites than in blacks in the United States. This was based on observations reported in clinical…
