AJO History of Ophthalmology Series
The first major surgery done in Antarctica was an enucleation, performed during the British Antarctic Expedition of 1907-09 commanded by Sir Ernest Shackleton. Aeneas Mackintosh was the second officer of…
Postoperative Conjunctival Inflammation After Pterygium Surgery With Amniotic Membrane Transplantation Versus Conjunctival Autograft
Purpose To compare the postoperative conjunctival inflammation around the surgical site after pterygium surgery using either amniotic membrane transplantation (AMT) or free conjunctival autograft. Design Prospective, randomized, interventional study. Methods…
Management of Recurrent Pterygium With Intraoperative Mitomycin C and Conjunctival Autograft With Fibrin Glue
Purpose To evaluate the safety and efficacy of using fibrin glue in cases of recurrent pterygium treated with pterygium excision and conjunctival autograft combined with mitomycin C. Design Retrospective, interventional…
Revisiting Diabetes 2000: Challenges in Establishing Nationwide Diabetic Retinopathy Prevention Programs
Purpose To evaluate the impact of the Diabetes 2000 program, an initiative launched by the American Academy of Ophthalmology in 1990 to improve nationwide screening of diabetic retinopathy (DR) and…
Biopsy of Iris Tumors
Two articles from the same institution in this issue of the Journal address the issue of biopsy of iris tumors. The authors of these articles describe the biopsy instrumentation and…
Prophylaxis for Endophthalmitis Following Intravitreal Injection: Antisepsis and Antibiotics
Intravitreal injections have rapidly become one of the most common medical procedures in the United States, with 1 270 836 intravitreal injections performed for Part B Medicare recipients in 2009…
Clinical Evidence for Neuroprotection in Glaucoma
Glaucoma is treated by lowering intraocular pressure (IOP). However, numerous laboratory studies have shown that experimental glaucoma can be helped by therapies that act by mechanisms other than lowering IOP….
Tear Dysfunction and the Cornea: LXVIII Edward Jackson Memorial Lecture
Purpose To describe the cause and consequence of tear dysfunction–related corneal disease. Design Perspective on effects of tear dysfunction on the cornea. Methods Evidence is presented on the effects of…
Radiology of the Orbit and Visual Pathways
Media Type : Textbook (Atlas style), Online text Synopsis: The radiology of the orbit and visual pathways is a complex topic and this book offers a simplified description of anatomical…
Cataract Surgery, 3rd Edition
Media Type: Textbook, with DVD, and On-line text (requires activation) Synopsis: Dr Steinert has put together a group of associate editors who are among the great cataract surgeons in the…
