Purpose To determine the repeatability of corneal thickness and keratocyte density using in vivo confocal scanning laser microscopy in a rabbit model of laser in situ keratomileusis. Design Prospective, experimental…
Purpose To analyze the effect of laser in situ keratomileusis to correct high myopic astigmatism in patients with suboptimal best spectacle-corrected visual acuity (BSCVA). Design Retrospective, interventional series of consecutive…
Purpose To evaluate the clinical outcomes of laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) surgery for the correction of high myopia using a new generation of excimer laser (500-Hz repetition rate) and…
Purpose To evaluate the effect of contact lens (CL) wear and visual display terminal (VDT) work on the ocular surface and tear functions. Design Prospective case-control study. Methods Sixty-nine CL…
Purpose To report the clinical outcomes of penetrating keratoplasty (PK) after autologous cultivated limbal epithelial transplantation in eyes with limbal stem cell deficiency (LSCD) after ocular surface burns. Design Retrospective…
Purpose To assess the noneconomic value of tests used in the diagnosis and management of glaucoma, and explore the contexts and factors that determine such value. Design Perspective. Methods Selected…
The 3rd World Congress on Controversies in Ophthalmology (COPHy), March 22–25, 2012, Istanbul. Website: http://www.comtecmed.com/COPHy/2012/ COPHy Istanbul will be devoted to evidence-based debates and discussions amongst chairpersons, speakers and the…
Many surgeons prefer to insert bicanalicular silicone stents during dacryocystorhinostomy (DCR) in cases of canalicular obstruction, previous failed attempt, endonasal DCR, or even in primary cases of nasolacrimal obstruction. A…
