Purpose To present the proportion of patients with periocular basal cell carcinoma (BCC) who underwent orbital exenteration and to evaluate the significance of the following risk factors: initial tumor site,…
Purpose To investigate the bacterial infection of silicone tubes removed from patients who underwent dacryocystorhinostomy (DCR) and assess the correlation between the culture results and postoperative clinical features. Design Retrospective…
Purpose To characterize the microscopic anatomy of the lacrimal punctum and canaliculi in relation to the tarsal plate, muscle of Riolan, and Horner muscle; and to report a novel technique…
Purpose To investigate whether the statin class of drugs reduces the risk of cataract extraction. Design Case-control study. Method setting: Kaiser Permanente Southern California, which provides prepaid healthcare for 3.2…
Purpose To evaluate time trends in the incidence and causes of new cases of blindness in Israel between 1999 and 2008. Design Descriptive, retrospective population-based study. Methods During the decade…
Purpose To report incidence rates of legal blindness from age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and other causes in Denmark from years 2000 to 2010 in the age group at risk of…
Purpose To report a series of patients with Streptococcus endophthalmitis after injection with intravitreal bevacizumab prepared by the same compounding pharmacy. Design Noncomparative consecutive case series. Methods Medical records and…
Purpose To review the appropriate preparation of bevacizumab for intravitreal injection by compounding pharmacies with specific recommendations designed to prevent microbial contamination. Design Perspective. Methods A review and discussion of…
All ophthalmologists and vision researchers are aware of the profound adverse effects of blindness on our patients’ health and quality of life. From a societal perspective, visual loss comes with…
Purpose To clarify the efficacy of combined therapy with intravitreal ranibizumab injections and photodynamic therapy (PDT) in patients with symptomatic retinal angiomatous proliferation. Design Retrospective, interventional, consecutive case series. Methods…
