Intralesional Triamcinolone Acetonide Injection Versus Incision and Curettage for Primary Chalazia: A Prospective, Randomized Study
I read with interest the article by Ben Simon and associates comparing the use of intralesional triamcinolone acetonide (TA) with standard incision and curettage (I&C) treatment. The authors presented a…
Combined Intravitreal Ranibizumab and Photodynamic Therapy for Retinal Angiomatous Proliferation
The recent article by Saito and associates was of great interest to us. These investigators conducted a retrospective analysis of patients with retinal angiomatous proliferation (RAP) following combination use of…
Keratocyte Density 3 Months, 15 Months, and 3 Years After Corneal Surface Ablation With Mitomycin C
The recently published study by Benito-Llopis and associates is described as a case series; however, this is incorrect. A case series study would involve following a group of patients who…
Ocular Surface Disease and Quality of Life in Patients With Glaucoma
I read with interest the valuable cross-sectional study performed by Skalicky and associates in the January 2012 issue of the Journal . The authors investigated the relationship between ocular surface…
Reading Performance After Implantation of a Modified Corneal Inlay Design for the Surgical Correction of Presbyopia: 1-Year Follow-up
Purpose To evaluate change in different reading performance parameters after monocular ACI7000PDT corneal inlay implantation for the improvement of near and intermediate vision. Design Prospective, interventional case series. Methods Twenty-four…
Corneal Collagen Cross-linking With Riboflavin and Ultraviolet-A Irradiation in Patients With Thin Corneas
We read with interest the paper entitled “Corneal collagen cross-linking with riboflavin and ultraviolet-A irradiation in patients with thin corneas,” and would like to offer comments and raise our concerns…