Reduced-fluence Photodynamic Therapy for Subfoveal Serous Pigment Epithelial Detachment With Choroidal Vascular Hyperpermeability

Jan 12, 2017 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Reduced-fluence Photodynamic Therapy for Subfoveal Serous Pigment Epithelial Detachment With Choroidal Vascular Hyperpermeability

Purpose To evaluate the efficacy of reduced-fluence photodynamic therapy (PDT) for treating symptomatic subfoveal serous pigment epithelial detachments (PEDs) with hyperfluorescence on late-phase indocyanine green angiography (ICGA) without choroidal neovascularization…

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Genetic Investigation into the Endophenotypic Status of Central Corneal Thickness and Optic Disc Parameters in Relation to Open-Angle Glaucoma

Jan 12, 2017 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Genetic Investigation into the Endophenotypic Status of Central Corneal Thickness and Optic Disc Parameters in Relation to Open-Angle Glaucoma

Purpose To ascertain if single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) involved in the determination of central corneal thickness, optic disc area, and vertical cup-to-disc ratio (VCDR) also are associated with open-angle glaucoma…

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Association of Toll-like Receptor 4 Gene Polymorphisms in Japanese Subjects With Primary Open-Angle, Normal-Tension, and Exfoliation Glaucoma

Jan 12, 2017 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Association of Toll-like Receptor 4 Gene Polymorphisms in Japanese Subjects With Primary Open-Angle, Normal-Tension, and Exfoliation Glaucoma

Purpose To determine whether polymorphisms in the Toll-like receptor 4 ( TLR4 ) gene are associated with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG), normal-tension glaucoma (NTG), and exfoliation glaucoma (XFG) in Japanese…

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Reporting Visual Acuities

Jan 12, 2017 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Reporting Visual Acuities

The AJO encourages authors to report the visual acuity in the manuscript using the same nomenclature that was used in gathering the data provided they were recorded in one of…

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Precision of a Commercial Hartmann-Shack Aberrometer: Limits of Total Wavefront Laser Vision Correction

Jan 12, 2017 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Precision of a Commercial Hartmann-Shack Aberrometer: Limits of Total Wavefront Laser Vision Correction

Purpose To assess the intrasession and intersession precision of higher-order aberrations (HOAs) measured using a commercial Hartmann-Shack wavefront sensor (Zywave; Bausch & Lomb) in refractive surgery candidates. Design Prospective, experimental…

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Effect of Timolol on Refractive Outcomes in Eyes With Myopic Regression After Laser In Situ Keratomileusis: A Prospective Randomized Clinical Trial

Jan 12, 2017 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Effect of Timolol on Refractive Outcomes in Eyes With Myopic Regression After Laser In Situ Keratomileusis: A Prospective Randomized Clinical Trial

Purpose To compare the effects of timolol on refractive outcomes in eyes with myopic regression after laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) with a control-matched group. Design Prospective, randomized, parallel-controlled, double-masked…

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Neodymium–Yttrium-Aluminum-Garnet Laser Lysis of Retained Cortex After Phacoemulsification Cataract Surgery

Jan 12, 2017 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Neodymium–Yttrium-Aluminum-Garnet Laser Lysis of Retained Cortex After Phacoemulsification Cataract Surgery

Purpose To describe the use of the neodymium–yttrium-aluminum-garnet (Nd:YAG) laser to lyse residual cortex after phacoemulsification cataract surgery and report the complications and outcomes of treatment. Design Interventional, retrospective case…

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