AJO History of Ophthalmology Series
Soon after the discovery of “visual purple” or rhodopsin by physiologist Franz Boll of the University of Rome in 1876, Wilhelm “Willy” Friedrick Kühne (1837-1900), a physiologist and Helmhotz’s successor…
Increasing Use of the Vaccine Against Zoster Through Recommendation and Administration by Ophthalmologists at a City Hospital
Purpose To increase the vaccination rate and identify barriers to administration of the vaccine against herpes zoster by having ophthalmologists screen and provide the vaccine. Design Prospective interventional cohort study….
The Diagnostic Utility of Anterior Chamber Paracentesis With Polymerase Chain Reaction in Anterior Uveitis
Purpose To determine the value of anterior chamber paracentesis with polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in patients with anterior uveitis. Design Retrospective observational case series. Methods setting : Bascom Palmer Eye…
Characterization of Ischemic Index Using Ultra-widefield Fluorescein Angiography in Patients With Focal and Diffuse Recalcitrant Diabetic Macular Edema
Purpose To explore the association of angiographic nonperfusion in focal and diffuse recalcitrant diabetic macular edema (DME) in diabetic retinopathy (DR). Design A retrospective, observational case series of patients with…
Retinoblastoma
Media Type: Textbook Synopsis: The diagnosis and treatment of children with retinoblastoma have been incredibly successful since the past half century in improving survival and cure, eye preservation and, occasionally,…
Color Atlas and Synopsis of Clinical Ophthalmology; Wills Eye Institute; Pediatric Ophthalmology
Media Type: Book series Synopsis: The overwhelming sea of new knowledge added to the field of pediatric ophthalmology, constantly, makes it difficult for clinicians to grasp every single detail in…
Racial Variations in the Prevalence of Refractive Errors in the United States: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis
Purpose To describe racial variations in the prevalence of refractive errors among adult white, Chinese, Hispanic, and black subjects in the United States. Design Cross-sectional data from a prospective cohort…
Morphologic Characteristics of Optic Nerve Head Drusen on Spectral-Domain Optical Coherence Tomography
Purpose To evaluate the morphologic characteristics of optic nerve head drusen. Design Retrospective case series. Methods setting : Institutional (Seoul National University Bundang Hospital). patients : Sixty-one patients with optic…
Intravitreal Bevacizumab for Retinopathy of Prematurity: Refractive Error Results
Purpose To evaluate refractive error in infants who underwent intravitreal bevacizumab injection for treatment of threshold retinopathy of prematurity (ROP). Design Retrospective nonrandomized interventional comparative study. Methods The study group…
