Clinical and Microbiological Profile of Post-Penetrating Keratoplasty Infectious Keratitis in Failed and Clear Grafts
In their recent article, Constantinou and associates reported clinical outcomes in patients who experienced infectious keratitis after penetrating keratoplasty. Their principal conclusion was that “prolonged use of corticosteroid eye drops…
Endoscopic Transethmoidal Approach with or without Medial Rectus Detachment for Orbital Apical Cavernous Hemangiomas
Purpose To determine the indications for the addition of a transcaruncular approach along with detachment of the medial rectus muscle during the removal of small apical cavernous hemangiomas using an…
Short-Term External Buckling With Pneumatic Retinopexy for Retinal Detachment With Inferior Retinal Breaks
The study by Cheng and associates one short-term external buckling with pneumatic retinopexy treating retinal detachment with inferior retinal breaks gives us new insight. Rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) with inferior breaks…
Cosmetic Regional Conjunctivectomy With Postoperative Mitomycin C Application With or Without Bevacizumab Injection
Purpose To evaluate the complications of cosmetic wide conjunctivectomy and postoperative topical mitomycin C application with or without bevacizumab injection. Design Cross-sectional cohort study. Methods Medical records of 1713 consecutive…
Indications and Outcomes of Corneal Transplantation in Geriatric Patients
Purpose To identify the most common corneal transplant procedures, indications, coexisting ocular diseases, and outcomes in elderly patients, and to compare younger geriatric patients with super-geriatric patients. Design Retrospective case…
Ocular Flora and Their Antibiotic Resistance Patterns in the Midwest: A Prospective Study of Patients Undergoing Cataract Surgery
We read with interest the article by Hsu and associates on ocular flora and antibiotic resistance in patients undergoing cataract surgery. As the authors indicated, the most common prophylactic practice…
