Purpose To assess the impact of visual impairment and blindness on the incident use of community support services in the Blue Mountains Eye Study. Design Population-based cohort. Methods Of 3654…
Purpose To investigate the efficacy of decellularized porcine-derived membrane (tarSys; IOP Inc), a bioengineered eyelid spacer graft, for lower lid retraction correction in patients with Graves ophthalmopathy. Design Retrospective observational…
Purpose To evaluate the indications, visual outcomes, and complication rate after posterior implantation of an iris-claw aphakic intraocular lens (IOL) in children. Design Noncomparative retrospective cohort study. Methods setting :…
Purpose To assess the association between insufficient follow-up and clinical parameters such as disease severity and medication use among glaucoma patients at a metropolitan county hospital. Design Cross-sectional study. Methods…
Purpose To report the ophthalmic findings in young patients with dopamine β-hydroxylase deficiency and to assess them in the context of other reports in an attempt to discern if ophthalmic…
Purpose To compare the intensity of posterior capsule opacification (PCO) 3 years after implantation of 2 different 1-piece foldable hydrophobic acrylic intraocular lenses (IOLs). Design Randomized, prospective, patient- and examiner-masked…
Purpose To report the long-term risk of glaucoma development in children following congenital cataract surgery. Design Retrospective interventional consecutive case series. Methods We retrospectively reviewed the records of 62 eyes…
Purpose To investigate the influence of photodynamic therapy (PDT) and combination of PDT and ranibizumab on aqueous humor levels of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV)….
Purpose To compare the microbiological outcomes of membrane filter system and blood culture bottle techniques in culturing diluted vitrectomy cassette vitreous. Design Retrospective comparative case series. Methods Diluted vitrectomy cassette…
Purpose To compare the effectiveness of pars plana vitrectomy endoresection with iodine-125 brachytherapy in the treatment of choroidal melanoma. Design A nested case-control study (1:2) from a surgical cohort. Methods…
