Prospective Head-to-Head Study Comparing 2 Commercial Interferon Gamma Release Assays for the Diagnosis of Tuberculous Uveitis
Purpose To perform a head-to-head comparison of 2 commercially available interferon-gamma release assays, QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube (Cellestis, Chadstone, Victoria, Australia) and T-SPOT.TB (Oxford Immunotech, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, UK), in the diagnosis…
Assessment of a Rapid Method to Determine Approximate Visual Acuity in Large Surveys and Other Such Settings
Purpose To evaluate the efficacy of an iPod application developed to rapidly measure approximate visual acuity (VA). Design Prospective, cross-sectional study. Methods One hundred four subjects (104 eyes) with a…
Metamorphopsia and Optical Coherence Tomography Findings After Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment Surgery
We would like to comment some aspects of the manuscript by Okamoto and associates regarding the relationship between metamorphopsia and macular morphologic changes in patients who have undergone surgery for…
The Argus II Retinal Prosthesis: 12-Month Outcomes from a Single-Study Center
Purpose To study the anatomic and functional outcomes of Argus II Retinal Prosthesis System implantation in patients with retinitis pigmentosa. Design Interventional case series. Methods The study population included 6…
Choroidal Analysis in Healthy Eyes Using Swept-Source Optical Coherence Tomography Compared to Spectral Domain Optical Coherence Tomography
Purpose To compare analyses of choroidal thickness and volume in healthy eyes measured concurrently with prototype long-wavelength swept-source optical coherence tomography (OCT) and commercially available spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (OCT)…
Reduced Risk of Compressive Optic Neuropathy Using Orbital Radiotherapy in Patients With Active Thyroid Eye Disease
Purpose To compare the risk of developing compressive optic neuropathy in patients with active thyroid eye disease (TED) treated with corticosteroids with or without orbital radiotherapy. Design Retrospective single-center case-control…
Long-Term Effects of Multiple Intravitreal Antivascular Endothelial Growth Factor Injections on Intraocular Pressure
Purpose To evaluate long-term effects of multiple intravitreal antivascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) injections on intraocular pressure (IOP) in eyes with neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD) or retinal vein occlusion…
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…
Pseudocystic Foveal Cavitation in Tamoxifen Retinopathy
Purpose To present 3 cases of tamoxifen-induced foveal cavitation and review previous prospective and cross-sectional studies. Design Observational case series. Methods Retrospective analysis of patients presenting to a single institution…
