Purpose To investigate the dynamic changes of tear fluid after cosmetic transcutaneous lower blepharoplasty. Design Prospective, observational case series study. Methods A total of 60 eyes of 30 patients with…
Purpose To evaluate Pentacam ectasia detection indices in topographically normal patients and in subclinical keratoconus cases. Design Prospective, observational case series. Methods setting : Institutional. patients : Group 1 comprised…
Purpose To evaluate the results of Prosthetic Replacement of the Ocular Surface Ecosystem (PROSE) scleral lens treatment on visual acuity and function in patients with ocular symptoms of chronic Stevens-Johnson…
Purpose To compare the Ocular Surface Disease Index (OSDI) questionnaire and tear osmolarity, to screen ocular surface alterations in video display terminal (VDT) users. Design Cross-sectional study. Methods Sixty-four VDT…
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…
Purpose To observe the efficacy of deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty (DALK) for treatment of acute hydrops in keratoconus after anterior chamber paracentesis combined with thermokeratoplasty. Design Retrospective, noncomparative clinical case…
Purpose To present the evolution of laser therapy in modern ophthalmic practice. Design Review of published experimental and clinical studies. Methods A review was undertaken of the work of multiple…
Purpose To describe the immune alterations associated with age-related macular degeneration (AMD); and, based on these findings, to offer an approach to possibly prevent the expression of late disease. Design…
Primum non nocere . From when we attended medical school we learned: “first, do no harm.” We first learn how to do an operation; we then learn when to do…
A decade ago, the American Journal of Ophthalmology (the Journal) completed a full peer review of almost all submitted manuscripts, feeling it was a responsibility of the Journal. Five years…
