Purpose To describe a new laser-assisted penetrating keratoplasty technique combining a femtosecond anvil-like trephination pattern with the laser welding procedure. Design Cohort prospective study with 1 year of follow-up (June…
Purpose To investigate the 20-year efficacy and safety of photorefractive keratectomy (PRK). Design Long-term observational case series. Methods In the setting of a university hospital, a study population of 42…
Research studies have a multiplicative power to extend beyond their initial size. Descriptions of newly recognized, rare diseases may present 10 cases and provide information that can be generalized to…
Purpose To study the correlation between the visual fields (VF) and wide-field fundus autofluorescence (FAF) in patients with retinitis pigmentosa (RP). Design Retrospective, observational, consecutive case series. Methods Twenty-four eyes…
Purpose To provide a systematic classification of fundus autofluorescence (FAF) patterns in patients affected by Best vitelliform macular dystrophy. Design Cross-sectional prospective study. Methods Patients affected by Best vitelliform macular…
I read with great interest the article by Farid and associates regarding the effect of multifocal intraocular lens (IOL) on nonspecific reduction of mean deviation (MD) upon Humphrey standard achromatic…
LXXI Edward Jackson Memorial Lecture “Retinoblastoma: Fifty Years of Progress” by Hans Grossniklaus, MD Date: Sunday, October 19, 2014 during opening session 8:30 AM to 10 AM Venue: American Academy…
Purpose To study longitudinal changes in the posterior pole in eyes with dome-shaped macular configuration within the staphyloma. Design Prospective, longitudinal study. Methods We prospectively examined the macular area in…
Purpose To determine the influence of omega-3 supplementation on vitreous vascular endothelial growth factor A (VEGF-A) levels in patients with exudative age-related macular degeneration (wet AMD) receiving intravitreal anti-VEGF treatment….
