Book review
Media Type: Textbook Synopsis: DSEK surgery has quickly ascended to widespread acceptance as the therapeutic modality of choice for patients with dysfunction of the corneal endothelium. With the near ubiquitous…
OPHTHALMOLOGY
Spontaneous Corneal Clearance Despite Graft Detachment after Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty
We congratulate Balachandran and associates on their excellent article regarding spontaneous corneal clearance despite graft detachment after Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty. They raise interesting questions and the possibility that Fuchs…
Prospective Comparison of Two Suturing Techniques of Amniotic Membrane Transplantation for Symptomatic Bullous Keratopathy
We read with great interest the article entitled “Prospective comparison of two suturing techniques of amniotic membrane transplantation for symptomatic bullous keratopathy” by Altiparmak and associates. The authors concluded that…
Vitreomacular Adhesion in Active and End-Stage Age-Related Macular Degeneration
The article by Robison and associates, titled “Vitreomacular Adhesion in Active and End-Stage Age-Related Macular Degeneration,” is an important one. It confirms prior findings in a larger study published by…
The Association of Smoking and Alcohol Use With Age-related Macular Degeneration in the Oldest Old: The Study of Osteoporotic Fractures
Purpose To estimate the incidence of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and the association of smoking and alcohol in a population of older women. Design Prospective cohort study. Methods Subjects were…
Off-Label Use of Drugs and Devices
In their editorial “When is off-label drug use in the Patient’s Best Interest?,” Rosenfeld and Goodman raise ethical questions about the off-label use of intravitreal Infliximab to treat neovascular age-related…
