OPHTHALMOLOGY

Complications and Clinical Outcomes of Descemet Stripping Automated Endothelial Keratoplasty With Intraocular Lens Exchange

Jan 17, 2017 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Complications and Clinical Outcomes of Descemet Stripping Automated Endothelial Keratoplasty With Intraocular Lens Exchange

Purpose To evaluate complications and clinical outcomes of Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty (DSAEK) with intraocular lens (IOL) exchange compared with DSAEK alone. Design Retrospective, interventional case series. Methods DSAEK…

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Non-Syndromic Supernumerary Caruncles Causing Ocular Irritation After Cataract Surgery: A Critical Review of Caruncular Dysgeneses

Jan 17, 2017 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Non-Syndromic Supernumerary Caruncles Causing Ocular Irritation After Cataract Surgery: A Critical Review of Caruncular Dysgeneses

Purpose To describe a patient with 2 ipsilateral supernumerary caruncles and to determine if they are predictive of associated abnormalities. Design Retrospective and interventional clinicopathologic study with a critical review…

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Wavefront Analysis, Contrast Sensitivity, and Depth of Focus After Cataract Surgery With Aspherical Intraocular Lens Implantation

Jan 17, 2017 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Wavefront Analysis, Contrast Sensitivity, and Depth of Focus After Cataract Surgery With Aspherical Intraocular Lens Implantation

Purpose To determine whether implantation of an aspherical intraocular lens (IOL) results in reduced ocular aberrations and improved contrast sensitivity after cataract surgery without critical reduction of depth of focus….

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Current Research in Biostatistics

Jan 17, 2017 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Current Research in Biostatistics

In the 1950s and ’60s, a doctoral student in biostatistics could be reasonably expected to acquire a fairly sophisticated knowledge of the whole field before completing the doctoral dissertation. This…

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Peer Review Should Continue After Publication

Jan 17, 2017 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Peer Review Should Continue After Publication

Most medical journals do not have a mechanism for producing well-written evidence-based medicine on a measured monthly basis. Some published articles are poorly written and some have few usable clinical…

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Twelve-Month, Randomized, Controlled Trial of Bimatoprost 0.01%, 0.0125%, and 0.03% in Patients with Glaucoma or Ocular Hypertension

Jan 17, 2017 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Twelve-Month, Randomized, Controlled Trial of Bimatoprost 0.01%, 0.0125%, and 0.03% in Patients with Glaucoma or Ocular Hypertension

Purpose To evaluate the intraocular pressure (IOP)-lowering efficacy and safety of ophthalmic formulations of bimatoprost 0.01% and 0.0125% compared with bimatoprost 0.03%. Design Prospective, randomized, double-masked, multicenter clinical trial. Methods…

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Structural and Functional Assessment in HIV-Infected Patients Using Optical Coherence Tomography and Frequency-Doubling Technology Perimetry

Jan 17, 2017 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Structural and Functional Assessment in HIV-Infected Patients Using Optical Coherence Tomography and Frequency-Doubling Technology Perimetry

Purpose To assess retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) and macular thickness using optical coherence tomography (OCT) on HIV-infected patients without ocular manifestations and to correlate these findings with frequency-doubling technology…

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