Purpose To study the value of conjunctival biopsy in congenital tufting enteropathy diagnosis. Design Case-comparative study. Methods Between January 2000 and June 2007, all children seeking treatment with an early…
Purpose To evaluate the efficacy of 0.02% polyhexamethylene biguanide (PHMB) in the treatment of keratoconjunctivitis caused by microsporidia. Design Prospective, double-masked, randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial. Methods One hundred forty-five patients…
Abraham Lincoln experienced intermittent left hypertropia during his adult life. Several photographs show him with a right head tilt, making it likely that he had an underaction of the left…
Purpose To evaluate the effect of changing the pupil size on the corneal first-surface higher-order aberrations induced by different refractive treatments: standard laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK), custom LASIK, and…
Purpose To evaluate endothelial changes after excimer laser-assisted lamellar keratoplasty. Design Retrospective, interventional case series. Methods Seven eyes of 7 keratoconus patients were evaluated for 1 year after pachymetry-guided lamellar…
Purpose Glaucoma accounts for more than 11% of all cases of blindness in the United States, but there have been few studies of economic impact. We examine incremental cost of…
Purpose To report a surgical technique for aqueous misdirection refractory to medical treatment consisting of combined pars plana vitrectomy, hyaloido-zonulectomy, and peripheral iridectomy. Design Noncomparative case series. Methods The charts…
Purpose To compare the efficacy and safety of laser peripheral iridotomy with or without laser peripheral iridoplasty in the treatment of eyes with synechial primary angle-closure or primary angle-closure glaucoma….
Purpose To evaluate the integrity of the photoreceptor inner segment/outer segment (IS/OS) junction using spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD OCT) in patients with diabetic macular edema and to correlate the…
Purpose To examine the prevalence of macular telangiectasia type 2 and lesions characterizing it. Design Population-based cohort study. Methods setting: City and township of Beaver Dam, 1988-1990. study population: A…
