OPHTHALMOLOGY

Host and Graft Thickness after Descemet Stripping Endothelial Keratoplasty for Fuchs Endothelial Dystrophy

Jan 17, 2017 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Host and Graft Thickness after Descemet Stripping Endothelial Keratoplasty for Fuchs Endothelial Dystrophy

Purpose To determine relationships between vision, forward scatter, and total corneal and graft thicknesses after Descemet stripping endothelial keratoplasty (DSEK). Design Prospective, cohort study. Methods Forty-four eyes with Fuchs endothelial…

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Genetic Epidemiology: Successes and Challenges of Genome-Wide Association Studies Using the Example of Age-Related Macular Degeneration

Jan 17, 2017 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Genetic Epidemiology: Successes and Challenges of Genome-Wide Association Studies Using the Example of Age-Related Macular Degeneration

With increasing evidence of importance of genetic factors and gene-environment interactions in the etiology of common eye-related disorders, identification of genetic variation associated with a disease risk may help provide…

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The Water Drinking Test

Jan 17, 2017 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on The Water Drinking Test

Dynamic balance between aqueous inflow and outflow facility determines circadian fluctuations in intraocular pressure (IOP). This occurs in healthy individuals and in patients with glaucoma, whether or not treatment has…

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