Purpose To measure the tear meniscus dynamics in aqueous tear deficiency dry eye patients using optical coherence tomography. Design Clinical research study of a laboratory technique. Methods Twenty-five aqueous tear…
Purpose To evaluate the safety and tolerability of ranibizumab given via subconjunctival injection in patients with primary pterygium undergoing pterygium surgery with autograft placement. Design Prospective, open-label pilot study. Methods…
Purpose Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty is a new technique for the replacement of diseased corneal endothelium with healthy donor endothelium. During this procedure, manipulation of the donor endothelium–Descemet membrane layer…
Purpose To report the therapeutic efficacy of intracameral voriconazole injection in the treatment of fungal endophthalmitis resulting from keratitis. Design Retrospective, single-institution, consecutive case series. Methods Microbiologic and medical records…
Purpose To evaluate rates of change measured with scanning laser polarimetry with enhanced corneal compensation (GDx ECC) and compare them to those measured using the variable corneal compensation (GDx VCC)…
Purpose To report 2-year follow-up data after Ahmed valve implantation (New World Medical, Inc) and Molteno single-plate implantation surgical treatment of refractory glaucoma. Design Prospective, randomized, comparative study. Methods Patients…
Purpose To evaluate EyeCam in detecting changes in angle configuration after laser peripheral iridotomy (LPI) in comparison to gonioscopy, the reference standard. Design Prospective comparative study. Methods Twenty-four subjects (24…
The AJO encourages authors to report the visual acuity in the manuscript using the same nomenclature that was used in gathering the data provided they were recorded in one of…
Purpose To study the etiology and characteristics of pediatric cataracts in a large sample from 1 institution. Design Observational case series. Methods The study population included 778 consecutive cases (1122…
Clinical practice often is guided by the clever use of diagnostic tests to screen patients for the presence or absence of suspected disease or infection. Test results are woven together…
