Purpose To assess visual results and compare methods of measuring central corneal thickness (CCT) and corneal opacity thickness (COT) in patients with corneal opacities induced by epidemic keratoconjunctivitis (EKC) and…
Purpose To assess the use of a new polygonal trephination pattern for penetrating keratoplasty (PK) assisted by femtosecond laser. Design Prospective, nonrandomized clinical study. Methods Sixteen eyes underwent decagonal PK….
Purpose To evaluate complications and clinical outcomes of Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty in eyes with preexisting anterior chamber intraocular lenses. Design Retrospective review. Methods Thirty-one patients who underwent Descemet…
Purpose To compare tear film thickness between normal subjects and aqueous tear deficiency dry eye patients by tear interferometry. Design Prospective case-control study. Methods Central precorneal tear film thickness was…
Purpose To prove the hypothesis that during cataract surgery, repeated irrigation of the operative field with povidone–iodine of 0.25% reduces the anterior chamber bacterial contamination rate at completion of operation….
The human immune system protects us against many diseases, but when activated inappropriately and excessively, a detrimental hypersensitivity reaction can occur. Gell and Coombs described 4 types of immunologically mediated…
Among epidemiologic study designs, uncontrolled case series and case reports are the least methodologically robust. The articles of this Series on Epidemiology spend considerable time drawing attention to the methodologic…
Kelly and Wendel’s landmark article describing pars plana vitrectomy, air–fluid exchange, and head-down positioning for full-thickness macular holes began a new era in the surgical treatment of macular diseases. Not…
Media Type: Textbook (Hardcover with Expert Consult – Online and Print) Synopsis: Yannuzi’s new book, The Retinal Atlas , is a 900-page atlas of heroic proportion, containing thousands of illustrative…
Media Type: Textbook (Hardcover with Expert Consult – Online and Print) Synopsis: Uveitis remains one of ophthalmology’s most frustrating conditions. Clinicians often receive limited formal training in ocular inflammation during…
