What are we to do with the results by Day and associates? Using real-world Medicare billing data, they report that scleral buckling (SB) and pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) have the…
Purpose To evaluate the multilayer Gore-Tex patch as temporary coverage of deep, noninfectious corneal defects. Design Retrospective, interventional case series. Methods Setting: University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany. Patient population:…
Having read the article by Wykoff and Associates, we were impressed to read that the endophthalmitis rate at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute (BPEI) was 2.8 per 10 000 for…
Purpose To report the outcomes of zone 1 aggressive posterior retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) treated with aggressive laser photocoagulation by a protocol-based approach over a 10-year period. Design Prospective, interventional…
Purpose To review the effect of green diode laser ablation therapy on retinal structure and functional outcome in patients with advanced Coats disease. Design Retrospective, interventional case series. Methods Fourteen…
Purpose To compare treatment outcomes of intralesional triamcinolone acetonide (TA) injection with incision and curettage (I&C) for primary chalazia. Design Prospective, randomized clinical trial. Methods setting: Institutional. study population: Ninety-four…
Purpose To measure the sparkle of the human eye evaluated by the intensity of corneal light reflection in normal subjects and dry eye patients to investigate whether ocular surface wetness…
Purpose To evaluate the effectiveness of pre-seasonal treatment with topical olopatadine on the reduction of clinical symptoms of seasonal allergic conjunctivitis (SAC). Design Prospective interventional case series. Methods Eleven patients…
Purpose To evaluate the effect of the Boston Ocular Surface Prosthesis (Boston Foundation for Sight) on higher-order wavefront aberrations in eyes with keratoconus, eyes that have undergone penetrating keratoplasty, eyes…
