Purpose To compare the outcomes of laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) performed with a femtosecond laser vs a mechanical microkeratome for the correction of low to moderate hyperopia. Design Retrospective,…
Purpose To examine evidence supporting the use of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) inhibition in controlling wound healing after glaucoma filtration surgery in primary open-angle glaucoma, to identify the optimum…
Purpose To evaluate the quality of evidence about effectiveness of regular periodic surveillance testing for metastasis in patients with primary uveal melanoma (PUM) following treatment of the primary tumor in…
In 1976, Dr Ernst Wynder, founding president of the American Health Foundation and founding editor of the journal Preventive Medicine , stated that “It should be the function of medicine…
The American Journal of Ophthalmology (The Journal ) is an international journal, which is also true of the other leading general ophthalmology journals. A review of the manuscripts submitted over…
Editor: We read with special interest the article by Sakuma and associates describing the results of intravitreal autologous plasmin enzyme for macular edema in branch vein occlusion. Our clinical research…
Editor: In relation to the study by Fuse and associates performed on a Japanese population, we investigated the presence of the allelic and genotypic association in Italian subjects affected by…
