OPHTHALMOLOGY
Ocular Surface Disease and Quality of Life in Patients With Glaucoma
I read with interest the valuable cross-sectional study performed by Skalicky and associates in the January 2012 issue of the Journal . The authors investigated the relationship between ocular surface…
Reading Performance After Implantation of a Modified Corneal Inlay Design for the Surgical Correction of Presbyopia: 1-Year Follow-up
Purpose To evaluate change in different reading performance parameters after monocular ACI7000PDT corneal inlay implantation for the improvement of near and intermediate vision. Design Prospective, interventional case series. Methods Twenty-four…
Corneal Collagen Cross-linking With Riboflavin and Ultraviolet-A Irradiation in Patients With Thin Corneas
We read with interest the paper entitled “Corneal collagen cross-linking with riboflavin and ultraviolet-A irradiation in patients with thin corneas,” and would like to offer comments and raise our concerns…
Causes of Glaucoma After Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty
Purpose To describe the incidence and causes of glaucoma after Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK). Design Nonrandomized prospective cohort study at a tertiary referral center. Methods The incidence of glaucoma…
The Effect of Corneal Wavefront Aberrations on Corneal Pseudoaccommodation
Purpose To determine the effect on corneal pseudoaccommodation of anterior corneal wavefront aberrations in normal corneas and corneas with prior myopic or hyperopic photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) or laser-assisted in situ…
Pharmacokinetic Study of Vitreous and Serum Concentrations of Triamcinolone Acetonide After Posterior Sub-Tenon’s Injection
Purpose To compare a theoretical pharmacokinetic model of triamcinolone acetonide after posterior sub-Tenon’s injection with experimental serum and undiluted vitreous triamcinolone acetonide concentrations obtained during pars plana vitrectomy. Design Clinical-practice,…
Graft Rejection Following Descemet Stripping Automated Endothelial Keratoplasty: Features, Risk Factors, and Outcomes
Purpose To investigate the clinical features, risk factors, and treatment outcomes following immunologic graft rejection in eyes that have undergone Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty (DSAEK). Design Retrospective case review….
Surgical and Visual Outcomes of the Type I Boston Keratoprosthesis for the Management of Aniridic Fibrosis Syndrome in Congenital Aniridia
Purpose To report the clinical features and surgical management of aniridic fibrosis syndrome using the type I Boston Keratoprosthesis (KPro). Design Interventional case series. Methods Retrospective chart review of 9…
