Kim and associates recently reported the results of their study regarding microbial growth on silicone tubes implanted during dacryocystorhinostomy (DCR). Besides the limitations already pointed out by the authors concerning…

We thank Dr Shinder for his encouraging comments on our manuscript highlighting the efficacy of lidocaine 2% gel for achieving anesthesia in patients undergoing microkeratome-assisted LASIK. We also support his…

I read with great interest the recent report by Lam and associates describing decreased patient subjective pain during LASIK when supplemental 2% lidocaine gel was topically applied. For some time…

In his letter, Dr Busin suggests that the higher endothelial cell loss seen with the Busin glide in our study may have arisen from the use of a temporal incision,…

We read with interest the paper by Gangwani and associates comparing Busin glide with EndoGlide insertion of Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty (DSAEK) grafts. The authors find a significantly higher…

We thank Dr Shoaib for his interest in our article. We agree with Dr Shoaib that delayed-onset and acute-onset cases of endophthalmitis represent two extremes of one wide spectrum. The…

We read with great interest the article “Immune Ring Formation Associated with Cytomegalovirus Endotheliitis,” by Chee and associates. In their series of 72 cases of cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection, they found…

We thank Chiang and Tsai for their interest in our study. They suggest that the 3 cases of immune ring formation described in our study may have been a result…

The article by Shirodkar and associates highlighted many new aspects of endophthalmitis. Information regarding partial or complete capsulectomy and intraocular lens removal or exchange is especially useful to the eye…