OPHTHALMOLOGY
Prevalence and Risk Factors for Age-Related Macular Degeneration in Indians: A Comparative Study in Singapore and India
Purpose To compare the prevalence and risk factors for age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in 2 Indian populations, 1 living in urban Singapore and 1 in rural central India. Design Population-based,…
Binocular Visual Acuity in Intermittent Exotropia: Role of Accommodative Convergence
Ahn and associates presented their findings regarding the level of accommodation, monocularly and binocularly, in patients with intermittent exotropia. They noted that “binocular interaction of visual acuity is associated with…
Short-Term External Buckling With Pneumatic Retinopexy for Retinal Detachment With Inferior Retinal Breaks
Purpose To introduce a new approach for short-term external scleral buckling with pneumatic retinopexy for the management of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment with inferior retinal breaks. Design Retrospective, noncomparative, interventional case…
Postoperative Vitreous Hemorrhage After Diabetic 23-Gauge Pars Plana Vitrectomy
Purpose To report the frequency of postoperative vitreous hemorrhage (VH) in eyes that underwent primary 23-gauge pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) for nonclearing VH resulting from proliferative diabetic retinopathy, as well…
Persistent Corneal Edema After Collagen Cross-Linking for Keratoconus
We are intrigued by the case series by Sharma and associates documenting corneal edema after collagen cross-linking. Our group has reported a similar case. An account by Gokhale and 4…
Intravitreal Bevacizumab for Macular Complications From Retinal Arterial Macroaneurysms
Pichi and associates are to be congratulated for their study on the intravitreal use of bevacizumab for the therapy of retinal macroaneurysms. In their multicenter trial on 38 eyes, Pichi…
Macular Pseudoholes With Lamellar Cleavage of Their Edge Remain Pseudoholes
Purpose To reappraise macular pseudohole characteristics using spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (OCT) and characteristics and postoperative outcomes of macular pseudoholes. Design Retrospective, observational case series. Methods In this institutional study,…