In the 1930s Phillips Thygeson and his associates were performing experiments to prove that the elementary bodies from the Halberstaedter-Prowazek inclusions were the infectious agent of trachoma. Using epithelium scraped…
Purpose To evaluate the effect of intravitreal anti–vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) injections on submacular hemorrhage secondary to polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy. Design Retrospective, interventional case series. Methods Twenty-seven eyes from…
Purpose To compare interferon (IFN) beta with methotrexate (MTX) in the treatment of intermediate uveitis with macular edema. Design Monocentric, prospective, randomized, controlled clinical trial. Methods setting : Specialized uveitis…
Purpose To compare visual acuity and spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SDOCT) outcomes associated with intravitreal (IV) bevacizumab vs IV ranibizumab for the management of diabetic macular edema (DME). Design Prospective…
Purpose To describe a cohort of patients with Stargardt disease who show a foveal-sparing phenotype. Design Retrospective case series. Methods The foveal-sparing phenotype was defined as foveal preservation on autofluorescence…
Purpose To evaluate the risk, risk factors, and visual impact of choroidal neovascularization (CNV) in uveitis cases. Design Retrospective cohort study. Methods Standardized medical record review at 5 tertiary centers….
Purpose To compare the keratometric (K) readings from the Pentacam-HR (High Resolution) unit with the automated K values from the IOLMaster keratometer (K IOLM ), and to evaluate them in…
Purpose To evaluate the differential sensitivity of choroidal endothelial, retinal pigment epithelial, and retinal ganglion cells to escalating doses of proton beam radiation and to establish a safe dose range…
Purpose To compare visual acuity outcomes and adverse events in patients with retained lens fragments who underwent same-day versus later pars plana vitrectomy (PPV). Design Retrospective, interventional case series. Methods…
Purpose To report the outcomes of choroidal nevi monitoring and to compare the detection of ultrasonographic hollowness, a risk factor of malignant transformation, from a B-scan with results from an…
