I offer the following observations regarding the recent study by Cho and associates. Intravitreal bevacizumab for exudative complications of retinal artery macroaneurysm was first reported in 2009. Since then, there…
Purpose To assess the efficacy of intravitreal 0.5 mg ranibizumab for the treatment of center-involving macular edema secondary to branch retinal vein occlusion (BRVO) over 1 year compared with standard-of-care grid…
Purpose To determine etiology, characteristics, and stability of the monofixation syndrome (MFS) in a chart review of 63 consecutive patients in a private practice of pediatric ophthalmology. Design Retrospective, consecutive…
Purpose To investigate the relationship between metamorphopsia and macular morphologic changes after successful repair of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RD). Design Prospective, interventional, consecutive study. Methods The study included 129 eyes…
Purpose To identify which presenting features of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) suggest the presence of multiple retinal breaks and to ascertain relevant patterns in retinal break location. Design Observational single-center…
Purpose To evaluate clinical and anatomic outcomes of surgery for involutional ptosis using standard-length or small incisions in relation to preoperative levator function. Design Retrospective study. Methods Sixty-three patients diagnosed…
Purpose To evaluate the fine cytopathologic features and immunohistochemistry of eyelid sebaceous carcinoma. Design Retrospective clinicopathologic study. Methods Clinical records and microscopic glass slides of 12 patients diagnosed with sebaceous…
Purpose To assess 3-year incidence and associated factors of posterior capsule opacification (PCO) after phacoemulsification surgery. Design Cohort study. Methods A total of 1934 consecutive patients aged ≥64 years undergoing…
Purpose To describe the posterior capsule rupture rates and visual outcomes after phacoemulsification, analyze risk factors for poor vision, and compare results of faculty (F) and residents (R). Design Retrospective…
Purpose To compare mortality risk between cataract surgical patients with corrected and persistent visual impairment. Design Cohort study. Methods A total of 1864 consecutive patients, aged ≥64 years, undergoing phacoemulsification…
