OPHTHALMOLOGY

Eight-Year Follow-up of Posterior Chamber Phakic Intraocular Lens Implantation for Moderate to High Myopia

Jan 8, 2017 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Eight-Year Follow-up of Posterior Chamber Phakic Intraocular Lens Implantation for Moderate to High Myopia

Purpose To assess the long-term clinical outcomes of Implantable Collamer Lens (Visian ICL; STAAR Surgical) implantation for moderate to high myopia. Design Retrospective observational case series. Methods This study evaluated…

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An Early Example of Expedited Publication

Jan 8, 2017 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on An Early Example of Expedited Publication

Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), originally called retrolental fibroplasia, was first described in 1942 and within a decade became the primary cause of pediatric blindness. By the early 1950s, it was…

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A Multivariate Analysis and Statistical Model for Predicting Visual Acuity and Keratometry One Year After Cross-linking for Keratoconus

Jan 8, 2017 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on A Multivariate Analysis and Statistical Model for Predicting Visual Acuity and Keratometry One Year After Cross-linking for Keratoconus

Purpose To investigate putative prognostic factors for predicting visual acuity and keratometry 1 year following corneal cross-linking (CXL) for treating keratoconus. Design Prospective cohort study. Methods This study included all…

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Management Paradigms for Diabetic Macular Edema

Jan 8, 2017 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Management Paradigms for Diabetic Macular Edema

Purpose To provide evidence-based recommendations for diabetic macular edema (DME) management based on updated information from publications on DME treatment modalities. Design Perspective. Methods A literature search for “diabetic macular…

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Reporting Visual Acuities

Jan 8, 2017 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Reporting Visual Acuities

The AJO encourages authors to report the visual acuity in the manuscript using the same nomenclature that was used in gathering the data provided they were recorded in one of…

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Conjunctival Flora Antibiotic Resistance Patterns After Serial Intravitreal Injections Without Postinjection Topical Antibiotics

Jan 8, 2017 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Conjunctival Flora Antibiotic Resistance Patterns After Serial Intravitreal Injections Without Postinjection Topical Antibiotics

Purpose To report conjunctival bacterial flora antibiotic resistance patterns after serial intravitreal injections performed using a povidone-iodine preparation without the use of preinjection or postinjection topical antibiotics. Design Prospective, interventional…

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Povidone-Iodine for Endophthalmitis Prophylaxis

Jan 8, 2017 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Povidone-Iodine for Endophthalmitis Prophylaxis

Endophthalmitis is an uncommon postprocedure complication with a reported incidence of 0.028% after cataract surgery, 0.011% after pars plana vitrectomy, and 0.108% after penetrating keratoplasty. The reported rate of endophthalmitis…

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The Sensitivity of the Bielschowsky Head-Tilt Test in Diagnosing Acquired Bilateral Superior Oblique Paresis

Jan 8, 2017 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on The Sensitivity of the Bielschowsky Head-Tilt Test in Diagnosing Acquired Bilateral Superior Oblique Paresis

Purpose To determine the sensitivity of the Bielschowsky head-tilt test and other commonly used criteria in identifying patients with true bilateral superior oblique paresis. Design A retrospective chart review was…

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