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…

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…

We read with interest the paper by Jeon and associates dealing with the refractive stability of toric intraocular lenses (IOLs). We were surprised to see that IOLs with higher cylinder…

Mayer WJ, Mayer WJ, Klaproth OK, Hengerer FH, Kohnen T. Impact of Crystalline Lens Opacification on Effective Phacoemulsification Time in Femtosecond Laser-Assisted Cataract Surgery. Am J Ophthalmol 2014;157(2):426–432. In the…

We read with great interest the original article by Chaurasia and his colleague regarding corneal changes in xeroderma pigmentosum, a clinicopathologic report. They have postulated that endothelial cells can be…

We appreciate Savini and associates’ interest in our study. They raised several issues about the calculation of the goal diopter, statistics, and vector analysis. As for the statistical analysis, we…

Purpose To compare the effects of oblique astigmatism on refractive amblyopia in children aged 3-7 years with those having orthogonal astigmatism. Design A retrospective review of medical records. Methods The…

We appreciate and thank Dr. Kosker for his interest in our article and for sharing his clinical observations. Kosker’s report of a case of xeroderma pigmentosum with prolonged corneal edema…

We appreciate the opportunity to respond to a recent editorial in the Journal by TearLab’s Chief Medical Officer, Chief Scientific Officer, and others who have financial involvement with the company criticizing…