Purpose To evaluate efficacy of topical rebamipide for superior limbic keratoconjunctivitis (SLK) in patients with thyroid eye disease. Design Retrospective, observational case series. Methods Thirty-three eyes from 20 thyroid eye…
Purpose To determine if controlled environmental conditions can induce acute exacerbations of signs and symptoms in dry eye and asymptomatic subjects. Design Prospective cross-sectional study. Methods Nineteen patients with dry…
Purpose To screen environmental surfaces of an outpatient ophthalmic clinic for methicillin-susceptible and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA and MRSA); to identify the most commonly contaminated surfaces and to phenotype and…
Purpose To report the clinical settings, antibiotic susceptibilities, and outcomes of endophthalmitis caused by Streptococcus species. Design Retrospective, observational case series. Methods Single-center study evaluating all patients with culture-positive endophthalmitis…
Purpose To investigate whether recurrence rates of ocular toxoplasmosis are higher during pregnancy in women of childbearing age. Design Retrospective longitudinal cohort study. Methods We reviewed medical records of all…
Purpose To compare the effects of trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole vs placebo in reducing the risk of recurrences of Toxoplasma gondii retinochoroiditis. Design Single-center, prospective randomized double-masked clinical trial. Methods A total of…
Purpose To evaluate clinical manifestations of patients with uveitis and scleritis of unknown origin and positive QuantiFERON–TB Gold In-Tube test (quantiferon) in a country not endemic for tuberculosis. Design Multicenter…
Purpose To investigate whether recurrence rates of ocular toxoplasmosis are higher during pregnancy in women of childbearing age. Design Retrospective longitudinal cohort study. Methods We reviewed medical records of all…
In this issue of the Journal , La Distia Nora and associates describe the features of uveitis in their cohort of patients with positive QuantiFERON–TB Gold In-Tube testing (QFT). This…
Some surgeons have embraced immediate sequential bilateral cataract surgery for its rapid visual rehabilitation and practical ease for elderly patients, performing it on request in the absence of contraindications. It…
