Purpose To report on the 15-year incidence of primary angle closure disease (PACD) among participants aged ≥40 years in rural southern India Design Population-based longitudinal incidence rate study Methods Setting:…
Purpose To examine whether glaucomatous central visual field abnormalities can be more effectively detected using a qualitative, expert evaluation of the 10-2 test compared with the topographically corresponding central 12…
Purpose : To assess the incidence of unplanned return to the operating room (ROR) at ≤45 days or ≥46 days after primary retinal detachment (RD) surgery and correlate ROR with…
Purpose To compare spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SDOCT) measured circumpapillary retinal nerve fiber layer (cpRNFL) among 4 glaucomatous optic disc phenotypes in early glaucoma. Design Clinical cohort study Methods In…
Purpose To compare the benefit of femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery (FLACS) versus phacoemulsification (PE) and 2 fragmentation patterns in managing dense cataracts. Design Randomized controlled trial. Methods Patients with nuclear…
“Cataract is an easily treatable condition, but, unfortunately, it is the most common cause of blindness in the world because of decreased availability of healthcare. In developed countries, the three…
2 Retinal Vascular Diseases NONPROLIFERATIVE DIABETIC RETINOPATHY Sasha Hubschman, MD and Jayanth Sridhar, MD Hyperglycemia results in endothelial damage in retinal capillaries, leading to vascular remodeling, leakage, and occlusion. Twenty-three…
10 Retinal and Choroidal Tumors CHOROIDAL NEVUS Prashant Yadav, MD, FRCS, FACS and Carol L. Shields, MD Occurs in 5% to 7% of Caucasian adults; less common in non-Caucasians Rare…
1 Macular Diseases NON-EXUDATIVE (DRY) AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION Jordan D. Deaner, MD and Allen C. Ho, MD, FACS Constitutes 85% to 90% of age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Drusen are the…
6 Pediatric Retinal Diseases RETINOPATHY OF PREMATURITY Turner D. Wibbelsman, BS and James F. Vander, MD Leading cause of subsequent blindness and visual impairment in low birth weight and premature…
