OPHTHALMOLOGY
Outcomes of Repeat Descemetopexy in Post-Cataract Surgery Descemet Membrane Detachment
With great interest I read the article by Jain and associates on the outcomes of repeated descemetopexy in post-cataract surgery Descemet membrane detachment. Persistent Descemet membrane detachment after intraocular surgery…
Teaching Ophthalmoscopy to Medical Students (the TOTeMS Study)
We would like to congratulate the team of Kelly and associates on a brilliant study, and we agree with the idea that efforts need to be focused on teaching direct…
Teaching ophthalmoscopy to medical students (the TOTeMS study)
Related to the article Teaching ophthalmoscopy to medical students (the TOTeMS study) by Dr. Biousse and her colleagues, we wish to share our experience in teaching direct ophthalmoscopy. Typically, students…
Relationship Between Preferred Sleeping Position and Asymmetric Visual-Field Loss in Open-Angle Glaucoma Patients
The authors Kim and associates have found that among subjects who prefer the lateral decubitus position during sleep, the eye in the dependent lateral decubitus position had worse field loss…
Clinical Results of Ab Interno Trabeculotomy Using the Trabectome for Open-Angle Glaucoma: The Mayo Clinic Series in Rochester, Minnesota
In their otherwise well-written article, Ahuja and associates’ conclusions are inconsistent with their data. They report outcomes at 3 months or more using 4 definitions of success from 88 cases of…