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…
OPHTHALMOLOGY
Pseudocystic Foveal Cavitation in Tamoxifen Retinopathy
Purpose To present 3 cases of tamoxifen-induced foveal cavitation and review previous prospective and cross-sectional studies. Design Observational case series. Methods Retrospective analysis of patients presenting to a single institution…
Proton Beam Therapy of Parapapillary Choroidal Melanoma
Purpose To analyze the functional outcome with regard to the development of visual acuity and radiation-induced optic neuropathy of patients with parapapillary choroidal melanoma treated with proton beam therapy. Design…
Retinal Microstructural Changes in Eyes With Resolved Branch Retinal Vein Occlusion: An Adaptive Optics Scanning Laser Ophthalmoscopy Study
Purpose To assess macular photoreceptor abnormalities in eyes with resolved branch retinal vein occlusion (BRVO) using adaptive optics scanning laser ophthalmoscopy (AO-SLO). Design Prospective observational cross-sectional case series. Methods After…
Surgical Treatment of Severe Congenital Ptosis in Patients Younger Than Two Years of Age Using Preserved Fascia Lata
Purpose To investigate the clinical outcome of a frontalis sling using preserved fascia lata in the treatment of vision-obscuring congenital ptosis in patients less than 2 years of age. Design…
Importance of Birth Weight as a Risk Factor for Severe Retinopathy of Prematurity When Gestational Age Is 30 or More Weeks
Purpose To determine whether birth weight less than 1500 g is a relevant guideline indicating the need for examination for retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) when gestational age at birth is 30…
Comparison of Long-term Surgical Outcomes of 2-muscle Surgery in Children With Large-angle Exotropia: Bilateral vs Unilateral
Purpose To evaluate the long-term results of 2-muscle surgery in children with primary large-angle exotropia, comparing 10 mm bilateral lateral rectus recession (BLR) with unilateral lateral rectus recession-medial rectus resection (recess/resect)….
Management of Thick Submacular Hemorrhage With Subretinal Tissue Plasminogen Activator and Pneumatic Displacement for Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Purpose To evaluate the outcome of pars plana vitrectomy, subretinal tissue plasminogen activator (t-PA) infusion and intraocular gas tamponade with and without postsurgical antivascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) injection for…
Humphry Davy and the Missed Opportunity
It is an abiding mystery why the famous British chemist Humphry Davy (1778–1829), who experimented widely with nitrous oxide (”laughing gas”) in 1800 and was well aware of its ability…
Successful Treatment of Diplopia With Prism Improves Health-Related Quality of Life
Purpose To report change in strabismus-specific health-related quality of life (HRQOL) following treatment with prism. Design Retrospective cross-sectional study. Methods Thirty-four patients with diplopia (median age 63, range 14-84 years)…
