OPHTHALMOLOGY

Overview of the Repeatability, Reproducibility, and Agreement of the Biometry Values Provided by Various Ophthalmic Devices

Jan 8, 2017 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Overview of the Repeatability, Reproducibility, and Agreement of the Biometry Values Provided by Various Ophthalmic Devices

Purpose To present an overview of the measurement errors for various biometric devices, as well as a meta-analysis of the agreement between biometric devices using the Pentacam, Orbscan, and IOL…

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Footnotes, Acknowledgments, and Authorship: Toward Greater Responsibility, Accountability, and Transparency

Jan 8, 2017 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Footnotes, Acknowledgments, and Authorship: Toward Greater Responsibility, Accountability, and Transparency

Similar to the footnotes in an organization’s financial statement or annual report, a journal article’s acknowledgment section is often overlooked but an important source of information. The International Committee of…

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Evaluation of Corneal Stromal Demarcation Line Depth Following Standard and a Modified-Accelerated Collagen Cross-linking Protocol

Jan 7, 2017 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Evaluation of Corneal Stromal Demarcation Line Depth Following Standard and a Modified-Accelerated Collagen Cross-linking Protocol

Kymionis and associates published recently their results on high-fluence cross-linking (CXL) for progressive keratoconus. They have analyzed the corneal stromal demarcation line depth after CXL with 9 mW/cm 2 of…

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We appreciate the correspondence and feedback from Badakere and associates, who raise several important issues about this study. In terms of race, the ethnic background of each patient was recorded…

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We would like to express our appreciation for Zygoura and associates’ letter. It is encouraging to note that the authors actually agree with all of our caveats (detailed in the…

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We appreciate the comments from Jia and associates regarding our statement on the diagnostic value of anterior and posterior corneal elevation relative to each other. We must emphasize that our…

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Visual Outcomes in Pediatric Optic Neuritis

Jan 7, 2017 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Visual Outcomes in Pediatric Optic Neuritis

We read with great interest the article entitled “Visual Outcomes in Pediatric Optic Neuritis” by Wan and associates, which describes visual outcomes and potential risk factors for poor visual recovery after…

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Pentacam Scheimpflug Tomography Findings in Topographically Normal Patients and Subclinical Keratoconus Cases

Jan 7, 2017 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Pentacam Scheimpflug Tomography Findings in Topographically Normal Patients and Subclinical Keratoconus Cases

We read with interest the article by Ruiseñor Vázquez and associates, which reported that detectable back corneal surface abnormalities do not necessarily arise before anterior changes. However, there is another…

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