OPHTHALMOLOGY

Current Protocols of Corneal Collagen Cross-Linking: Visual, Refractive, and Tomographic Outcomes

Jan 7, 2017 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Current Protocols of Corneal Collagen Cross-Linking: Visual, Refractive, and Tomographic Outcomes

Purpose To study the effect of different protocols of collagen cross-linking on visual, refractive, and tomographic parameters in patients with progressive keratoconus. Design Prospective randomized interventional study. Methods In this…

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Ganglion Cell–Inner Plexiform Layer Thickness in Retinal Diseases: Repeatability Study of Spectral-Domain Optical Coherence Tomography

Jan 7, 2017 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Ganglion Cell–Inner Plexiform Layer Thickness in Retinal Diseases: Repeatability Study of Spectral-Domain Optical Coherence Tomography

Purpose To analyze the repeatability of measuring the thickness of the ganglion cell–inner plexiform layer using spectral-domain optical coherence tomography by auto-segmentation in various retinal diseases. Design Test-retest reliability analysis….

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Vector Analysis of Corneal Astigmatism After Combined Femtosecond-Assisted Phacoemulsification and Arcuate Keratotomy

Jan 7, 2017 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Vector Analysis of Corneal Astigmatism After Combined Femtosecond-Assisted Phacoemulsification and Arcuate Keratotomy

Purpose To evaluate the outcomes of femtosecond-assisted arcuate keratotomy combined with cataract surgery in eyes with low to moderate corneal astigmatism. Design Retrospective, interventional case series. Methods This study included…

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Polyquaternium-1–Preserved Travoprost 0.003% or Benzalkonium Chloride–Preserved Travoprost 0.004% for Glaucoma and Ocular Hypertension

Jan 7, 2017 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Polyquaternium-1–Preserved Travoprost 0.003% or Benzalkonium Chloride–Preserved Travoprost 0.004% for Glaucoma and Ocular Hypertension

Purpose To demonstrate equivalence of polyquaternium-1–preserved travoprost 0.003% with benzalkonium chloride–preserved travoprost 0.004% in patients with open-angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension. Design Double-masked, randomized, 2-treatment, equivalence clinical trial. Methods setting…

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Subsequent Receipt of Interventions for Glaucoma Among a Nationwide Sample of Patients Who Underwent Laser Peripheral Iridotomy

Jan 7, 2017 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Subsequent Receipt of Interventions for Glaucoma Among a Nationwide Sample of Patients Who Underwent Laser Peripheral Iridotomy

Purpose To evaluate use of medical, laser, or incisional surgical interventions for glaucoma after laser peripheral iridotomy (LPI). Design Retrospective longitudinal cohort study. Methods All enrollees aged ≥21 years in…

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Punctal Plug Retention Rates for the Treatment of Moderate to Severe Dry Eye: A Randomized, Double-Masked, Controlled Clinical Trial

Jan 7, 2017 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Punctal Plug Retention Rates for the Treatment of Moderate to Severe Dry Eye: A Randomized, Double-Masked, Controlled Clinical Trial

Purpose To compare retention rates of Super Flex (Eagle Vision, Memphis, Tennessee, USA; Softplug-Oasis Medical Inc, Glendora, California, USA) vs Parasol (Odyssey Medical, Memphis, Tennessee, USA; Beaver Visitec International, Waltham,…

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Cushing and Vesalius

Jan 7, 2017 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Cushing and Vesalius

Harvey Cushing’s enthusiasm for medical history arose from his contact with William Osler while he was a resident and young attending in Baltimore. Early in 1914, Cushing remembered that Andreas…

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