Sirolimus and Mycophenolate as Combination Prophylaxis in Corneal Transplant Recipients at High Rejection Risk

Jan 17, 2017 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Sirolimus and Mycophenolate as Combination Prophylaxis in Corneal Transplant Recipients at High Rejection Risk

Purpose To examine efficacy and safety of dual sirolimus and mycophenolate mofetil systemic immunosuppression as allograft rejection prophylaxis after penetrating keratoplasty in patients at high rejection risk. Design Prospective, interventional…

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Nanomedicine in Ophthalmology: The New Frontier

Jan 17, 2017 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Nanomedicine in Ophthalmology: The New Frontier

Purpose To review the fields of nanotechnology and nanomedicine as they relate to the development of treatments for vision-threatening disorders. Design Perspective following literature review. Methods Analysis of relevant publications…

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Comparison of Corneal Biomechanical Properties Between Healthy Blacks and Whites Using the Ocular Response Analyzer

Jan 17, 2017 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Comparison of Corneal Biomechanical Properties Between Healthy Blacks and Whites Using the Ocular Response Analyzer

Purpose To analyze and compare corneal biomechanical properties in healthy black and white subjects using the Ocular Response Analyzer (ORA) and to evaluate their relationship with other ocular parameters. Design…

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Variety, Variability and Veracity: Macular Thickness and Reproducibility Among Optical Coherence Tomography Systems

Jan 17, 2017 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Variety, Variability and Veracity: Macular Thickness and Reproducibility Among Optical Coherence Tomography Systems

Spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD OCT) has had a profound impact on clinical and experimental ophthalmology, but also presented practicing eye specialists with the important and expensive decision of whether…

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Defining Authorship for Group Studies

Jan 17, 2017 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Defining Authorship for Group Studies

We have entered an age that requires transparency in our professional activities. Editors, who share responsibility for the integrity of the medical literature, seek transparency in submitted manuscripts by requiring…

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