Ophthalmic Manifestations of Stevens-Johnson Syndrome and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis and Relation to SCORTEN

Jan 17, 2017 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Ophthalmic Manifestations of Stevens-Johnson Syndrome and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis and Relation to SCORTEN

Purpose To evaluate the severity of ocular involvement of patients with Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS), toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN), and SJS/TEN overlap, and to investigate the relationship of the SCORTEN (a…

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Host and Graft Thickness after Descemet Stripping Endothelial Keratoplasty for Fuchs Endothelial Dystrophy

Jan 17, 2017 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Host and Graft Thickness after Descemet Stripping Endothelial Keratoplasty for Fuchs Endothelial Dystrophy

Purpose To determine relationships between vision, forward scatter, and total corneal and graft thicknesses after Descemet stripping endothelial keratoplasty (DSEK). Design Prospective, cohort study. Methods Forty-four eyes with Fuchs endothelial…

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Genetic Epidemiology: Successes and Challenges of Genome-Wide Association Studies Using the Example of Age-Related Macular Degeneration

Jan 17, 2017 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Genetic Epidemiology: Successes and Challenges of Genome-Wide Association Studies Using the Example of Age-Related Macular Degeneration

With increasing evidence of importance of genetic factors and gene-environment interactions in the etiology of common eye-related disorders, identification of genetic variation associated with a disease risk may help provide…

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