Purpose To investigate bleb morphologic features and postoperative outcomes after Ex-PRESS drainage device (Alcon Laboratories) implantation versus trabeculectomy. Design Retrospective, consecutive case-control series. Methods Information was collected from the charts…
Purpose To evaluate changes in corneal endothelial cell counts after pterygium surgery with application of mitomycin C (MMC) either on the perilimbal sclera or in the subconjunctival space. Design Prospective,…
The famous expedition to explore the new Louisiana Purchase in America, led by Captain Meriwether Lewis and Lieutenant William Clark, managed to reach the Columbia River and the Pacific Ocean…
Purpose To report the rate of recanalization and the efficacy of punctal occlusion surgery with a high heat-energy–releasing cautery device in patients with severe dry eye disease and recurrent punctal…
Purpose To evaluate the effectiveness of an orbital tissue expander designed to stimulate orbital bone growth in an anophthalmic socket. Design Retrospective, noncomparative, interventional case series. Methods settings: Institutional. study…
Purpose To evaluate the correlation of retrobulbar volume change, resected orbital fat volume, and proptosis reduction after fatty decompression. Design Cross-sectional and prospective study. Methods Twenty-two patients (44 orbits) with…
Purpose To evaluate the cost effectiveness of deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty (DALK) versus penetrating keratoplasty (PK) in The Netherlands. Design Cost-effectiveness analysis alongside a randomized, multicenter clinical trial. Methods Fifty-three…
Purpose To describe a technique that uses a transcorneal suture for safe delivery and fixation of donor tissue during Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty in patients that are at risk…
Purpose To determine postoperative risk factors that influence long-term corneal graft survival. Design Prospective cohort study. Methods Nine-hundred one consecutive penetrating keratoplasty procedures for optical, therapeutic, or tectonic indications from…
Purpose To evaluate central corneal thickness (CCT) in children with congenital/developmental cataracts before and after cataract removal, to correlate CCT with corneal diameters before cataract surgery in this same group,…
