Reduction of Anterior Chamber Contamination Rate After Cataract Surgery by Intraoperative Surface Irrigation With 0.25% Povidone-Iodine
Editor: We read with great interest the article “Reduction of anterior chamber contamination rate after cataract surgery by intraoperative surface irrigation with 0.25% povidone-iodine,” by Shimada and associates. We congratulate…
Natural Course of Adult-Onset Foveomacular Vitelliform Dystrophy: A Spectral-Domain Optical Coherence Tomography Analysis
Purpose To describe the natural course of adult-onset foveomacular vitelliform dystrophy using spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT). Design Retrospective study. Methods We reviewed the charts of all consecutive patients with…
Fusional Convergence in Childhood Intermittent Exotropia
Purpose To evaluate fusional convergence and associations with control in children with intermittent exotropia (XT). Design Retrospective case series. Methods Sixty-four children (median age 7 years) with intermittent XT were…
Levels of VEGF but not VEGF 165bare Increased in the Vitreous of Patients With Retinal Vein Occlusion
Purpose To determine the concentration of the pro-angiogenic vascular endothelial growth factor VEGF 165 (VEGF) and the anti-angiogenic VEGF 165b in vitreous samples of patients with branch retinal vein occlusion…
Foveal Microstructure on Spectral-Domain Optical Coherence Tomographic Images and Visual Function After Macular Hole Surgery
Purpose To determine the correlation between the recovery of foveal microstructure and the visual acuity or the foveal sensitivity after idiopathic macular hole (MH) closure. Design Prospective, consecutive, observational case…
Comparison of Pars Plana Vitrectomy With and Without Scleral Buckle for the Repair of Primary Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment
Purpose To compare pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) with combined PPV and scleral buckle (SB) for the repair of noncomplex primary rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD). Design Retrospective, nonrandomized, interventional case series….
Racial Differences in Age-Related Macular Degeneration Rates in the United States: A Longitudinal Analysis of a Managed Care Network
Purpose To compare the incidence, prevalence, and hazard of nonexudative and exudative age-related macular degeneration (AMD) among different races throughout the United States. Design Retrospective longitudinal cohort study. Methods Billing…
Ocular Complications After Anti–Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Therapy in Medicare Patients With Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Purpose To determine longitudinal rates of ocular complications after anti–vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) treatment for neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in a nationally representative longitudinal sample. Design Retrospective, longitudinal…
Long-term Development of Significant Visual Field Defects in Highly Myopic Eyes
Purpose To identify the characteristics that are associated significantly with visual field (VF) defects in highly myopic eyes. Design Retrospective, observational series. Methods The medical records of 492 eyes of…
