Purpose To determine the antibacterial susceptibility profile of bacterial pathogens from ocular infections against relevant aminoglycoside, β-lactam, cephalosporin, chloramphenicol, fluoroquinolone, glycopeptide, lincosamide, and macrolide antibacterial agents. Design Laboratory investigation. Methods…
Purpose To compare the quality of vision (straylight and contrast sensitivity) after femtosecond laser-assisted Descemet stripping endothelial keratoplasty (FS DSEK) and penetrating keratoplasty (PK). Design Prospective, randomized clinical trial. Methods…
Purpose To describe various endothelial migration healing patterns after Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK), and to determine the contribution of the donor and host endothelium in the clearance of a…
Purpose To investigate the hypothesis that adult corneal endothelial cells can migrate after Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK). Design Prospective observational study. Methods Five patients with Fuchs endothelial dystrophy were…
Purpose To report the corneal thinning during and after corneal cross-linking (CXL). Design Prospective, nonrandomized, single-center observational study. Methods Thirty patients (30 eyes; 9 female, 21 male; age, 38 ±…
Purpose To evaluate the feasibility of split cornea transplantation for 2 recipients by combining deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty (DALK) and Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK). Design Interventional case series. Methods…
Purpose To bring together information concerning the epidemiology and the economic and individual burdens of glaucoma. Design Interpretive essay. Methods Review and synthesis of selected literature published from 1991 through…
Purpose To provide a perspective on the impact of the Comparison of Age-related Macular Degeneration Treatments Trial (CATT) on future clinical practices. Design Interpretation of trial outcomes relative to clinical…
