Purpose To dynamically evaluate contact lens movement and ocular surface shape using ultrahigh-resolution and ultralong-scan-depth optical coherence tomography (OCT). Design Clinical research study of a laboratory technique. Methods Four different…
Purpose To report glaucoma outcomes after Boston type 1 keratoprosthesis (KPro) surgery, in particular, glaucoma prevalence, progression, and treatment. Design Consecutive, retrospective, interventional case series. Methods setting: Tertiary care institution….
Purpose To evaluate the early effect of standard and transepithelial collagen cross-linking on human corneal nerves in donor eyes by ex vivo confocal microscopy and acetylcholinesterase staining. Design Experimental laboratory…
Purpose To describe the clinical and microscopic features of pigmented basal cell carcinomas (pBCC) of the eyelid. Design Retrospective observational case series collected at one institution. Methods An analysis of…
Purpose To present the proportion of patients with periocular basal cell carcinoma (BCC) who underwent orbital exenteration and to evaluate the significance of the following risk factors: initial tumor site,…
Purpose To investigate the bacterial infection of silicone tubes removed from patients who underwent dacryocystorhinostomy (DCR) and assess the correlation between the culture results and postoperative clinical features. Design Retrospective…
Purpose To characterize the microscopic anatomy of the lacrimal punctum and canaliculi in relation to the tarsal plate, muscle of Riolan, and Horner muscle; and to report a novel technique…
Purpose To investigate whether the statin class of drugs reduces the risk of cataract extraction. Design Case-control study. Method setting: Kaiser Permanente Southern California, which provides prepaid healthcare for 3.2…
Purpose To evaluate time trends in the incidence and causes of new cases of blindness in Israel between 1999 and 2008. Design Descriptive, retrospective population-based study. Methods During the decade…
Purpose To report incidence rates of legal blindness from age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and other causes in Denmark from years 2000 to 2010 in the age group at risk of…
