Optic Disc Planimetry, Corneal Hysteresis, Central Corneal Thickness, and Intraocular Pressure as Risk Factors for Glaucoma

Jan 8, 2017 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Optic Disc Planimetry, Corneal Hysteresis, Central Corneal Thickness, and Intraocular Pressure as Risk Factors for Glaucoma

Purpose To determine whether corneal hysteresis and central corneal thickness are independent risk factors for glaucoma. Design A cross-sectional population-based cohort study. Methods Associations were tested between corneal hysteresis, measured…

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Spinoza as an Optician

Jan 8, 2017 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Spinoza as an Optician

Baruch Spinoza (1632-1677), famous as a philosopher and pillar of the rational Enlightenment, for many years actually earned his living as a maker of telescopic lenses. He was knowledgeable about…

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Hemorrhagic Retinal Infarction Due to Inadvertent Overdose of Cefuroxime in Cases of Complicated Cataract Surgery: Retrospective Case Series

Jan 8, 2017 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Hemorrhagic Retinal Infarction Due to Inadvertent Overdose of Cefuroxime in Cases of Complicated Cataract Surgery: Retrospective Case Series

Purpose To present 4 patients that developed hemorrhagic retinal infarction attributable to inadvertent overdose of cefuroxime after cataract surgery. Design Case series. Subjects and Methods Surgery in 4 patients was…

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Randomized, Prospective, Comparative Trial of EX-PRESS Glaucoma Filtration Device versus Trabeculectomy (XVT Study)

Jan 8, 2017 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Randomized, Prospective, Comparative Trial of EX-PRESS Glaucoma Filtration Device versus Trabeculectomy (XVT Study)

Purpose To compare the clinical outcomes of the EX-PRESS glaucoma filtration device placed under a partial-thickness scleral flap with trabeculectomy. Design Randomized, prospective, multicenter trial. Methods A total of 120…

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Impact of Crystalline Lens Opacification on Effective Phacoemulsification Time in Femtosecond Laser-Assisted Cataract Surgery

Jan 8, 2017 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Impact of Crystalline Lens Opacification on Effective Phacoemulsification Time in Femtosecond Laser-Assisted Cataract Surgery

Purpose To compare effective phacoemulsification time in cataract surgery performed by manual phacoemulsification vs femtosecond laser-assisted lens fragmentation. Design Retrospective, consecutive, nonrandomized, comparative case series. Methods The setting was the…

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