An Early Example of Expedited Publication
Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), originally called retrolental fibroplasia, was first described in 1942 and within a decade became the primary cause of pediatric blindness. By the early 1950s, it was…
Neoplastic Masquerade Syndromes in Patients With Uveitis
Purpose To identify the demographic and clinical characteristics, along with the frequency, of neoplastic masquerade syndromes in a tertiary uveitis clinic. Design A retrospective observational cohort. Methods Demographic and clinical…
A Multivariate Analysis and Statistical Model for Predicting Visual Acuity and Keratometry One Year After Cross-linking for Keratoconus
Purpose To investigate putative prognostic factors for predicting visual acuity and keratometry 1 year following corneal cross-linking (CXL) for treating keratoconus. Design Prospective cohort study. Methods This study included all…
Management Paradigms for Diabetic Macular Edema
Purpose To provide evidence-based recommendations for diabetic macular edema (DME) management based on updated information from publications on DME treatment modalities. Design Perspective. Methods A literature search for “diabetic macular…
Reporting Visual Acuities
The AJO encourages authors to report the visual acuity in the manuscript using the same nomenclature that was used in gathering the data provided they were recorded in one of…
Conjunctival Flora Antibiotic Resistance Patterns After Serial Intravitreal Injections Without Postinjection Topical Antibiotics
Purpose To report conjunctival bacterial flora antibiotic resistance patterns after serial intravitreal injections performed using a povidone-iodine preparation without the use of preinjection or postinjection topical antibiotics. Design Prospective, interventional…
Povidone-Iodine for Endophthalmitis Prophylaxis
Endophthalmitis is an uncommon postprocedure complication with a reported incidence of 0.028% after cataract surgery, 0.011% after pars plana vitrectomy, and 0.108% after penetrating keratoplasty. The reported rate of endophthalmitis…
