Importance of Birth Weight as a Risk Factor for Severe Retinopathy of Prematurity When Gestational Age Is 30 or More Weeks

Jan 8, 2017 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Importance of Birth Weight as a Risk Factor for Severe Retinopathy of Prematurity When Gestational Age Is 30 or More Weeks

Purpose To determine whether birth weight less than 1500 g is a relevant guideline indicating the need for examination for retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) when gestational age at birth is 30…

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Comparison of Long-term Surgical Outcomes of 2-muscle Surgery in Children With Large-angle Exotropia: Bilateral vs Unilateral

Jan 8, 2017 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Comparison of Long-term Surgical Outcomes of 2-muscle Surgery in Children With Large-angle Exotropia: Bilateral vs Unilateral

Purpose To evaluate the long-term results of 2-muscle surgery in children with primary large-angle exotropia, comparing 10 mm bilateral lateral rectus recession (BLR) with unilateral lateral rectus recession-medial rectus resection (recess/resect)….

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Management of Thick Submacular Hemorrhage With Subretinal Tissue Plasminogen Activator and Pneumatic Displacement for Age-Related Macular Degeneration

Jan 8, 2017 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Management of Thick Submacular Hemorrhage With Subretinal Tissue Plasminogen Activator and Pneumatic Displacement for Age-Related Macular Degeneration

Purpose To evaluate the outcome of pars plana vitrectomy, subretinal tissue plasminogen activator (t-PA) infusion and intraocular gas tamponade with and without postsurgical antivascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) injection for…

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Humphry Davy and the Missed Opportunity

Jan 8, 2017 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Humphry Davy and the Missed Opportunity

It is an abiding mystery why the famous British chemist Humphry Davy (1778–1829), who experimented widely with nitrous oxide (”laughing gas”) in 1800 and was well aware of its ability…

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Relationship between Severity of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome and Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Thickness

Jan 8, 2017 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Relationship between Severity of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome and Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Thickness

Purpose To determine whether there is a significant correlation among the peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness, foveal thickness, total macular volume, and severity of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome….

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Long-term Outcomes of Resident- Versus Attending-Performed Primary Trabeculectomy With Mitomycin C in a United States Residency Program

Jan 8, 2017 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Long-term Outcomes of Resident- Versus Attending-Performed Primary Trabeculectomy With Mitomycin C in a United States Residency Program

Purpose To evaluate long-term outcomes of primary trabeculectomy with mitomycin C performed by ophthalmology residents. Design Cohort study and case-matched comparison. Methods setting : Residency program. population/intervention : A cohort…

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Wavefront-Guided Versus Wavefront-Optimized Laser in situ Keratomileusis for Patients With Myopia: A Prospective Randomized Contralateral Eye Study

Jan 8, 2017 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Wavefront-Guided Versus Wavefront-Optimized Laser in situ Keratomileusis for Patients With Myopia: A Prospective Randomized Contralateral Eye Study

Purpose To compare the clinical outcomes of wavefront-guided and wavefront-optimized laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK). Design Prospective, randomized, fellow-eye–controlled study. Methods The setting was a single academic institution. The study population…

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Comparison of a Donor Insertion Device to Sheets Glide in Descemet Stripping Endothelial Keratoplasty: 3-Year Outcomes

Jan 8, 2017 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Comparison of a Donor Insertion Device to Sheets Glide in Descemet Stripping Endothelial Keratoplasty: 3-Year Outcomes

Purpose To compare 3-year endothelial cell loss and graft survival following Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty (DSAEK) using the EndoGlide (AngioTech, Reading, Pennsylvania, USA/Network Medical Products, North Yorkshire, UK) donor…

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