Comparison of Contrast Sensitivity and Through Focus in Small-Aperture Inlay, Accommodating Intraocular Lens, or Multifocal Intraocular Lens Subjects

Jan 7, 2017 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Comparison of Contrast Sensitivity and Through Focus in Small-Aperture Inlay, Accommodating Intraocular Lens, or Multifocal Intraocular Lens Subjects

Purpose To compare monocular and binocular mesopic contrast sensitivity and through focus following monocular implantation with KAMRA small-aperture inlay (AcuFocus, Irvine, California, USA) vs binocular implantation with an accommodating or…

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Corneal Cross-linking as an Adjuvant Therapy in the Management of Recalcitrant Deep Stromal Fungal Keratitis: A Randomized Trial

Jan 7, 2017 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Corneal Cross-linking as an Adjuvant Therapy in the Management of Recalcitrant Deep Stromal Fungal Keratitis: A Randomized Trial

Purpose To assess the efficacy of corneal cross-linking (CXL) as an adjuvant to appropriate antifungal therapy in nonresolving deep stromal fungal keratitis. Design Randomized clinical trial. Methods Eyes with culture-positive…

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Changes in Keratocyte Density and Visual Function Five Years After Laser In Situ Keratomileusis: Femtosecond Laser Versus Mechanical Microkeratome

Jan 7, 2017 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Changes in Keratocyte Density and Visual Function Five Years After Laser In Situ Keratomileusis: Femtosecond Laser Versus Mechanical Microkeratome

Purpose To determine the effects of keratocyte loss on optical properties and vision after laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) with the flap created with a femtosecond laser or a mechanical microkeratome….

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Tear Osmolarity and Ocular Surface Parameters as Diagnostic Markers of Ocular Graft-Versus-Host Disease

Jan 7, 2017 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Tear Osmolarity and Ocular Surface Parameters as Diagnostic Markers of Ocular Graft-Versus-Host Disease

Purpose To evaluate the diagnostic value of tear osmolarity and several ocular surface parameters in screening for ocular surface alterations in ocular graft-vs-host disease (GVHD) patients. Design Case-control study. Methods…

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Not 48 Chromosomes, Only 46

Jan 7, 2017 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Not 48 Chromosomes, Only 46

Six decades ago, as the implications of the double helix were being pondered over, another basic discovery in medical genetics was quietly made. Since the 1920s, the standard chromosome count…

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Quantitative Trait Locus Analysis of SIX1-SIX6With Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Thickness in Individuals of European Descent

Jan 7, 2017 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Quantitative Trait Locus Analysis of SIX1-SIX6With Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Thickness in Individuals of European Descent

Purpose To perform a quantitative trait locus (QTL) analysis and evaluate whether a locus between SIX1 and SIX6 is associated with retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness in individuals of…

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Frequency Doubling Technology Perimetry and Changes in Quality of Life of Glaucoma Patients: A Longitudinal Study

Jan 7, 2017 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Frequency Doubling Technology Perimetry and Changes in Quality of Life of Glaucoma Patients: A Longitudinal Study

Purpose To evaluate the relationship between rates of change on frequency doubling technology (FDT) perimetry and longitudinal changes in quality of life (QoL) of glaucoma patients. Design Prospective observational cohort…

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