Polyquaternium-1–Preserved Travoprost 0.003% or Benzalkonium Chloride–Preserved Travoprost 0.004% for Glaucoma and Ocular Hypertension

Jan 7, 2017 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Polyquaternium-1–Preserved Travoprost 0.003% or Benzalkonium Chloride–Preserved Travoprost 0.004% for Glaucoma and Ocular Hypertension

Purpose To demonstrate equivalence of polyquaternium-1–preserved travoprost 0.003% with benzalkonium chloride–preserved travoprost 0.004% in patients with open-angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension. Design Double-masked, randomized, 2-treatment, equivalence clinical trial. Methods setting…

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Subsequent Receipt of Interventions for Glaucoma Among a Nationwide Sample of Patients Who Underwent Laser Peripheral Iridotomy

Jan 7, 2017 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Subsequent Receipt of Interventions for Glaucoma Among a Nationwide Sample of Patients Who Underwent Laser Peripheral Iridotomy

Purpose To evaluate use of medical, laser, or incisional surgical interventions for glaucoma after laser peripheral iridotomy (LPI). Design Retrospective longitudinal cohort study. Methods All enrollees aged ≥21 years in…

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Punctal Plug Retention Rates for the Treatment of Moderate to Severe Dry Eye: A Randomized, Double-Masked, Controlled Clinical Trial

Jan 7, 2017 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Punctal Plug Retention Rates for the Treatment of Moderate to Severe Dry Eye: A Randomized, Double-Masked, Controlled Clinical Trial

Purpose To compare retention rates of Super Flex (Eagle Vision, Memphis, Tennessee, USA; Softplug-Oasis Medical Inc, Glendora, California, USA) vs Parasol (Odyssey Medical, Memphis, Tennessee, USA; Beaver Visitec International, Waltham,…

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Cushing and Vesalius

Jan 7, 2017 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Cushing and Vesalius

Harvey Cushing’s enthusiasm for medical history arose from his contact with William Osler while he was a resident and young attending in Baltimore. Early in 1914, Cushing remembered that Andreas…

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Predictive Factors Associated With Acute Ocular Involvement in Stevens-Johnson Syndrome and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis

Jan 7, 2017 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Predictive Factors Associated With Acute Ocular Involvement in Stevens-Johnson Syndrome and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis

Purpose To suggest an objective score for grading the acute ocular severity of Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) and toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN), and to determine predictive factors for severe acute ocular…

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Hedgehog Pathway Inhibition for Locally Advanced Periocular Basal Cell Carcinoma and Basal Cell Nevus Syndrome

Jan 7, 2017 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Hedgehog Pathway Inhibition for Locally Advanced Periocular Basal Cell Carcinoma and Basal Cell Nevus Syndrome

Purpose To review our experience treating patients with the Hedgehog pathway inhibitor, vismodegib, in patients with orbital or periocular locally advanced or metastatic basal cell carcinoma (BCC) or basal cell…

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