Scientific Referees 2015
The Editorial Board of the american journal of ophthalmology gratefully acknowledges the contributions of these scientific reviewers to the integrity, accuracy, and quality of the journal . These reviewers generously…
The Earliest Success of Penicillin
Not long after Alexander Fleming recognized its laboratory effect on plates of beef broth, penicillin cured the ophthalmia neonatorum of several infants and the pneumococcal conjunctival contamination of a patient with…
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…
Therapeutic Strategies for the Treatment of Ocular Surface Disorders
Abstract: Ocular surface disease (OSD) is a very common disorder, which affects millions of Americans (Online access: http://www.cmeelsevier.com/552 ). OSD affects the cornea, conjunctiva, eye lids, meibomian glands, or pre-ocular…
Association Between Choroidal Thickness and Metabolic Activity on Positron Emission Tomography in Eyes With Choroidal Melanoma
I read the article “Association Between Choroidal Thickness and Metabolic Activity on Positron Emission Tomography in Eyes With Choroidal Melanoma” with great interest. The authors have reported increases in submacular…
Safety of Spectacles for Children’s Vision: A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial
We read with interest the article by Ma and associates on spectacle correction and myopia. As the authors pointed out, near work and peripheral retina defocus are identified factors in…
