In 1965, the largest beverage company in the world came up with the slogan: “Things go better with Coke.” Although very little has changed regarding the choice of, and techniques pertaining to, stand-alone glaucoma surgery, the past few years have …
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A Simple Vista en Este Número
Shah y otros (p. 352) evaluaron las características, el tratamiento y el pronóstico clínico de pacientes con metástasis uveal por cáncer de pulmón. Encontraron que 44% de los pacientes con metástasis uveal no habían sido diagnosticados con cán…
This Issue At A Glance
Shah et al (p. 352) assessed the clinical features, treatment, and prognosis of patients with uveal metastasis from lung cancer. They found that 44% of patients with uveal metastasis had not been diagnosed with lung cancer at the time the metastasis w…
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Shah (p. 352) 等人分析了肺癌葡萄膜转移患者的临床特征、治疗及预后。 他们发现，44%葡萄膜转移癌患者在转移灶发现时并未诊断出肺癌。另外，他们还发现，尽管现阶段的眼部治疗方案可以尽…
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We appreciate the interest and comments on our article. The spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD OCT) scan image from a 64-year-old woman in Figure 2 might be similar to adult-onset vitelliform dystrophy. However, the final diagnosis was m…
Intravitreal Bevacizumab for Symptomatic Retinal Arterial Macroaneurysm
I offer the following observations regarding the recent study by Cho and associates. Intravitreal bevacizumab for exudative complications of retinal artery macroaneurysm was first reported in 2009. Since then, there have been several reports indicating…
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 the methods listed here. This table of equivalent visual acuities is provided…
Cataract Surgery in Glaucoma Patients: How Much Benefit?
In this issue of the Journal, Drs. Slabaugh, Bojikian, Moore, and Chen report the effects of phacoemulsification cataract surgery on intraocular pressure in their patients with medically-controlled open-angle glaucoma. Ophthalmologists are keenly inter…
Clinical Characteristics of Reticular Pseudodrusen in Korean Patients
We read the article entitled “Clinical Characteristics of Reticular Pseudodrusen in Korean Patients,” by Lee and associates. In their article, the authors present the clinical characteristics of reticular pseudodrusen in Korean patients.
The Investment in Cataract Surgery Yields Healthy Rewards
Unoperated cataract remains the most common cause of blindness worldwide, even though the disorder can be effectively and inexpensively treated with a standard surgical procedure. Visual impairment attributable to unoperated cataract has been reported …
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We appreciate Dr Kishore’s interest in our recently published manuscript. He questioned the use of bevacizumab (1.25 mg/0.05 mL; Avastin; Genentech Inc, San Francisco, California, USA) for the treatment of subfoveal hemorrhage secondary to retinal arte…