We thank Drs Huisingh and McGwin for their interest in our paper and their general comments on our statistical analysis. Because our study participants were selected based on their disease status, case-control study may more appropriately describe ou…
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We appreciate the comments and observations made by Dr. Hirst. We also acknowledge and thank him for his excellent contributions to the literature on pterygium surgical techniques and outcomes, including the description of his technique referred to as …
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We would like to thank Hong et al for their comments regarding our recent publication. The intraocular safety evaluation after cyclosporine (CsA) drug delivery system (DDS) implantation was described in detail in the article. Complicated cataract was …
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We appreciate the interest of Galvis et al in our paper. Clinically observed incidence of endothelial immune rejection seems to be recognized as the final result of sustained immune rejection. Endothelial immune rejection response is a process from th…
Intracameral Cyclosporine Drug Delivery System in High-risk Keratoplasty
We read with great interest the innovative work of Shi et al on cyclosporine intraocular drug delivery system for high-risk keratoplasty. It is not true that endothelial graft rejection often occurs within 2 weeks after transplantation, as authors sta…
Prevalence and Risk Factors for Developing Ophthalmic Manifestations in Pediatric Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection
There are 3.4 million HIV-infected children worldwide and reports suggest that every hour about 30 children die as a result of AIDS. Although pediatric HIV infection in developing countries is on the rise, developed countries have noted a decline. Ocul…
Other Considerations in Pterygium Surgery
The Ophthalmic Technology Assessment (OTA) is a valuable and timely assessment of the techniques that might be used for pterygium surgery and focusses attention on 2 aspects of pterygium surgery, namely recurrence rates and complications of the various…
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Cyclosporine A Drug-Delivery System for High-risk Keratoplasty
We read the article by Shi et al reporting the efficacy of a novel cyclosporine (CsA) drug delivery system (DDS) for suppressing the occurrence of rejection and improving the survival of corneal allografts after high-risk keratoplasty with great inter…
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We thank Matonti et al for their interest in our study (SECURE). Matonti et al mention in their letter that the mean BCVA decrease of 4.3 letters from baseline observed in the SECURE study may be owing to retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) decrease and…
Fluoroquinolones in Corneal Ulcers
We read with interest the article by Sharma et al on moxifloxacin 0.5% in treatment of corneal ulcers. Authors indicated that corneal scrapings were examined using the Gram stain and potassium hydroxide wet mount, and that any case showing fungal elem…
Who’s on first?
“There are basically two kinds of people in this world. Those who accomplish something and those that claim to. The first group is less crowded.”—Mark Twain Eratosthenes, an ancient Greek mathematician, calculated the earth’s circumference in a…
A Simple Vista en Este Número
¿Puede utilizarse la radiación ionizante como tratamiento adyuvante para la degeneración macular relacionada con la edad (AMD)? En el estudio INTREPID de radioterapia estereotáctica (SRT) de haz externo de bajo voltaje, Jackson y otros (p. 1893) de…
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With apologies from the publisher, in the Report entitled, “Adaptive optics imaging of idiopathic epiretinal membranes” which printed in the July 2013 issue (Ophthalmology 2013;120:1508-9), the affiliation Fondazione G.B. Bietti IRCCS, Rome, Italy …
Headache or Eye Pain as the Presenting Feature of Uveal Melanoma
Uveal melanoma classically presents as a painless intraocular mass. Related features such as retinal detachment, vitreous hemorrhage, or extraocular extension, typically do not generate pain. Pain is rare, found in <1% of cases, and can be caused by severely elevated intraocular pressure from neovascular or angle-closure glaucoma, or it can result from spontaneous tumor necrosis. Often there is delay in diagnosis as the headache or ocular pain is attributed to sinusitis, dental infection, muscle or emotional stress, or migraine etiology.
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With apologies from the authors in the article entitled, “Ranibizumab versus bevacizumab to treat neovascular age-related macular degeneration: one-year findings from the IVAN randomized trial.” (Ophthalmology 2012;119:1399-411) the following study…
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We thank Iwase et al for their comments and interest in our article “Choroidal Thickness in Both Eyes of Patients with Unilateral Idiopathic Macular Hole.” They raised an important point with regard to our paper, and we appreciate their insightful…
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电离辐射可被用于新生血管性年龄相关性黄斑变性(AMD)的辅助治疗吗？在INTREPID研究中，Jackson (p. 1893) 等人采用低压、外照射放疗(SRT)，发现SRT能显著减少AMD患者重复进行玻璃体腔ranibizumab注射
Lessons in Corneal Structure and Mechanics to Guide the Corneal Surgeon
In this issue of Ophthalmology, 2 articles examine the anatomic features that largely determine the corneal tissue response in the performance of 2 evolving corneal transplantation procedures: Descemet’s membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK), by Sch…