Hollenhorst plaques are cholesterol emboli deposited within retinal arterioles. A few studies have evaluated the relationship between Hollenhorst plaques and surgically correctable carotid disease. For patients with Hollenhorst plaques and symptoms of …
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Young (p. 2390) 等人对角结膜缘自体结膜移植术(LCAU)及术中使用丝裂霉素C对减少翼状胬肉复发的长期疗效进行了比较。他们也评估了丝裂霉素C对角膜内皮细胞密度(ECD)的影响。在随机、对照试验
Dexamethasone Intravitreal Implant Trapped at the Macula in a Silicone Oil-filled Eye
The Ozurdex (dexamethasone 0.7 mg) sustained-release intravitreal implant (Allergan Inc., Irvine, CA) is approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for treatment of adults with macular edema after retinal vein occlusions and with noninfectious pos…
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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…
Posterior Capsule Opacification With the iMics1 NY-60 and AcrySof SN60WF 1-Piece Hydrophobic Acrylic Intraocular Lenses: 3-Year Results of a Randomized Trial
We read with great interest the study by Leydolt and associates investigating the long-term posterior capsular opacification (PCO) severity associated with the use of 2 acrylic hydrophobic intraocular lenses (IOL). They concluded that the differences b…
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We thank the authors for their interest in our recently published article. This study was strictly a microbiological study using data from the microbiology department. These data did not include any clinical information regarding etiology of endophthal…
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We thank Abramson and associates for their comments regarding our report and welcome the opportunity to clarify our conclusions. In our study, only 1 of 252 patients that had received systemic chemotherapy developed pineoblastoma, while 3 of 156 patien…
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The authors appreciate the questions posed by Drs. Carifi, Zygoura, Deshmuck, and Kopsakilis regarding the issues of capsule-optic overlap and whether intraoperative bleeding, iris trauma, or postoperative inflammation were considered as exclusion crit…
Incidence of Pineal Gland Cyst and Pineoblastoma in Children With Retinoblastoma During the Chemoreduction Era
We carefully read the recent paper by Ramasubramanian and associates on the incidence of pineal gland cyst and pineoblastoma in retinoblastoma patients. Over a 12-year period this busy center saw only 4 pineoblastomas in 408 patients. Despite the small…
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I have been involved at every stage in the development of the Neusidl Corneal Inserter (NCI), from the moment that a talented ophthalmologist and innovative engineer, William Neusidl, showed me his initial drawings, through laboratory testing and revis…
Endothelial Keratoplasty: Prospective, Randomized, Masked Clinical Trial Comparing an Injector With Forceps for Tissue Insertion
In regard to the recent paper by Terry and associates, I would like to point out a potential mitigating factor that limits the clinical applicability of the paper. Although the authors state, “All other steps of the surgical procedure were exactly the same,” this is not precisely correct. The authors utilized viscoelastic protection for the Charlie II forceps (Bausch & Lomb Surgical, St. Louis, Missouri, USA) group and did not utilize any viscoelastic for the Neusidl Cornea Inserter (Fischer Surgical, Imperial, Missouri, USA) group, stating that viscoelastic is not part of the standard operating procedure for the Neusidl Cornea Inserter. The authors are confusing standard or typical use with what a manufacturer can list in its labeling. As the authors know, the Charlie forceps did not require any clinical data to support its marketing and, as such, the companies do not supply any use information or suggest the use of a viscoelastic. The procedure used by the authors is their standard of practice for the Charlie forceps and not a manufacture-supplied procedure. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) required extensive clinical data from Fischer Surgical prior to their marketing of the Neusidl Cornea Inserter. The procedure the authors followed is not typical of the standard practice with the Neusidl Cornea Inserter, in which the majority of surgeons utilize viscoelastic. The original Neusidl Cornea Inserter standard operating procedure included the optional use of viscoelastic protection but that information was removed for the submission. The lack of viscoelastic use in the FDA protocol (personal communication) was based on limiting variables and potentially further data requests from the FDA as well as the belief that cell loss without viscoelastic would still be at an acceptable level. A proper or more comparative study would have used viscoelastic in both arms to better reflect the different insertion devices and techniques and would then have been more clinically meaningful.
Myopia Control in Children through Refractive Therapy Gas Permeable Contact Lenses: Is it for Real?
Purpose: To compare the safety and efficacy of orthokeratology as a nonsurgical treatment for myopia in children with alternate methods, such as soft contact lenses, rigid gas permeable lenses, and spectacles, throughout multiple studies.Design: Perspe…
Surgical Results of a Muscle Transposition Procedure for Abducens Palsy Without Tenotomy and Muscle Splitting
Muraki and associates deserve appreciation for describing a new procedure in the article Surgical Results of a Muscle Transposition Procedure for Abducens Palsy Without Tenotomy and Muscle Splitting. However, the success they claim regarding improvemen…
Endophthalmitis Isolates and Antibiotic Susceptibilities: A 10-Year Review of Culture-Proven Cases
We read with great interest the recent article from Schimel and associates on the important topic of antibiotic susceptibility of pathogens isolated in endophthalmitis cases. In particular, we commend the authors for reporting a significant increase …
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Thank you very much for your comments concerning our article, Surgical Results of a Muscle Transposition Procedure for Abducens Palsy without Tenotomy and Muscle Splitting. As you pointed out, in Figure 3, the eyes of patient 7 in right gaze seem to…
Orthokeratology: Does it Live Up to Expectations?
Overnight orthokeratology is a technique for correcting myopia and is more recently proposed for the prevention of myopic progression. It is potentially an alternative to laser in situ keratomileusis and may be offered to parents whose children are no…
Macular dystrophies mimicking age-related macular degeneration
Publication date: Available online 28 November 2013 Source:Progress in Retinal and Eye Research Author(s): Nicole T.M. Saksens , Monika Fleckenstein , Steffen Schmitz-Valckenberg , Frank G. Holz , Anneke I. den Hollander , Jan E.E…
Cataract Surgery in Patients with Fuchs’ Endothelial Corneal Dystrophy: When to Consider a Triple Procedure – Corrected Proof
Purpose: To ascertain preoperative and intraoperative factors that predict the need for endothelial keratoplasty (EK) in patients with Fuchs’ endothelial corneal dystrophy (FECD) undergoing cataract surgery.Design: Prospective, observational cohort stu…
En Face Enhanced-Depth Swept-Source Optical Coherence Tomography Features of Chronic Central Serous Chorioretinopathy – Corrected Proof
Objective: To characterize en face features of the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) and choroid in eyes with chronic central serous chorioretinopathy (CSCR) using a high-speed, enhanced-depth swept-source optical coherence tomography (SS-OCT) prototype…