Category: Peer-reviewed
Internal Limiting Membrane Peeling For Primary Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment Repair
The formation of macular pucker (MP) can limit functional visual recovery after rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) repair. The internal limiting membrane (ILM), composed of the footplate of Muller glia, has been considered a scaffold for prolifera…
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Vinciguerra 等人 (p. 908) 分析了进展性圆锥角膜患者角膜胶原交联术 (CXL) 后 4 年的随访效果, 关注的焦点在于讨论术后疗效与年龄的关系. 他们发现, CXL 对所有年龄段患者在稳定扩张性疾病进展方面均有效, 而 18-39 岁患者可以获得更好的功能及形态学结果. 该研究包括 301 名患者 400 只眼, 分为 4 个年龄组: <18 岁, 18-29 岁, 30-39 岁及 ≥40 岁. 所有年龄组患者最佳矫正视力 (BCVA) 均有显著提高. 另外, 患者均表现出等效球镜及角膜地形图参数数值的下降, 包括拟似角膜曲率 1 (Simk 1), Simk 2, 表面不对称指数 (SAI), 相对区域指数 (OSI) 及不同区域指数 (DSI), 从而进一步证实了以往的报道, CXL 可以重塑角膜形态. 研究者的观察发现, 18-39 岁患者是 CXL 的最佳疗效反应者. 这一报告将有助于眼外科医生选择合适的病人并预测圆锥角膜患者 CXL 术后的效果.
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We appreciate the interest shown by Jonna et al
in our article entitled “Cognitive Impairment in Age-related Macular Degeneration and Geographic Atrophy.” We are happy to respond to all their concerns related to our work.
Axial Length and Diabetic Retinopathy
The study presented by Man et al contributes to our understanding of the pathophysiology of diabetic retinopathy (DR) by demonstrating, in a large clinical study, that eyes with longer axial length are less likely to have DR or diabetic macular edema. …
Erlotinib-related Corneal Melting
We read with interest the article entitled, “Ocular Adverse Events of Systemic Inhibitors of the Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor: Report of 5 Cases” by Saint-Jean et al. The severity of ocular toxicities of epidermal growth factor (EGF) receptor i…
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Arjmand et al in a recent letter to the editor emphasized the importance of various health and non–health-related factors that affect the caregiver–patient relationship. We thank Arjmand et al for their commentary; their contribution is welcome.
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We read with great interest the letter by Quigley and Brown regarding the possible mechanisms behind the reduced intravascular pressure in eyes with an elongated ocular axis. Their explanation offers an even more in-depth insight into how this reductio…
Long-term Risk of Glaucoma After Congenital Cataract Surgery – Corrected Proof
Purpose: To report the long-term risk of glaucoma development in children following congenital cataract surgery.Design: Retrospective interventional consecutive case series.Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the records of 62 eyes of 37 children who underwent congenital cataract surgery when <7 months of age by the same surgeon using a limbal approach. The Kaplan-Meier method was used to calculate the probability of an eye’s developing glaucoma and/or becoming a glaucoma suspect over time.Results: The median age of surgery was 2.0 months and the median follow-up after cataract surgery was 7.9 years (range, 3.2-23.5 years). Nine eyes (14.5%) developed glaucoma a median of 4.3 months after cataract surgery and an additional 16 eyes (25.8%) were diagnosed as glaucoma suspects a median of 8.0 years after cataract surgery. The probability of an eye’s developing glaucoma was estimated to be 19.5% (95% CI: 10.0%-36.1%) by 10 years after congenital cataract surgery. When the probability of glaucoma and glaucoma suspect were combined, the risk increased to 63.0% (95% CI: 43.6%-82.3%).Conclusions: Long-term monitoring of eyes after congenital cataract surgery is important because we estimate that nearly two thirds of these eyes will develop glaucoma or become glaucoma suspects by 10 years after cataract surgery.
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…
Serous Macular Detachment in Waldenström Macroglobulinemia: A Report of 4 Cases
We read with great interest the article by Baker and associates. These authors examined the effects of Waldenström disease on 4 patients with serous macular detachment. Immunoglobulin M was identified in the subretinal space and all retinal layers in …
AJO History of Ophthalmology Series: Wilhelm Kühne and Optograms
Soon after the discovery of “visual purple” or rhodopsin by physiologist Franz Boll of the University of Rome in 1876, Wilhelm “Willy” Friedrick Kühne (1837-1900), a physiologist and Helmhotz’s successor in Heidelberg, intensely studied its pr…
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We appreciate the comment of Fingerhut and associates regarding our study of photodynamic therapy (PDT) with or without intravitreal bevacizumab for polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV). They raise the question of the timing of the intravitreal beva…
Pediatric Neuro-Ophthalmology, Second Edition
Media Type: Textbook Synopsis: The explosive growth in our understanding of the nervous system over the past 30 years has been accompanied by parallel growth of knowledge in related medical fields such as pediatric neuro-ophthalmology. The second edi…
Macular Surgery, Second Edition
Media Type: Textbook with On-line text and image bank (requires activation) Synopsis: The second edition of Macular Surgery is a well-written, comprehensive, and current review of macular diseases as well as their clinical and surgical management. Th…
Photodynamic Therapy With or Without Intravitreal Bevacizumab for Polypoidal Choroidal Vasculopathy: Two Years of Follow-up
We read with great interest the article by Lee and associates comparing the efficacy of photodynamic therapy (PDT) with and without intravitreal bevacizumab (IVB) injections for the treatment of polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV). We were surprise…
Premium Cataract Surgery: A Step-By-Step Guide
Media Type: Textbook (Hardcover) Synopsis: Premium Cataract Surgery, as the title may indicate, is providing a service for patients who are in need for cataract surgery something more than an average cataract patient may receive. It can be in the for…
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We thank Caimi and associates for their interest in our article regarding serous macular detachment in Waldenström macroglobulinemia. They describe 1 patient in whom cystoid macular edema and serous macular detachment was present without outer retinal…
Obituary: Alberto Urrets-Zavalía Jr, MD, PhD (1920-2010)
Dr Alberto Urrets-Zavalía Jr, who passed away on July 31, 2010, at the age of 89, was one of the most influential Argentine ophthalmologists of the 20th century. Born in Córdoba (Argentina) on September 30, 1920, he was the son of a nationally ren…