One or another form of ocular surface disease, usually dry eye syndrome, blepharitis, meibomian gland dysfunction, ocular allergy or conjunctivitis, accounts for nearly 40% of patient visits to a comprehensive ophthalmologist. DES and blepharitis/MGD w…
A 21-year-old female nursing student was referred to Tufts New England Eye Center Cornea Service for a persistent infectious keratitis that was not responding to topical antibiotic therapy.She initially presented to an outside ophthalmologist with 5 da…
Gonioscopy-assisted transluminal trabeculotomy performed with a thermally marked suture is a safe alternative to the same procedure with an illuminated microcatheter, according to a study.The modified gonioscopy-assisted transluminal trabeculotomy (GAT…
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Numerous innovative techniques have been developed for addressing dislocated IOLs in eyes without sufficient capsular support. Maggi and colleagues were one of the first to introduce the concept of sutureless scleral fixation of an IOL. Recently, the i…
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