The severity of diabetic retinopathy is more likely to improve and progression to proliferative disease is less likely to happen when diabetic macular edema is treated with monthly ranibizumab. Medscape Medical News
Diabetic Macular Edema: Ranibizumab May Offer Good Outcomes
Study’s findings must be confirmed in a real-world setting, the investigators warn. Medscape Medical News
Glued Trans-scleral Intraocular Lens Exchange for Anterior Chamber Lenses in Complicated Eyes: Analysis of Indications and Results – Corrected Proof
Purpose: To determine the clinical outcomes after glued trans-scleral posterior chamber intraocular lens (IOL) exchange for anterior chamber (AC) IOL.Design: Retrospective case series.Methods: Eyes with AC IOL explantation with glued IOL implantation i…
The Effects of Glasses for Anisometropia on Stereopsis – Corrected Proof
Purpose: To assess the effects of glasses for anisometropia on stereopsis and to determine the factors that affect the level of stereopsis.Design: Retrospective observational case series.Methods: One hundred six nonamblyopic patients who were wearing glasses for anisometropia and 56 who were wearing glasses for isoametropia were enrolled. The levels of stereopsis in the anisometropic patients were divided into normal (≤40 seconds of arc), equivocal (40 < – ≤ 100), and subnormal (100 < – ≤ 400) and compared with those in the isoametropic patients. It was evaluated whether the amount of interocular difference in the lens power of the glasses, the type (Read more...)
Peripapillary Choroidal Thickness in Both Eyes of Glaucoma Patients With Unilateral Visual Field Loss – Corrected Proof
Purpose: To investigate whether peripapillary choroidal thickness in perimetrically affected eyes of primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) patients differs from that in perimetrically unaffected fellow eyes and eyes of healthy controls.Design: Retrospective, comparative, cross-sectional study.Methods: Thirty-one POAG patients with unilateral visual field loss and 31 healthy controls were included. Eyes were divided into 3 groups: 31 eyes in group A (eyes with visual field loss), 31 eyes in group B (perimetrically unaffected fellow eyes), and 31 eyes in group C (age- and sex-matched controls). A 360-degree 3.4-mm diameter peripapillary circle scan was performed for retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) assessment using (Read more...)
Effect of Cornea Donor Graft Thickness on the Outcome of Descemet Stripping Automated Endothelial Keratoplasty Surgery – Corrected Proof
Purpose: To determine whether Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty (DSAEK) donor cornea graft thickness impacts measurements of best spectacle-corrected visual acuity (BSCVA), refractive error and intraocular pressure (IOP).Design: Retrospective chart review in a tertiary care center at Duke University Eye Center.Methods: We studied 460 eyes that had undergone DSAEK surgery. They were segregated into three groups based on the thickness of the donor graft: <100 μm (n = 67 eyes); 100–150 μm (n = 316 eyes); and >150 μm (n = 77 eyes). The three graft-thickness groups were assessed at about 6 months postoperatively for measurement of BSCVA, spherical equivalent, and IOP.Results: Baseline demographics were similar in (Read more...)