JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY

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Journal of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Update on Idiopathic Canalicular Inflammatory Disease (ICID): Outcomes With Addition of Topical Cyclosporine and the Modified Treatment Protocol Ali, Mohammad Javed M.D., Ph.D., F.R.C.S.; Bothra, Nandini M.D. Abstract Purpose:  The objective of this study is to present clinical outcomes with addition of topical cyclosporine while managing cases of “idiopathic canalicular inflammatory disease” and to propose […]

JOURNAL OF GLAUCOMA

IS Diabetes Mellitus a Blessing in Disguise for Primary Open Angle Glaucoma? Huiyuan Hou, MD, PhD, Sasan Moghimi, MD, Sally L. Baxter, MD, MSc, and Robrt N. Weinreb, MD Abstract: Although numbers of studies have addressed this question, the relationship between diabetes mellitus (DM) and primary open angle glaucoma (POAG) is still unclear. This article discusses progress in understanding […]

JOURNAL OF CORNEA

Diagnostic Criteria for Terrien Marginal Degeneration: Nordic Terrien Degeneration Study Ruutila, Minna MD, FEBO*; Fagerholm, Per MD†; Lagali, Neil PhD†; Hjortdal, Jesper MD‡; Bram, Thue MD‡; Moilanen, Jukka MD, FEBO*; Kivelä, Tero T. MD, FEBO* Abstract Purpose:  To refine the diagnostic criteria for Terrien marginal degeneration (TMD) based on experience in 3 Nordic countries. Methods:  […]

PEDIATRIC OPHTHALMOLOGY AND STRABISMUS

PEDIATRIC OPHTHALMOLOGY AND STRABISMUS Retinopathy of Prematurity: Injection or Laser Amit R. Bhatt, MD; Catherine O. Jordan, MD; Rudolph S. Wagner, MD Abstract Wagner: Our topic today is retinopathy of prematurity (ROP): injection or laser treatment. This is a typical case of a 23-week-old premature infant who developed stage 3 ROP at the margin of zones […]

JOURNAL OF RETINA

CORRELATION OF SUBRETINAL HYPERREFLECTIVE MATERIAL MORPHOLOGY AND VISUAL ACUITY IN NEOVASCULAR AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION Kumar, Jaya B. MD; Stinnett, Sandra DrPH; Han, Jung I. L. MD; Jaffe, Glenn J. MD Abstract Purpose:  To evaluate the association of subretinal hyperreflective material (SHRM) morphological features with visual acuity in eyes with neovascular age-related macular degeneration. Methods:  Retrospective analysis of […]

Journal of Pediatric ophthalmology & strabismus

Assessment of Refractive Error Changes and Factors for Decompensation in Patients With Fully Accommodative Esotropia Selcen Çelik, MD; Osman Bulut Ocak, MD; Aslı İnal, MD; Ebru Demet Aygıt, MD; Ceren Gürez, MD; Zahid Hüseyinhan, MD; Birsen Gökyiğit, MD Abstract PURPOSE: To determine the factors affecting the risk of deterioration and evaluate the refractive error change […]

The Journal of Retina

PATIENTS WEARING FACE MASKS DURING INTRAVITREAL INJECTIONS MAY BE AT A HIGHER RISK OF ENDOPHTHALMITIS Hadayer, Amir; Zahavi, Alon; Livny, Eitan; More Purpose:  To investigate the safety of face masks worn by patients during intravitreal injections. Methods:  A prospective, qualitative, interventional study performed in a tertiary university hospital. Healthy volunteers were asked to wear three different professional surgical […]

Journal of Glaucoma

Metabolic Syndrome Is Associated With Ocular Hypertension and Glaucoma Roddy, Gavin W. Glaucoma remains the world’s leading cause of irreversible blindness and though intraocular pressure (IOP) is the most prevalent risk factor and only reliable therapeutic target, a number of systemic disease associations have been reported. Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a constellation of findings that includes systemic hypertension, abdominal obesity, […]