Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology

Evaluation of the underlying causes of papilledema in children Robert A; Hyde, Mehmet C. Mocan , Urmi Sheth, Lawrennce M, Kaufman ABSTRACT Objective The purpose of this retrospective study was to identify the types and relative frequencies of intracranial disorders in pediatric patients who present with papilledema. Design Retrospective case series. Participants and Methods This study […]

Japanese Journal of Ophthalmology

Long-term results of focal laser photocoagulation and photodynamic therapy for the treatment of central serous Chorioretinopathy January 2020, Volume 64, Issue 1, pp 28–36 Yong-Il Shin; Kyeung-Min Kim; Min-Woo Lee; Jung-Yeul Kim;Young-Joon Jo Abstract Purpose To evaluate the long-term results of focal laser photocoagulation and photodynamic therapy (PDT) for treatment of central serous chorioretinopathy (CSC). […]

Journal of Cornea

Peripheral Hypertrophic Subepithelial Opacities of Corneal Grafts After Deep Anterior Lamellar Keratoplasty Feizi, Sepehr MD; Karjou, Zahra MD; Masoudi, Ali MD; Moshtaghion, Seyed-Mohamadmehdi MD; Azari, Amir A. MD Cornea: March 2020 – Volume 39 – Issue 3 – p 271-276 Abstract Purpose: To investigate possible underlying etiologies of the development of peripheral graft hypertrophic subepithelial opacities (PGHSO) and to […]

Journal of Glaucoma

Hypotony Keratopathy Following Trabeculectomy Camp, Andrew S. MD; Weinreb, Robert N. MD Journal of Glaucoma: February 2020 – Volume 29 – Issue 2 – p 77-80 Abstract Hypotony keratopathy is a potential complication of hypotony following trabeculectomy and successful treatment depends on increasing intraocular pressure (IOP). Purpose: To evaluate corneal decompensation in patients following trabeculectomy with adjuvant mitomycin C (MMC). We propose “hypotony keratopathy” as a descriptive […]

Journal of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus

Management of Divergence Insufficiency Esotropia Dawn N. Duss, MD; Suqin Guo, MD; Frederick M. Wang, MD; Rudolph S. Wagner, MD Journal of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus. 2020;57(1):4-6 Abstract Wagner: Today’s topic is management of divergence insufficiency esotropia, which is often called age-related distance esotropia. I want to distinguish that from true divergence insufficiency, which often implies […]

Journal of Cornea

Pterygium Is Related to Short Axial Length Zhang, Li Mei; Lu, Yang; Gong, Lan Cornea. 39(2):140-145, February 2020. Purpose: To test the hypothesis that pterygium presents with both refractive and anatomical changes, especially short axial length. Methods: A retrospective, hospital-based cross-sectional study included 521 eyes from 521 patients who were enrolled through a community survey by […]

Journal of refractive surgery

Re-treatment in LASIK: To Flap Lift or Perform Surface Ablation Colin Chan, MBBS, FRANZCO; Michael Lawless, MBBS, FRANZCO, FRACS; Gerard Sutton, MBBS, MD, FRANZCO; Chris Hodge, BAppSc, PhD Journal of Refractive Surgery. 2020;36(1):6-11 PURPOSE: To review safety and efficacy outcomes following re-treatment for residual refractive errors in eyes with prior laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) […]

The Journal of Retina and Vitreous Diseases

FIRST FAILED MACULAR HOLE SURGERY OR REOPENING OF A PREVIOUSLY CLOSED HOLE Do We Gain by Reoperating? —A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Reid, Gerard A. MB, BCh, BAO, MSc*; McDonagh, Niamh BSc, PGCE†; Wright, David M. BSc, MSc, PhD; Yek, John T. O. BBMed, MChD; Essex, Rohan W. MBBS, MBiostat, FRANZCO; Lois, Noemi MD, PhD, FRCS (Ed), […]

journal of pediatric ophthalmology and strabismus

The Risk of General Anesthesia in the First 3 Years of Life Rudolph S. Wagner, MD Journal of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus. 2019;56(6):348 When I am asked about the risks for a child undergoing ophthalmic surgery, I describe the possible complications and unexpected outcomes. I also tell the caregivers that the risk of general anesthesia […]