Intracellular dark endothelial spots (IDESs) on specular microscopy developed in 78/122 patients (63.9%) after Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty (DSAEK). Endothelial cell density ...
Background Non-infectious uveitis is a diverse group of inflammatory conditions that collectively account for substantial blindness worldwide. Expert guidelines and results of clinical trials guide ...
Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Seoul St Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea Correspondence to Dr Suk-Woo Yang, Department of ...
Aims To investigate the relative risk of pretransplant corneal vascularisation on rate of rejection and graft failure within 5 years of surgery when categorised by indication for transplantation. We ...
Correspondence to Dr Mingzhi Zhang, Department of Ophthalmology, The Joint Shantou International Eye Center of Shantou University and The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Dongxia Road, Jingping ...
A senior colleague asks me to critique a paper which reports to have used multivariate statistical methods to suggest an inhibitory effect of maternal smoking on the development of severe retinopathy ...
Oregon Health Sciences University, Casey Eye Institute, Portland, Oregon, USA J T Rosenbaum, MD, Oregon Health Sciences University, Casey Eye Institute, 3375 SW Terwilliger Blvd, Portland, OR 97201, ...
BACKGROUND In the 4 year period (1988–91) there were nine cases of bacterial keratitis in five critically ill patients on an intensive care unit (‘unit A’), all except one due toPseudomonas aeruginosa ...
Keratoconus is an ectatic corneal dystrophy and is a leading indication for corneal transplantation surgery worldwide. The disease was first described in detail more than 150 years ago by Dr John ...
Aim: To characterise the clinical and pathological features of 24 patients with biopsy proven Idiopathic Orbital Inflammatory Syndrome (IOIS). Methods: Retrospective case series. Results: The study ...
BACKGROUND Corneal infections due to contact lens contamination are risks associated with contact lens wear. Care systems which reduce these risks are desirable. METHODS This study evaluated a contact ...