The psychosocial effects of strabismus: effect of patient demographics on the AS-20 score.

Purpose: The introduction of the AS-20 strabismus-specific quality-of-life questionnaire allows clinicians to quantify the effects of strabismus on adults for the first time. We correlated strabismic patients' demographic and clinical findings to their AS-20 scores.

Methods: A consecutive cohort of patients from an ongoing prospective study of adults with manifest strabismus was recruited.

Concentration and bioavailability of ciprofloxacin and teicoplanin in the cornea.

Purpose: To investigate the concentration and bioavailability of ciprofloxacin and teicoplanin in the cornea.

Methods: A biological assay was developed with corneal tissue used as a carrier for the antimicrobial. Concentration and biological activity were determined with a chemical assay and zone of inhibition (ZOI) around corneal samples with epithelial and endothelial surfaces in contact with the indicator organism.