Dry eye and cataract surgery: Narrative review and recommendations for management.

Cataract surgery is the most frequently performed surgical procedure in the elderly in Western countries and patients' expectations for postoperative outcomes are very high.Dry eye disease (DED) is a common multifactorial symptomatic disease of the ocular surface with a complex etiopathogenesis and a prevalence significantly increasing with age.Cataract surgery and DED have a complex relationship, which needs to be acknowledged, understood, and properly managed, as suggested by daily clinical experience and growing scientific evidence.

Partial-thickness corneal tissue restoration after a chemical burn.

Purpose: We describe a case of full-thickness corneal restoration after an acute corneal burn with an acid agent.

Methods: A 32-year-old male reported painful discomfort, redness, photophobia, and a decrease in visual acuity in the left eye after a unilateral burn with an acid agent. Slit-lamp examination revealed massive corneal melting involving necrotic sequestrum of the entire corneal surface.

Aging and corneal layers: an in vivo corneal confocal microscopy study.

Purpose: To describe age-related changes of different corneal layers using a quantitative analysis of in vivo corneal confocal microscopy.

Design: Descriptive observational cross-sectional study.

Methods: A total of 108 healthy corneas of 108 subjects, distributed in four age categories, underwent in vivo corneal confocal microscopy.

Cytostatic and cytotoxic effects of 5-fluorouracil on human corneal epithelial cells and keratocytes.

Purpose: To investigate the effects of various 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) concentrations, exposure times, and application techniques on in vitro-cultured human corneal cells.

Methods: Human corneal epithelial cell (HCEC) and human corneal keratocyte (HCK) cultures were exposed to different 5-FU concentrations (0.025%-1%) and incubation durations (5 minutes to 2 hours).

Wavefront-optimized surface ablation with the Allegretto Wave Eye-Q excimer laser platform: 12-month visual and refractive results.

Purpose: To evaluate the wavefront-optimized algorithm of the Allegretto Wave Eye-Q (Wavelight AG) 400-Hz excimer laser platform.

Methods: Three hundred three eyes of 303 patients treated with advanced surface ablation were evaluated prospectively. Topical mitomycin C (MMC) was used when ablation was ≥80 μm.