Visual Function After Implantation of Trifocal and Trifocal Toric Intraocular Lenses Using Intraoperative Aberrometry.

Purpose: To evaluate patient outcomes and visual function following trifocal and trifocal toric intraocular lens (IOL) implantation using intraoperative aberrometry at a single site in the US.

Methods: This prospective, single arm study included 21 subjects that completed 3 month follow-up. Inclusion criteria were visually significant cataract and potential post-operative visual acuity of 20/25 or better.

Dry Eye Disease: Early Recognition with Guidance on Management and Treatment for Primary Care Family Physicians.

Primary care presentations of dry eye disease (DED) are common and pose a diagnostic challenge due to the variety of symptoms and the absence of certainty for family practitioners. While there are many published articles on the topic, the 2017 Tear Film and Ocular Surface Society Dry Eye Workshop was a landmark report in distinguishing multifactorial differences. Redefined terms clarified the DED disorder.

A case of the blues: Inadvertent ocular injury from accidental instillation of blue ink.

Purpose: Many consumer products and non-ophthalmic medications are packaged in plastic "eye dropper" bottles, posing a risk of accidental ocular chemical injury when these substances are mistaken for eye drops.

Observations: We present the case of an elderly glaucoma patient who mistook blue stamper ink for the glaucoma medication Combigan®, and suffered ocular injury as a result.

Conclusions And Importance: The packaging of non-ophthalmic products in plastic "eye dropper" bottles poses a significant risk of accidental ocular chemical injury.

Evaluating the efficacy of an educational ergonomics module for improving slit lamp positioning in ophthalmology residents.

Objective: To characterize changes in body positioning while performing a standardized slit lamp examination after exposure to an educational module on ergonomics.

Design: Prospective interventional pilot study.

Participants: Ten ophthalmology residents.

The utility of a normal tear osmolarity test in patients presenting with dry eye disease like symptoms: A prospective analysis.

Objective: To explore the diagnostic utility of normal tear osmolarity in patients with symptoms suggestive of dry eye disease (DED).

Methods: Prospective observational cohort study of 100 patients that underwent tear osmolarity testing (TearLab) if they endorsed one or more symptoms of potential DED. Patients were included for the study if they had a normal tear osmolarity test (value <308 mOsm/L in each eye, and an inter-eye difference <8 mOsm/L).

Prevalence of ocular surface dysfunction in patients presenting for cataract surgery evaluation.

Purpose: To report the prevalence of ocular surface dysfunction in patients presenting for cataract surgery evaluation.

Setting: Duke University Eye Center and Weill Cornell Ophthalmology, single-physician practices.

Design: Prospective case series.

Punctal Plug Retention Rates for the Treatment of Moderate to Severe Dry Eye: A Randomized, Double-Masked, Controlled Clinical Trial.

Purpose: To compare retention rates of Super Flex (Eagle Vision, Memphis, Tennessee, USA; Softplug-Oasis Medical Inc, Glendora, California, USA) vs Parasol (Odyssey Medical, Memphis, Tennessee, USA; Beaver Visitec International, Waltham, Massachusetts, USA) punctal plugs.

Design: Randomized, double-masked, interventional controlled clinical trial.

Methods: Institutional study at Hotel Dieu Hospital (Queen's University) of 50 eyes, from patients with moderate to severe dry eye.

Evaluation of a new technique for preparation of endothelial grafts for descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to compare the Muraine technique, a relatively new method for preparing endothelial grafts for Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK), with the current standard submerged cornea using backgrounds away (SCUBA) peeling technique.

Methods: This study was a prospective ex vivo investigation. In a wet-lab setting, 20 donor corneas were prepared for DMEK using The Muraine technique and 20 donor corneas using the SCUBA technique.

Evaluating the need for close follow-up after removal of a noncomplicated corneal foreign body.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the need for close follow-up after removal of noncomplicated corneal foreign bodies.

Methods: This is an observational prospective cohort study of 60 eyes in noncontact lens wearers with corneal foreign bodies outside the visual axis. Foreign bodies were removed and patients were followed as per the Wills Eye Manual guideline for 1 to 3 days after foreign body extraction, and every 3 to 5 days until resolution of the epithelial defect.

Rate of serious adverse effects in a series of bevacizumab and ranibizumab injections.

Objective: To compare the rate of serious ocular and systemic adverse effects of intravitreal bevacizumab and ranibizumab in the treatment of a variety of eye diseases.

Design: Retrospective chart review.

Participants: Consecutive series of intravitreal injections of bevacizumab (n = 693) and ranibizumab (n = 891).