Short-Term Clinical Results After ILM Removal and Inverted ILM Flap for Macular Hole Repair - A Single-Center Retrospective Experience.

Purpose: To compare results after ILM peeling and ILM inverted flap technique utilized the repair of full thickness macular holes, irrespective of their size.

Patients And Methods: Pre- and postoperative data of 109 patients who suffered from a full thickness macular hole were retrospectively analyzed. Forty-eight patients were treated with an inverted ILM flap technique, 61 patients were treated with ILM peeling.

Fullfield and extrafoveal visual evoked potentials in healthy eyes: reference data for a curved OLED display.

Purpose: Visual evoked potentials (VEP) present an important diagnostic tool in various ophthalmologic and neurologic diseases. Quantitative response data varied among patients but are also dependent on the recording and stimulating equipment. We established VEP reference values for our setting which was recently modified by using a curved OLED display as visual stimulator.

Association of ocular blood flow and contrast sensitivity in normal tension glaucoma.

Purpose: To investigate the relationship of ocular blood flow (via arteriovenous passage time, AVP) and contrast sensitivity (CS) in healthy as well as normal tension glaucoma (NTG) subjects.

Design: Mono-center comparative prospective trial METHODS: Twenty-five NTG patients without medication and 25 healthy test participants were recruited. AVP as a measure of retinal blood flow was recorded via fluorescein angiography after CS measurement using digital image analysis.

Chitosan Nanocomposite Coatings Containing Chemically Resistant ZnO-SnO Core-shell Nanoparticles for Photocatalytic Antifouling.

Functional nanocomposites with biopolymers and zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles is an emerging application of photocatalysis in antifouling coatings. The reduced chemical stability of ZnO in the acidic media in which chitosan is soluble affects the performance of chitosan nanocomposites in antifouling applications. In this study, a thin shell of amorphous tin dioxide (SnO) was grown on the surface of ZnO to form ZnO-SnO core-shell nanoparticles that improved the chemical stability of the photocatalyst nanoparticles, as examined at pH 3 and 6.

Intraocular lens power calculation for plus and minus lenses in high myopia using partial coherence interferometry.

Purpose: We assessed the accuracy of lens power calculation in highly myopic patients implanting plus and minus intraocular lenses (IOL).

Methods: We included 58 consecutive, myopic eyes with an axial length (AL) > 26.0 mm, undergoing phacoemulsification and IOL implantation following biometry using the IOLMaster 500.