Corneal collagen cross-linking with and without simultaneous intrastromal corneal ring segment implantation: One-year pilot study.

Aim: The aim of this study was to assess and compare the visual, refractive, and topographic outcomes of keratoconic eyes treated with corneal collagen cross-linking combined with and without same day intrastromal corneal ring segment over the first 12 months.

Methods: This prospective randomized study analyzed 38 eyes of 30 consecutive keratoconus patients aged 26.21 ± 6.

A novel TGFBI phenotype with amyloid deposits and Arg124Leu mutation.

Aim: To report a unique transforming-growth-factor-β-induced (TGFBI) gene phenotype with Arg124Leu mutation in an Indian family.

Methods: A family with 5 affected members presented to our hospital and were clinically diagnosed as suffering from Bowman layer dystrophy after examination. Peripheral blood samples were collected in EDTA from all for genomic DNA isolation.

Application of polymerase chain reaction-based restriction fragment length polymorphism in typing ocular rapid-growing nontuberculous mycobacterial isolates from three patients with postoperative endophthalmitis.

Purpose: We describe postoperative endophthalmitis caused by rapid-growing nontuberculous mycobacteria (RGNTM) in 3 patients after small-incision cataract surgery with intraocular lens (IOL) implantation performed elsewhere and referred to us for management. Subsequent identification and confirmation was carried out with biochemical tests and polymerase chain reaction-based restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP).

Materials And Methods: The corneal scraping and eviscerated material of the first patient, the corneal button and the IOL of the second patient, and the corneal scraping of the third patient were processed for routine bacteriologic studies including acid-fast bacilli (AFB) by smear (excepting the IOL) and culture.