Association of Contact Lens Adherence With Visual Outcome in the Infant Aphakia Treatment Study: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial.

Importance: Although contact lenses have been used for decades to optically correct eyes in children after cataract surgery, there has never been a prospective study looking at contact lens adherence in children with aphakia, to our knowledge.

Objective: To evaluate contact lens adherence and its association with visual outcome in a cohort of children treated for unilateral cataract surgery.

Design, Setting, And Participants: Secondary analysis of a multicenter randomized clinical trial of 57 infants born from August 22, 2004, to April 25, 2008, who were randomized to 1 of 2 treatments and followed up to age 5 years.

The Infant Aphakia Treatment Study Contact Lens Experience to Age 5 Years.

Purpose: To describe our experience treating a cohort of unilateral aphakic infants with contact lenses in the Infant Aphakia Treatment Study (IATS).

Materials And Methods: Fifty-seven of the 114 infants in the IATS were randomized to contact lens wear; all were followed until age 5 years, although a few had lapses in care. An examination under anesthesia, including keratometry, was performed at the time of enrollment and at approximately 1 year of age; keratometry was performed again at 5 years of age.

Improved Vision and Contact Lens Wear Time With Piggy-Back Contact Lens Systems in Children After Penetrating Corneal Trauma.

Objective: Consecutive case series of children treated successfully with "piggy-back" (PB) contact lens systems after corneal trauma.

Methods: We reviewed the medical record of all children ages 4 to 14 years treated at the Emory Eye Center between January 11, 2003 and January 11, 2013 with PB contact lens systems.

Results: Four children with a history of corneal penetrating trauma were treated with a PB lens system, with a mean age of 7±0.

The infant aphakia treatment study contact lens experience: one-year outcomes.

Purpose: We describe our experience correcting a cohort of infants with contact lenses in the Infant Aphakia Treatment Study.

Materials And Methods: Fifty-seven infants 1-6 months of age were randomized to contact lens wear. An examination under anesthesia was performed at the time of enrollment and at approximately 1 year of age.

Visual rehabilitation and outcomes for ectasia after corneal refractive surgery.

Purpose: To analyze the visual outcomes and method of final visual correction in eyes with corneal ectasia after laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) or photorefractive keratectomy (PRK).

Setting: Emory University Department of Ophthalmology and Emory Vision, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

Methods: This retrospective review comprised 74 eyes of 45 patients with corneal ectasia after LASIK (72 eyes) or PRK (2 eyes).

Chronic pain after Intacs implantation.

A 39-year-old woman developed corneal ectasia after laser in situ keratomileusis. Intracorneal ring segments (Intacs, Addition Technology, Inc.) were placed in the left eye in November 2004.

Risk factors and prognosis for corneal ectasia after LASIK.

Purpose: To review cases of corneal ectasia after laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK), identify preoperative risk factors, and evaluate methods and success rates of visual rehabilitation for these cases.

Design: Retrospective nonrandomized comparative trial.

Participants: Ten eyes from seven patients identified as developing corneal ectasia after LASIK, 33 previously reported ectasia cases, and two control groups with uneventful LASIK and normal postoperative courses: 100 consecutive cases (first control group), and 100 consecutive cases with high myopia (> 8 diopters [D]) preoperatively (second control group).