Surgical Antimicrobial Prophylaxis in Patients of Neonatal and Pediatric Age Subjected to Eye Surgery: A RAND/UCLA Appropriateness Method Consensus Study.

Ocular surgery encompasses a wide range of procedures, including surgery of the tear ducts, eyelid, cornea and conjunctiva, lens, ocular muscle, and vitreoretinal and iris surgery. Operations are also performed for the removal of tumors, repairs of ocular trauma and, finally, corneal transplantation. Antibiotic prophylaxis for the prevention of surgical site infections (SSIs) in ocular surgery is a complex field in which shared lines of action are absent.

Superior limbic keratoconjunctivitis causing chronic ocular irritation in a child.

Superior limbic keratoconjunctivitis (SLK) is an uncommon, painful inflammation of the ocular surface localized to the superior sectors of the cornea, limbus, and conjunctiva. The clinical course tends to be chronic, with alternating periods of remission and exacerbation. Many patients experience severe ocular discomfort for long periods.

Comparison between macular pigment optical density measurements using two-wavelength autofluorescence and heterochromatic flicker photometry techniques.

Purpose: The association of macular pigment (MP) with age-related macular degeneration has been extensively studied in recent years, and interest in a rapid, objective, and accurate technique to measure MP optical density (MPOD) has increased. The purpose of this study was to compare the MPOD values at specific loci around the fovea using the heterochromatic flicker photometry (HFP) and the two-wavelength autofluorescence (AF) methods in a young, healthy population.

Methods: Ten patients (20 eyes) were enrolled.

Corneal curvature and axial length values in children with congenital/infantile cataract in the first 42 months of life.

Purpose: To evaluate corneal curvature (K(m)) and axial length (AL) of eyes of term-born children aged <3.5 years with uncomplicated congenital cataract and provide age-specific estimates.

Methods: This was a retrospective review of patients undergoing cataract extraction from January 1994 to December 2006.