Definitive Treatment of Lisch Epithelial Corneal Dystrophy via Staged Keratectomy and Targeted Minor Limbal Excision With Cautery.

Purpose: We demonstrate a novel approach for the definitive treatment of Lisch epithelial corneal dystrophy via an unintentionally staged alcohol keratectomy and intentionally targeted minor limbal excision with cautery.

Methods: A 46-year-old woman presented with visually significant corneal changes, suspected to be Lisch epithelial corneal dystrophy after clinical examination, anterior segment optical coherence tomography, and confocal microscopy. Alcohol keratectomy was performed with complete resolution, but there was visually significant recurrence at 2 years.

Improving eye care in an intensive care unit.

In Intensive Care Units (ICUs), patients are at risk of developing ocular complications, especially exposure keratopathy. Plan, Do, Study, Act for PDSA cycle. Despite national guidelines, implementation remains challenging.

Impact of temperature on ophthalmic viscosurgical devices and clinical implications: a pilot study.

Purpose: To evaluate how temperature affects the rheology of common ophthalmic viscosurgical devices (OVDs) and clinical implications.

Setting: Tennent Institute of Ophthalmology, Glasgow, with Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, and Advanced Materials Research Laboratory, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom.

Design: Laboratory pilot study.