Keratoconus is a progressive corneal ectasia that may lead to severe visual impairment. Superior keratoconus (SK) is an uncommon form of the disease, and few cases have been reported thus far. We present an unusual SK case and a literature review of this rare diagnosis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAnterior blepharitis (AB) is a chronic eyelid inflammation with no definitive cure. To assess the safety and efficacy of a 1% povidone-iodine (PVI) ophthalmic solution lid scrub compared to formulated eyelid wipes in treating AB. A prospective, randomized, controlled, observer-masked, paired-eye trial.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: To describe foveal hyper-reflective vertical lines (FVL) as a specific morphological finding on structural spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) and discuss its differential diagnosis.
Methods: Observational case series. Ten patients (10 eyes) with FVL were meticulously examined at the Ophthalmology Department, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel.
Purpose: To evaluate the impact of pharmacologic pupil dilation on axial length (AL) measurement in patients with dense cataracts and previous failed AL measurements carried out without pupil dilation.
Design: Retrospective case series.
Methods: All participants underwent swept-source optical coherence tomography (SS-OCT) biometry.
J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus
September 2024
Patients with keratoconus may lack sufficient understanding of their illness. The authors assessed the accuracy and readability of ChatGPT (OpenAI) responses to common questions regarding keratoconus and found that the provided data are precise, with minor inaccuracies. The complexity of responses requires a high reading level, which may be unsuitable for many patients.
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