The Association of Delayed Corneal Surface and Visual Recovery After Corneal Transplantation With Longer Donor Storage Time-A Prospective Analysis.

Purpose: This study aimed to assess the influence of donor corneal storage time on endothelial cell count (ECC), corneal epithelial recovery, and visual rehabilitation after corneal transplantation in the first postoperative year.

Design: A collaborative prospective study involving a local eye bank and a tertiary ophthalmic unit was conducted.

Methods: Donor cornea buttons were stored in Optisol-GS (Chiron Ophthalmics Inc, Irvine, Calif) storage media for a maximum of 14 days before transplantation.

Comparative evaluation of aspheric toric intraocular lens implantation and limbal relaxing incisions in eyes with cataracts and ≤3 dioptres of astigmatism.

Purpose: To compare the visual outcomes of aspheric toric intraocular lens (IOL) implantation and limbal relaxing incisions (LRI) for management of coexisting age-related cataracts and astigmatism.

Methods: In this prospective study, sixty eyes of 60 patients with visually significant cataract and coexisting corneal astigmatism ≤3 dioptres (D) were randomised to undergo phacoemulsification with either aspheric toric IOL or aspheric monofocal IOL with LRI. The main outcome measures were postoperative 3-month uncorrected visual acuity (UCVA), contrast sensitivity, rotational stability of the toric IOL and spectacle independence.

Comparison of the Surgical Outcomes of Various Methods of Endothelial Keratoplasty.

Purpose: The objective of this study was to evaluate the outcomes of various techniques of endothelial keratoplasty (EK) including deep lamellar endothelial keratoplasty (DLEK), Descemet stripping endothelial keratoplasty (DSEK), and Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty (DSAEK).

Design: This was a retrospective comparative case series.

Methods: The medical records of 48 consecutive patients who have undergone EK in a tertiary eye center between January 2005 and June 2011 were reviewed.

Comparison between central corneal thickness measurements by ultrasound pachymetry and optical coherence tomography.

Purpose: Measurement of central corneal thickness (CCT) plays an important role in both diagnostic and therapeutic assessment of ocular diseases. Although ultrasound pachymetry (U-PACH) is regarded as the golden standard for measurement of CCT, optical coherence tomography (OCT) may offer advantages as it can locate the central cornea with precision with no corneal touch. Nevertheless, the agreement of OCT with U-PACH has not yet been gauged by Bland-Altman analysis.