Long-term follow-up of free-floating epithelial inclusion cyst after radial keratotomy.

Purpose: To report the benign seven year follow-up on a free-floating anterior chamber epithelial inclusion cyst that did not require treatment.

Design: Retrospective observational case report.

Methods: Seven years of clinical observation of a patient who had radial keratotomy in 1998.

Ocular complications in the Department of Defense Smallpox Vaccination Program.

Objective: The purpose of this case series was to present an overview of the nature and frequency of ocular complications in the Department of Defense (DoD) Smallpox Vaccination Program.

Design: Retrospective, noncomparative case series.

Participants: The authors retrospectively evaluated data collected on individuals with an ophthalmologic complaint after receiving smallpox vaccination or after contact with a recently immunized individual.

Protection of the ocular surface after keratoprosthesis surgery: the role of soft contact lenses.

Purpose: To evaluate the short-term therapeutic value of soft contact lenses in patients with keratoprosthesis.

Methods: Nineteen patients with a collar button-shaped keratoprosthesis were fitted with a soft contract lens and evaluated for the protective effect on the surrounding cornea.

Results: The lenses were found to be highly protective against evaporative damage to the corneal surface around the device.