Conjunctivitis due to Neisseria sicca: a case report.

We report the first case, in Medline-based literature, of conjunctivitis caused by gram negative diplococcus, Neisseria sicca. Although it is not widely accepted as such, isolation from cultures of repeated eye swab samples suggests that N. sicca may be a pathogen in conjunctival infections.

Phakic anterior chamber lenses in very high myopia: an 18-month follow up.

Background: To evaluate the efficacy and tolerance of two different foldable anterior chamber phakic intraocular lenses for high myopia.

Design: A prospective interventional case series at the Eye Clinic, Kartal Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.

Participants: Sixty-two eyes of 31 patients received iris-claw lens (group 1) (Artiflex AC 401, Ophtec), and 43 eyes of 22 patients received angle-supported lens (group 2) (I-Care, Corneal).

Comparative outcomes of pars plana vitrectomy in acute postoperative endophthalmitis with 25-gauge and 20-gauge techniques.

Purpose: To evaluate the safety and outcomes of 25-gauge pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) in the treatment of postoperative endophthalmitis and compare it with 20-gauge PPV.

Methods: The medical records of all patients diagnosed with acute endophthalmitis following cataract surgery who underwent PPV between December 2000 and December 2007 were reviewed. Main outcome measures included final visual acuity (VA), additional interventions, and both intraoperative and postoperative complications.

Kill rates of preserved and preservative-free topical 8-methoxy fluoroquinolones against various strains of Staphylococcus.

Purpose: To assess the kill rates of preserved and preservative-free 8-methoxy fluoroquinolones and benzalkonium chloride (BAC) against isolates of Staphylococcus aureus and coagulase-negative Staphylococcus (CNS) species.

Setting: Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Miami, Florida, USA.

Methods: Ocular and standard isolates of S aureus and CNS were inoculated with saline, 0.

Acute-onset endophthalmitis after cataract surgery: success of initial therapy, visual outcomes, and related factors.

Purpose: To evaluate the success of initial treatment and the factors influencing the outcome in acute-onset endophthalmitis after cataract surgery.

Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of all patients with acute postoperative endophthalmitis between 2000 and 2007. We performed pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) to all eyes with initial visual acuity of light perception.

Association between ocular dominance and refraction.

Purpose: To investigate the association between ocular dominance and refraction.

Methods: A retrospective study of the cycloplegic refraction of 2453 consecutive patients with a mean age of 46 +/- 12 years (range: 18 to 79 years) was performed. One thousand one hundred fifty-seven (47%) patients were men and 1296 (53%) were women.

Isolates and antibiotic sensitivity of eighty culture-proven endophthalmitis cases from Istanbul.

Purpose: To investigate the spectrum of organisms causing endophthalmitis and their sensitivity to commonly used antimicrobial agents.

Methods: Medical records of 80 consecutive patients treated at Beyoglu Eye Hospital for endophthalmitis from January 2001 to April 2006 were reviewed. Specimens were obtained from either the vitreous (93%, 81/87) or anterior chamber (7%, 6/87) during pars plana vitrectomy or vitreous tap, and were inoculated into blood culture bottles.

The use of blood culture bottles in endophthalmitis.

Purpose: To study the use of blood culture bottles for culturing vitreous specimens in acute-onset postoperative infectious endophthalmitis cases.

Methods: Forty-eight eyes of 48 patients with mean age of 66.4 +/- 14.