Corneal Infection Therapy with Topical Bacteriophage Administration.

Staphylococcus aureus is a major pathogen in bacterial keratitis, a vision-threatening disease. Although the incidence of S. aureus keratitis varies worldwide, the increasing trend of resistance to certain antibiotics makes this condition an important, global, healthcare concern.

Comparison of a Supraglottic Gel Device and an Endotracheal Tube in Keratoplasty Performed Under General Anesthesia: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

Purpose: To assess the safety of a laryngeal mask (i-gel) in keratoplasty performed under general anesthesia.

Methods: Patients with indications for keratoplasty (n = 110) were enrolled in a prospective study and randomly assigned to the i-gel (n = 55; 30 lamellar keratoplasty and 25 penetrating keratoplasty) or tracheal tube group (n = 55; 29 lamellar keratoplasty and 26 penetrating keratoplasty). Perioperative complications and the recovery time were compared between the 2 groups using the t test or χ(2) test.

Safety and efficacy of femtosecond laser-assisted arcuate keratotomy to treat irregular astigmatism after penetrating keratoplasty.

Purpose: To determine the refractive efficacy, predictability, stability, and complication rate of Intralase femtosecond laser-assisted astigmatic keratotomy (AK) for irregular astigmatism after penetrating keratoplasty (PKP).

Setting: Ophthalmology Department, Hôtel-Dieu, Paris, France.

Design: Retrospective case series.

Corneal ectasia after intrastromal presbyopic surgery.

Purpose: To report histopathologic findings in a case of bilateral corneal ectasia following intrastromal femtosecond laser presbyopia surgery.

Methods: Case report.

Results: A 56-year-old patient was referred for bilateral corneal ectasia.

Wavelength optimization in femtosecond laser corneal surgery.

Purpose: To evaluate the influence of wavelength on penetration depth and quality of femtosecond laser corneal incisions in view of optimizing procedures in corneal surgery assisted by ultrashort pulse lasers.

Methods: We performed penetrating and lamellar incisions on eye bank corneas using several ultrashort pulse laser sources. Several wavelengths within the near-infrared and shortwave-infrared wavelength range were used and the pulse energy was varied.