Purpose: To investigate the relationships between ophthalmology resident performance on the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE), the Ophthalmic Knowledge Assessment Program (OKAP) exam and the American Board of Ophthalmology written qualifying examination (ABO-WQE).
Design: Cohort study.
Participants: We included 76 residents from 15 consecutive training classes (1991-2006) at 1 ophthalmologic residency training program.
Objective: Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), a vasoproliferative disorder of the retina in preterm infants, is associated with multiple factors, including oxygenation level. We explored whether the common intermittent hypoxemic events in preterm infants are associated with the development of ROP.
Study Design: Oxygen desaturation events were quantified in 79 preterm infants (gestational age, 24 to 27-6/7 weeks) during the first 8 weeks of life.
Purpose: Bioadhesives have had limited use in ophthalmic surgery. Problems with these adhesives have included inadequate tensile strength and difficulty with their application to the tissue site. We evaluated a scaffold-enhanced cyanoacrylate bioadhesive composite as an alternative to sutures in ophthalmic surgery, including strabismus procedures.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFOphthalmic surgery currently utilizes suture materials to repair wounds created during eye operations. Although effective, suture-based techniques can result in complications that further impair the patient's vision, such as retinal detachment and scleral perforation associated with strabismus (eye muscle) surgery. Two techniques currently under development avoid sutures altogether, yielding similar strength results, reduced operating time, and simpler methods of repair.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To investigate a scaffold-enhanced, light-activated bioadhesive technique as a substitute for sutures in ophthalmic surgery.
Clinical Relevance: Suture use in ophthalmic surgery is technically demanding and time consuming and may be associated with serious complications such as inadvertent ocular penetration, which can result in retinal detachment and endophthalmitis. Bioadhesive surgery could eliminate many complications and limitations associated with the use of sutures.