Improving patient satisfaction through information provision.

Background: This study aims to determine the sociodemographic characteristics of the Ophthalmology Outpatient Clinic at the Royal Adelaide Hospital, to ascertain satisfaction levels with aspects of care, and determine if patient satisfaction levels can be increased by the provision of information letters prior to appointment.

Methods: New patients attending Ophthalmology Outpatient Clinic were surveyed regarding sociodemographic information and satisfaction levels. Participants received an introductory letter prior to their clinic appointment, and were compared with controls.

Central corneal thickness of indigenous Australians within Central Australia.

Purpose: To document the central corneal thickness (CCT) among a group of Indigenous Australians compared with a group of Australian Caucasian individuals.

Design: Clinic-based case-control study.

Methods: A total of 91 Indigenous Australians from remote clinics in Central Australia and 84 Caucasian subjects from a teaching hospital in South Australia were recruited.

Post-traumatic maxillary sinus mucocele.

Two cases of post-traumatic maxillary sinus mucoceles are described. In both scenarios, the patients had sustained severe facial injuries many years prior to presentation. Proptosis and globe displacement were identified clinically, and both patients had radiographic evidence of a maxillary sinus mucocele.

Punctal-canalicular stenosis associated with mitomycin-C for corneal epithelial dysplasia.

Purpose: To report a case of punctal-canalicular stenosis after topical mitomycin C use for corneal dysplasia. To the authors' knowledge, this association has not previously been described.

Design: Observational case report.