Children with high astigmatism: tomographic and refractive characteristics and the ability of current indices to rule out keratoconus.

Purpose: To assess corneal tomographic, topographic, and refractive changes in children with high astigmatism and their ability to exclude keratoconus.

Methods: In this longitudinal observational study, the medical records of children with high regular cylindrical refraction of ≥3.50 D referred to the Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, to exclude keratoconus between January 2009 and June 2020 were reviewed retrospectively.

Mitomycin C Application After Corneal Cross-linking for Keratoconus Increases Stromal Haze.

Purpose: To evaluate and compare corneal haze as determined by optical coherence tomography (OCT) after corneal cross-linking (CXL) for the treatment of mild to moderate keratoconus with or without mitomycin C (MMC) application.

Methods: This was a retrospective analysis of 87 eyes of 72 patients with mild to moderate keratoconus. The first group (n = 44 eyes) underwent CXL between June 2013 and January 2015 and the second group (n = 43 eyes) underwent CXL with MMC (CXL+MMC) between February and December 2015, both following the Dresden protocol.

Five-Year Results of Combined Small-Aperture Corneal Inlay Implantation and LASIK for the Treatment of Hyperopic Presbyopic Eyes.

Purpose: To evaluate the efficacy of simultaneous laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) and small-aperture corneal inlay (KAMRA; AcuFocus, Inc) implantation in hyperopic presbyopic eyes at 5 years postoperatively.

Methods: This was a retrospective single-center study of patients with hyperopia and presbyopia who underwent simultaneous LASIK and corneal inlay implantation by two experienced refractive surgeons. These patients were regularly observed for 5 years and evaluated with serial corneal tomographies and refractive assessments for uncorrected near visual acuity (UNVA), uncorrected distance visual acuity (UDVA), corrected distance visual acuity (CDVA), distance-corrected near visual acuity (DCNVA), and manifest refraction spherical equivalent (MRSE).

Comparison of intraoperative vs postoperative optical coherence tomography measurement of implantable collamer lens vaulting.

Purpose: To compare intraoperative vs postoperative optical coherence tomography (OCT) measurements of implantable collamer lens (ICL) vaulting.

Setting: American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.

Design: Prospective observational cohort study.

Patterns of uveitis in children according to age: comparison of visual outcomes and complications in a tertiary center.

Background: Uveitis in the pediatric population is uncommon, accounting for 2 to 14% of all uveitis cases, yet resulting in significant ocular morbidity. A number of studies have focused on patterns and complications of uveitis in the pediatric age group (≤ 16 years). In this report, we studied children with uveitis syndromes focusing on demographics, anatomic distribution, etiologies, treatment, and complications.