Efficacy and utility of clinical examination in predicting meibomian gland atrophy.

Purpose: To investigate the role of clinical examination findings in predicting meibomian gland atrophy (MGA).

Methods: A single-center, cross-sectional study was conducted. Subjective reports of dry eye symptoms were collected via a SPEED questionnaire.

Stenotrophomonas maltophilia-Associated Dacryocystitis in Leukemia-Infiltrated Lacrimal Sacs: Case and Review of Literature.

A 91-year-old female with a history of chronic lymphocytic leukemia developed recurrent bouts of bilateral dacryocystitis. She underwent incision and drainage of the lacrimal sac with culture demonstrating the rare bacteria Stenotrophomonas maltophilia. She underwent subsequent dacryocystectomy with biopsy revealing bilateral involvement of chronic lymphocytic leukemia in the lacrimal sac.

Povidone-iodine concentration and dosing in cataract surgery.

Iodine has been recognized as an effective bactericide since the 1800s, and povidone-iodine (PI) solution has been applied to the ocular surface and periocular skin since the 1980s to prevent endophthalmitis in cataract surgery. In vitro, PI solution kills bacteria quickly at dilute concentrations (0.05%-1.