Vitamin D and tear fluid cytokines in predicting outcomes in viral conjunctivitis - A new outlook.

Purpose: To determine the association between systemic vitamin D (VD) and immunoglobulin E (IgE) levels with severity and ocular surface inflammatory profile in patients with epidemic keratoconjunctivitis (EKC).

Methods: 210 eyes of 105 patients who were clinically diagnosed with EKC were included in the study. The levels of serum VD and serum IgE were measured.

Corneal epithelial and fibrovascular downgrowth postcataract surgery with intrastromal bleed: a rare case study with multimodal imaging.

A woman in her 60s presented with diminution of vision and redness in her right eye (OD) 1.5 months duration, 10 months post cataract surgery. The best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) on the OD was fingers counting at 0.

Simultaneous Topography-guided Custom Ablation With Corneal Cross-linking for Keratoconus: 10-Year Prospective Outcomes.

Purpose: To assess 10-year visual and tomographic outcomes of topography-guided custom ablation (T-CAT) with corneal cross-linking (CXL) in eyes with keratoconus.

Methods: T-CAT with CXL was performed in 600 eyes (522 patients). Based on the T-CAT ablation plan, the theoretical maximum ablation depth was 50 µm after epithelium removal.

A randomized controlled study evaluating outcomes of intense pulsed light and low-level light therapy for treating meibomian gland dysfunction and evaporative dry eye.

Purpose: This randomized, controlled, blinded study evaluates the efficacy of intense pulsed light (IPL) therapy with low-level light therapy (LLLT) in the treatment of meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD) and evaporative dry eye (EDE) compared to a control group.

Methods: Hundred patients with MGD and EDE were randomized into control (50 subjects, 100 eyes) and study group (50 subjects, 100 eyes). The study group underwent three sittings of IPL with LLLT 15 days apart and were followed up 1 month and 2 months after the last treatment sitting.

Snowball-associated ocular injury - An unusual presentation.

Background: Snow ball associated ocular injuries are rare. We present the 1st case of a snow ball injury reported in India with symptoms occurring after 10 days.

Purpose: To highlight the fact that symptoms can occur many days after the injury.