Herpes zoster ophthalmicus: comparison of disease in patients 60 years and older versus younger than 60 years.

Objective: To study the clinical course of herpes zoster ophthalmicus (HZO) and to compare the demographics, treatments, and outcomes in patients aged <60 years versus patients aged ≥60 years at the time of diagnosis.

Design: Retrospective chart review of all 112 patients presenting for management of HZO from January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008.

Participants: A total of 112 patients (58 aged <60 years and 54 aged >60 years) at the time of HZO onset.

Transpupillary Nd:YAG laser cystotomy for iris pigment epithelial cysts with secondary progressive angle closure.

Two patients were diagnosed as having unilateral iris pigment epithelial (IPE) cysts that were documented to enlarge and induce angle closure. Transpupillary IPE cystotomies were performed using the Nd:YAG laser as a prophylactic measure to prevent angle-closure glaucoma. Anterior chamber anatomy and cyst dimensions were assessed before, during, and after long-term follow-up using slit-lamp biomicroscopy, gonioscopy, and 20- or 35-MHz high-frequency ultrasound imaging.

Descemet's stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty: innovations in surgical technique.

Purpose Of Review: Endothelial transplantation has supplanted penetrating keratoplasty as the procedure of choice for endothelial dysfunction. Its recent widespread acceptance has encouraged innovation in the field in an attempt to offer faster, better surgery to a broader number of patients while reducing surgical risk. This review focuses on the best studied and the most widely used form; Descemet's stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty (DSAEK).