Blindness and eye disease in Cambodia.

Purpose: To assess the prevalence and etiology of blindness and low vision and to assess the prevalence of common eye diseases in central Cambodia.

Methods: In this cross-sectional, population-based study, 6,558 residents of Kandal Province, Cambodia were registered, and 5,803 (88.5%) were interviewed and examined.

Immunosuppressive agents and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for ocular immune and inflammatory disorders.

We now have at our disposal several nonsteroidal immunosuppressive and anti-inflammatory agents that may be used in addition to or instead of corticosteroids to treat ocular diseases. This article discusses some of the nonsteroidal immunosuppressive and anti-inflammatory agents available to the ophthalmologist.