The influence of personality on the quality of vision after multifocal intraocular lens implantation.

Objective: To assess the possible correlation between patients' personality traits and subjective perception of quality of vision (QoV), after multifocal intraocular lens (mIOL) implantation.

Methods: patients who had bilateral implantation of a non-diffractive X-WAVE or a trifocal lens were assessed 6 months postoperatively. Patients answered the NEO-Five Factor Inventory (NEO-FFI-20) questionnaire ("Big Five five-factor personality model") to examine their personality.

Comparison of outcomes between cross-linking plus topoguided excimer laser ablation and intrastromal corneal ring segments for keratoconus.

Objective: To compare cross-linking (CXL) plus topography-guided photorefractive keratectomy (t-PRK) and intrastromal corneal ring segments (ICRS) in keratoconus patients, at 12 months of follow-up.

Methods: This was a longitudinal, retrospective multi-center study. We included a referred sample of 154 eyes from 149 patients with grade I-III Amsler-Krümeich keratoconus with insufficient corrected-distance visual acuity (CDVA).

Surgical Approaches to Optic Disc Pit Maculopathy: A Clinical Case Series.

The purpose of this study was to compare the clinical outcomes of 13 patients with optic disc pit maculopathy (ODP-M) - progressive visual loss, serous macular detachment, and/or intraretinal fluid - who underwent different surgical approaches. This was a retrospective study including a consecutive sample of 13 patients aged 13-74 years (mean 35.38 ± 19.

Ocular Sarcoidosis and Autoimmune Polyglandular Syndrome Type 2: A Case Report.

Purpose: to describe a clinical case of ocular sarcoidosis in a patient with Autoimmune Polyglandular Syndrome Type 2 (APS-2).

Methods: an 86-year-old female diagnosed with APS-2 was referred to our uveitis department with rapid visual loss in her left eye during a 3-month period. Her best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) was counting fingers in her left eye (OS) and 20/40 in her right eye (OD).

Advanced Maternal Age: Adverse Outcomes of Pregnancy, A Meta-Analysis.

Introduction: The risks of pregnancy in women of advanced maternal age are not consensual amongst studies. The aim of this metaanalysis  was to determine whether women of advanced maternal age (≥ 35 years old) had worse obstetrical and perinatal outcomes than non- advanced maternal age women (20 - 34 years old) in singleton, naturally-conceived pregnancies.

Material And Methods: We searched PubMed/ MEDLINE, IndexRMP and the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews.