Author Correction: Inter-ocular and inter-visit differences in ocular biometry and refractive outcomes after cataract surgery.

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Inter-ocular and inter-visit differences in ocular biometry and refractive outcomes after cataract surgery.

This study aimed to determine whether inter-ocular differences in axial length (AL), corneal power (K), and adjusted emmetropic intraocular lens power (EIOLP) and inter-visit differences in these ocular biometric values, measured on different days, are related to refractive outcomes after cataract surgery. We retrospectively reviewed 279 patients who underwent phacoemulsification. Patients underwent ocular biometry twice (1-4 weeks before and on the day of surgery).

O-GlcNAc Signaling Augmentation Protects Human Corneal Endothelial Cells from Oxidative Stress via AKT Pathway Activation.

: To investigate the effect of inhibitor of O-glycosylation on human corneal endothelial cells (HCECs) under oxidative stress.: HCECs were cultured and treated with 10 mM tert-butyl hydroperoxide (tBHP) with or without PUGNAc, a known inhibitor of OGA. Cell viability was assessed.

Correction: Safety and efficacy of tacrolimus-coated silicone plates as an alternative to mitomycin C in a rabbit model of conjunctival fibrosis.

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Safety and efficacy of tacrolimus-coated silicone plates as an alternative to mitomycin C in a rabbit model of conjunctival fibrosis.

Purpose: To find safer and more effective drugs than mitomycin C to prevent conjunctival fibrosis in a rabbit model.

Methods: Twenty-four rabbits were involved and randomly divided into four groups. Limbus-based peritomy was performed at the superior cornea, and normal saline (NS group), mitomycin C (MMC group), SR (SR group), or TC (TC group)-coated silicone plate was inserted at the sub-Tenon's space in each group.

Direct visualization of aqueous tear secretion from lacrimal gland.

Purpose: To introduce a new method for direct observation of tear secretion from the palpebral lobes of the main lacrimal glands and Wolfring glands using fluorescein dye.

Methods: Twenty-six patients with dry eye and 26 healthy subjects were included in the study. Fluorescein was applied to the conjunctiva overlaying the palpebral lobe of the main lacrimal glands.

Influence of Near-Segment Positioning in a Rotationally Asymmetric Multifocal Intraocular Lens.

Purpose: To compare visual performance and higher order aberrations (HOAs) based on the position of the near segment in eyes with rotationally asymmetric multifocal intraocular lenses (IOLs).

Methods: Asymmetric multifocal IOLs (Lentis Mplus LS-313; Oculentis Optikgeräte GmbH, Wetzlar, Germany) were implanted with the near segment positioned either inferiorly, superiorly, or temporally. Uncorrected distance (UDVA), intermediate (UIVA), and near (UNVA) visual acuity, corrected distance visual acuity (CDVA), and distance-corrected intermediate (DCIVA) and near (DCNVA) visual acuity, contrast sensitivity, HOAs, and subjective symptom questionnaires were compared at 1 month postoperatively.

Effectiveness and Optical Quality of Topical 3.0% Diquafosol versus 0.05% Cyclosporine A in Dry Eye Patients following Cataract Surgery.

Purpose. To evaluate the effectiveness and optical quality of 3.0% topical diquafosol versus 0.

Low Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Levels Are Associated with Dry Eye Syndrome.

Background: Dry eye syndrome (DES) is a common tear film and ocular surface disease that results in discomfort, visual disturbance, and tear film instability with potential damage to the ocular surface. Systemic diseases associated with DES include diabetes mellitus, rheumatoid arthritis, depression, anxiety, thyroid disease, allergic diseases, irritable bowel syndrome, chronic pain syndrome, and hyperlipidemia. Interestingly, it has been found that most of these are associated with low levels of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) or inadequate sunlight exposure.

Corneal coma and trefoil changes associated with incision location in cataract surgery.

Purpose: To investigate changes in corneal higher-order aberrations (HOAs) associated with the incision location in cataract surgery.

Setting: Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

Design: Observational case series.

Higher-order aberrations associated with better near visual acuity in eyes with aspheric monofocal IOLs.

Purpose: To investigate higher-order aberrations (HOAs) related to increased uncorrected near visual acuity in eyes with aspheric monofocal intraocular lenses.

Methods: All patients underwent phacoemulsification followed by implantation of aspheric monofocal intraocular lenses with a negative spherical aberration (Tecnis one-piece, ZCB00; Abbott Medical Optics, Inc., Milpitas, CA).

Subconjunctival injection of low-molecular-weight heparin-taurocholate 7 inhibits corneal neovascularization.

Purpose: To evaluate the effects of a subconjunctival injection of low-molecular-weight heparin-taurocholate 7 (LHT7) on corneal neovascularization (CoNV) in rats.

Methods: Twenty-four Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into 4 groups of 6 animals each. Corneal centers were cauterized by the application of a silver/potassium nitrate solution for 8 seconds.

Bilateral mix-and-match versus unilateral multifocal intraocular lens implantation: long-term comparison.

Purpose: To compare the visual outcomes and subjective satisfaction levels of patients who had bilateral mix-and-match implantation or monocular implantation of multifocal intraocular lenses (IOLs).

Setting: Asan Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea.

Design: Retrospective comparative case series.

Transconjunctival sutureless vitrectomy for the treatment of vitreoretinal complications in patients with diabetes mellitus.

Background And Objective: To compare the safety and effectiveness of 25-gauge transconjunctival sutureless vitrectomy (TSV) with conventional 20-gauge pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) for the treatment of vitreoretinal complications in patients with diabetic retinopathy.

Patients And Methods: Forty-five eyes of 44 consecutive patients with diabetes mellitus who had undergone 25-gauge TSV for the treatment of vitreous hemorrhage, traction retinal detachment, or diabetic macular edema and 45 control patients with diabetes mellitus who had undergone conventional 20-gauge PPV were studied.

Results: The mean duration of surgery in the 25-gauge TSV group was statistically significantly shorter than that in the 20-gauge PPV group.

Comparison between dynamic contour tonometry and Goldmann applanation tonometry.

Purpose: To compare the intraocular pressures (IOPs) measured by dynamic contour tonometry (DCT) and Goldmann applanation tonometry (GAT), and to investigate the association of IOPs on eyes of varying central corneal thickness (CCT).

Methods: In this prospective study, 451 eyes of 233 subjects were enrolled. IOPs were measured by GAT and DCT.