Scleral collagen cross linkage in progressive myopia.

High myopia is often associated with local ectasia and scleral thinning. The progression of myopia depends upon scleral biochemical and biomechanical properties. Scleral thinning is associated with decreased collagen fiber diameter, defective collagen fibrillogenesis, and collagen cross-linking.

Topical vitamin C, vitamin E, and acetylcysteine as corneal wound healing agents: A comparative study.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate wound healing abilities and efficacy of topical Vitamin C, Vitamin E, and acetylcysteine for their possible clinical use.

Methods: The study was conducted on 36 eyes of 18 single-breed rabbits, Oryctolagus cuniculus, of both sexes. A 7.

Pattern of ocular morbidity among students in a school for visually impaired children in North India.

Aims: The aim of this study was to identify the ocular morbidity pattern among children attending a blind school in North India and comparing the data with similar studies conducted across India and abroad.

Study Design: This was a cross-sectional observational study.

Materials And Methods: A cross-sectional study was performed during September 2017 where 94 students attending a blind school were interviewed, and a detailed ocular examination was performed by an ophthalmologist.

Serum cortisol and testosterone levels in idiopathic central serous chorioretinopathy.

Context: The preferential occurrence of idiopathic central serous chorioretinopathy (ICSC) in males with a typical Type A personality and behavior and a relative absence in females is a possible indicator towards the role of serum cortisol and /or the male sex hormone testosterone.

Aims: To study levels of cortisol and testosterone in ICSC.

Settings And Design: Case-control study in a tertiary care teaching hospital.

Systemic absorption of triamcinolone acetonide after posterior sub-Tenon injection.

Purpose: To study systemic absorption of triamcinolone acetonide (TA) after posterior sub-Tenon injection.

Design: Prospective, interventional case series.

Methods: The study was conducted in a tertiary care teaching hospital on 35 eyes in which posterior sub-Tenon injection of 40 mg TA was administered after conventional extracapsular cataract extraction.