Publications by authors named "Walter A Steigleman"
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- Carboxymethylcellulose (CMC) is an ingredient in artificial tears that may impact gut microbiome diversity, but this study aims to evaluate its effect on the ocular surface microbiome instead.
- A clinical trial with 80 healthy participants found that CMC did not significantly change microbiome diversity or composition when compared to a control substance, polyethylene glycol.
- While CMC decreased certain bacterial taxa and increased others, it did not show any significant advantages over polyethylene glycol in improving Ocular Surface Disease Index scores or overall effectiveness.
Corneal transplant is a procedure that aims to replace dysfunctional corneal tissue with a transparent graft and is one of the most widely performed transplant surgeries, but its public and professional awareness is low outside of ophthalmology. Corneal tissue consists of 5 major layers that serve to maintain its structural integrity and refractive shape: the epithelium, Bowman's layer, the stroma, Descemet's membrane, and the endothelium. Failure or irreversible damage to any layer of the cornea may be an indication for corneal transplant, and variants of this procedure may be full thickness or selectively lamellar.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To evaluate current best practices for postoperative photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) pain control.
Methods: Literature searches in the PubMed database were last conducted in October 2021 and were restricted to publications in English. This search identified 219 citations, of which 84 were reviewed in full text for their relevance to the scope of this assessment.
Purpose: To analyze vision outcomes after open globe injury and propose modifications to the ocular trauma score to offer more specific vision prognoses.
Design: Validity and reliability analysis.
Methods: Patients presenting to the University of Florida with a new open globe injury from October 2015 to January 2021 with subsequent follow-up were included in the study.
Purpose: To evaluate refractive outcomes, safety, and cost-effectiveness of femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery (FLACS) compared with phacoemulsification cataract surgery (PCS).
Methods: A PubMed search of FLACS was conducted in August 2020. A total of 727 abstracts were reviewed and 33 were selected for full-text review.
Purpose: To review the published literature assessing the efficacy and safety of presbyopia-correcting intraocular lenses (IOLs) for the treatment of presbyopia after cataract removal.
Methods: Literature searches were undertaken in January 2018 and September 2020 in the PubMed, Medline, and Cochrane Library databases. This yielded 761 articles, of which 34 met the criteria for inclusion in this assessment and were assigned a level of evidence rating by the panel methodologist.
Purpose: To review the literature to evaluate the outcomes of intraocular lens (IOL) power calculation in eyes with a history of myopic LASIK or photorefractive keratectomy (PRK).
Methods: Literature searches were conducted in the PubMed database in January 2020. Separate searches relevant to cataract surgery outcomes and corneal refractive surgery returned 1169 and 162 relevant citations, respectively, and the full text of 24 was reviewed.
Purpose: To define the factors that affect patient's self-assessed postoperative pain after photorefractive keratectomy (PRK).
Methods: Patients who underwent PRK in 2016 were evaluated. Anonymized data collected included patient gender, age, and season at the time of surgery, ablation depth, surgeon status (attending vs.
Purpose: In this study, the case of a patient who presented with reactivation of herpes zoster (HZ) keratitis and worsening of neurotrophic keratopathy, keratouveitis, and keratoconjunctivitis sicca after vaccination with live attenuated HZ vaccine (Zostavax) is described.
Method: This is a retrospective case review.
Results: A 63-year-old man, with a history of HZ keratouveitis and neurotrophic keratopathy that had been quiescent for 3.