Anatomical and Visual Outcomes of Scleral Buckling Surgery in Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment.

Purpose: The aim of this study is to evaluate the short anatomical and visual outcomes of scleral buckling surgery in relation to the pattern of presentation of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) in the presence of different situations and risk factors.

Methods: A total of 206 eyes of 203 patients who underwent scleral buckling surgery for RRD were evaluated in this retrospective study. Information retrieved included patient demographics, duration of symptoms, and presenting vision, lens status, site of a retinal break, extent of retinal detachment, the involvement of the fellow eye, macular involvement, presence of lattice degeneration, and associated refractive errors.

Outcomes of Wavefront-Optimized Laser-Assisted Keratomileusis and Photorefractive Keratectomy for correction of Myopia and Myopic Astigmatism over One Year Follow-Up.

Background: Laser corneal refractive surgery suits, technology and nomograms are improving with time. This may improve the refractive and visual outcomes of the patients.

Objectives: To evaluate the safety, efficacy, stability, and predictability of wavefront-optimized photorefractive keratectomy and Laser-assisted keratomileusis in patients with myopia and myopic astigmatism over 1-year using WaveLight EX500 Excimer Laser machine.

Multiorganism, drug-resistant keratitis treated by corneal crosslinking.

Purpose: To describe a case of multiorganism, drug-resistant keratitis that responded well to corneal crosslinking (CXL) treatment.

Methods: A 52-year-old man presented to our institute with a 2-month ocular history of infectious keratitis in his right eye, on topical antibacterial, antifungal, and antiprotozoan treatment, and complained of increase in pain, discomfort, and visual deterioration. Slit-lamp examination revealed advanced infectious keratitis (extensive deep corneal infiltrate with perineuritis).

Prevalence of Keratoconus Among a Palestinian Tertiary Student Population.

Purpose: To screen for keratoconus and potential associated risk factors in a tertiary student population sample.

Population And Methods: This cross sectional study included 1234 students attending An-Najah National University (Nablus, West Bank, Palestine), that were randomly selected from a total of 20,000 university students. 634 (51.

Anterior segment applications of in vivo confocal microscopy.

Purpose: To review the current literature on in vivo confocal microscopy anterior segment applications (cornea, conjunctiva, and glaucoma) and discuss its advantages in different pathological conditions.

Methods: Review of selected relevant literature on in vivo confocal microscopy and its different applications.

Results: In vivo confocal microscopy can be used to visualize most layers of the cornea and conjunctiva, providing excellent resolution.

Visual outcomes and safety of a refractive corneal inlay for presbyopia using femtosecond laser.

Purpose: To evaluate the outcomes and safety of a refractive inlay (Flexivue Micro-Lens, Presbia Coöperatief U.A.) for the corneal compensation of presbyopia.

Visual outcomes and safety of a small diameter intrastromal refractive inlay for the corneal compensation of presbyopia.

Purpose: To investigate the outcomes and safety of an intrastromal refractive inlay (Invue Lens, Biovision AG) for the corneal compensation of presbyopia.

Methods: This prospective, noncomparative, interventional clinical study comprised 45 emmetropic presbyopes with a mean age of 52.3 ± 3.

Conductive keratoplasty followed by collagen cross-linking with riboflavin-UV-A in patients with keratoconus.

Purpose: To evaluate the combined effect of conductive keratoplasty (CK) followed by corneal collagen cross-linking (CXL) in 2 patients with keratoconus.

Methods: CK spots were applied on the flatter side of the cornea followed by CXL using riboflavin and UV-A light.

Results: Immediately after CK, a significant corneal topographic improvement was observed.

Treatment of chronic dry eye: focus on cyclosporine.

To review the current treatment of chronic dry eye syndrome, focusing on cyclosporine A (CsA), a systematic literature search was performed using PubMed databases in two steps. The first step was oriented to articles published for dry eye. The second step was focused on the use of CsA in dry eye.

Effect of excimer laser repetition rate on outcomes after photorefractive keratectomy.

Purpose: To compare the refractive outcomes after photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) for low to moderate myopic corrections using 2 excimer lasers with different repetition rates (200 Hz and 400 Hz).

Setting: University refractive surgery center.

Methods: This retrospective study included all consecutive patients who underwent PRK using the 200 Hz or the 400 Hz Allegretto laser platform (WaveLight Laser Technologie AG).

Ocular rigidity evaluation after photorefractive keratectomy: an experimental study.

Purpose: To evaluate possible changes of the ocular rigidity coefficient in vivo after photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) in a series of rabbit eyes, using an invasive ocular rigidity measurement device.

Methods: Sixteen eyes of 8 rabbits were used in this study. One eye from each rabbit underwent PRK for -10.

Diagnosis of residual Descemet's membrane after Descemet's stripping endothelial keratoplasty with anterior segment optical coherence tomography.

We present a patient with residual Descemet's membrane diagnosed by anterior segment optical coherence tomography (AS-OCT) after Descemet's stripping endothelial keratoplasty (DSEK). Postoperatively, persistent partial corneal edema and interface fluid without dislocation of the donor button were observed. No improvement of interface fluid was found during the follow-up period.

Long-term results of thin corneas after refractive laser surgery.

Purpose: To report the long-term refractive results of photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) and laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) in patients with thin corneas.

Design: A long-term, retrospective, non-randomized follow-up study.

Methods: Sixty-three patients (124 eyes) (28 males and 35 females), who had a preoperative central corneal thickness (CCT) of less than 500 microns and completed at least one year of follow-up examinations after surgery.

LASIK flap characteristics using the Moria M2 microkeratome with the 90-microm single use head.

Purpose: To evaluate the accuracy and consistency of corneal flap thickness, horizontal diameter, and hinge size with the Moria M2 90-microm single use head.

Methods: Fifty-two myopic patients (104 eyes), mean age 32.6 years, underwent bilateral LASIK with a superior hinged flap using the Moria M2 microkeratome (90-microm single use head).

Long-term results of superficial laser in situ keratomileusis after ultrathin flap creation.

Purpose: To study the long-term efficacy, safety, and stability of laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) after unintentional ultrathin flap creation less than 80 mum.

Setting: University refractive surgery center.

Methods: This retrospective case series comprised 25 patients (33 eyes) who had LASIK after flap creation less than 80 mum with the Moria M2 disposable microkeratome (head 90 microm).

Two-year follow-up of conductive keratoplasty for the treatment of hyperopic astigmatism.

Purpose: To evaluate the safety, efficacy, predictability, and stability of conductive keratoplasty (CK) for the treatment of hyperopic astigmatism.

Setting: University of Crete Medical School, Vardinoyannion Eye Institute of Crete, Heraklion, Greece.

Methods: In this prospective nonrandomized noncontrolled single-center study, 47 eyes of 34 patients (15 women and 19 men) were treated for hyperopic astigmatism (up to + 3.

Epi-LASIK: histological findings of separated epithelial sheets 24 hours after treatment.

Purpose: To report the histological findings of four eyes of three patients who underwent epi-LASIK treatment for the correction of low myopia.

Methods: The epithelial sheets were harvested either immediately after separation (one eye) or were accidentally dislocated and harvested from the operative eyes 24 hours after treatment (three eyes). All sheets underwent optical and transmission electron microscopy.

Conductive keratoplasty: histological study of human corneas.

Purpose: To determine the morphologic changes in human corneas over time following radiofrequency-based conductive keratoplasty (CK) treatment.

Design: Prospective, observational case series.

Methods: In a single-center study six human corneas of six patients with localized peripheral keratoconus underwent CK treatment followed by penetrating keratoplasty.

Long-term results of conductive keratoplasty for low to moderate hyperopia.

Purpose: To assess the long-term safety, efficacy, predictability, and stability of conductive keratoplasty (CK) for the treatment of low to moderate hyperopia and to evaluate the impact of the procedure on the quality of vision.

Setting: University of Crete, Medical School, Vardinoyannion Eye Institute of Crete, Crete, Greece.

Methods: In this prospective nonrandomized noncontrolled single-center study, 38 eyes of 26 patients (13 women and 13 men) were treated for hyperopia with a Refractec ViewPoint CK system and followed for 30 months.

Epi-LASIK: preliminary clinical results of an alternative surface ablation procedure.

Purpose: To evaluate the clinical results of epi-LASIK, a new surface ablation surgical technique for the treatment of low myopia.

Setting: Vardinoyannion Eye Institute of Crete, University of Crete, Greece.

Methods: Forty-four eyes of 31 patients had epi-LASIK for the correction of low myopia.

Intraocular pressure measurements after conductive keratoplasty.

Purpose: To determine the possible impact of conductive keratoplasty (CK) on intraocular pressure (IOP) measurements.

Methods: A prospective, single-center, noncomparative interventional case series was performed. Baseline and postoperative IOPs were measured by Goldmann applanation tonometry in 32 eyes of 18 patients who underwent CK for hyperopia correction.

Induced videokeratography alterations in patients with excessive meibomian secretions.

Purpose: To describe lipid-induced specific videokeratographic (VKG) corneal changes and subsequent resolution after eyelid washing.

Methods: VKG was performed with C-Scan corneal topography. In all patients an excessive meibomian gland lipid secretion was found with or without coexistent chronic posterior blepharitis.

Phakic refractive lens implantation in high myopic patients: one-year results.

Purpose: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of implantation of a new posterior chamber phakic refractive lens (PRL, Ciba Vision Surgical) in highly myopic eyes.

Setting: Department of Ophthalmology, Medical School, University of Crete, Vardinoyannion Eye Institute of Crete, Crete, Greece.

Methods: Thirty-four myopic eyes of 19 patients were treated for high myopia with implantation of a silicone PRL in the posterior chamber.

Topographically supported customized ablation for the management of decentered laser in situ keratomileusis.

Purpose: To evaluate the efficacy, predictability, and safety of topographically supported customized ablations (TOSCAs) for decentered ablations following laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK).

Design: Prospective nonrandomized clinical trial.

Methods: Nine patients (11 eyes) with LASIK-induced decentered ablations underwent TOSCA following flap lifting.

Intacs for early pellucid marginal degeneration.

A 42-year-old man had Intacs (Addition Technology Inc.) implantation for early pellucid marginal degeneration (PMD). Two Intacs segments (0.