Transient corneal ectasia after phacoemulsification in an eye with femtosecond intrastromal presbyopic treatment.

We report a case of transient corneal ectasia developed after phacoemulsification in an eye previously treated with INTRACOR. There was a myopic refractive surprise after cataract surgery. Corneal tomography showed an increase in keratometry and elevation profile compared with preoperative examination.

Epithelium-on corneal collagen crosslinking for management of advanced keratoconus.

Purpose: To report the 1-year visual and keratometric results of epithelium-on corneal collagen crosslinking (CXL) for advanced keratoconus (median maximum keratometry [K] ≥58.0 diopters [D]).

Setting: School of Ophthalmology and Optometry and Eye Hospital of Wenzhou Medical College, Wenzhou, China.

Human Ocular Dirofilariasis in Hong Kong.

Purpose: Human dirofilariasis is a helminthic infestation caused by filarial nematodes of the genus Dirofilaria. We report two cases of subconjunctival dirofilariasis in adult Chinese patients.

Case Reports: Case 1: A 57-year-old woman presented to us with 1-day history of left eye redness and migratory foreign body sensation.

In vitro characteristics of Tenon's fibroblast lines derived from pediatric and adult eyes do not fully explain pediatric glaucoma surgery failure: a preliminary report.

Purpose: To compare the in vitro characteristics of Tenon's capsule fibroblasts from children and adults that may be relevant to filtration surgery success.

Methods: Fibroblast cell lines derived from 5 young (median patient age, 2.4 years) and 7 old (median patient age, 71 years) discarded Tenon's capsule surgical specimens were used at early passage (P2-P3).

Different Topographic Response Between Mild to Moderate and Advanced Keratoconus After Accelerated Collagen Cross-linking.

Purpose: To evaluate the clinical and topographic effects after accelerated corneal collagen cross-linking (CXL) in keratoconus.

Methods: This was a prospective interventional study in 25 eyes of 24 Asian patients with keratoconus, where 10 eyes in group 1 had mild to moderate keratoconus with the steepest keratometry reading (Kmax) < 58 diopters (D), and 15 eyes in group 2 had advanced keratoconus with Kmax ≥ 58.0 D.

Ultrasound evaluation of glaucoma drainage devices in children.

This study evaluated B-scan ultrasound as a technique for assessing glaucoma drainage device (GDD) patency/function in refractory pediatric glaucoma. We retrospectively evaluated 70 eyes of 52 patients after Ahmed (n = 40 eyes), Baerveldt (n = 27 eyes) and Molteno (n = 5 eyes) GDD implantation; 2 eyes each had 2 GDDs. Median age was 6.

APAO's Commitment to Ophthalmic Education.

The Asia-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology (APAO) is a supranational organization set up in 1960 with the aims to advance the science and art of ophthalmology and eliminate preventable blindness in the Asia-Pacific region through teaching, research, and service. Being the major driving force of ophthalmologic development in the region, the APAO is dedicated to providing education opportunities to ophthalmologists and visual scientists in the region and beyond. Since its inception in 1960, ophthalmic education has topped the APAO's priority list.

Graft suturing for lenticule dislocation after descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty.

Purpose: To report the mid-term outcomes of graft suturing in a patient with lenticule dislocation after Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty (DSAEK).

Case Report: A 78-year old woman was found to have graft dislocation involving the nasal half of the cornea after uneventful DSAEK. Graft repositioning, refilling the anterior chamber with air, and placement of four full-thickness 10/0 nylon sutures over the detached area were performed two weeks after the initial surgery.

Encapsulated triamcinolone cyst after subtenon injection.

The authors report the formation of a subtenon cyst following subtenon triamcinolone injection for chronic recurrent uveitis in Behçet's disease. The steroid was inadvertently placed superficially in the anterior subtenon space and was encapsulated eventually to present as a subtenon cyst. The episode of uveitis recurrence, which did not regress, required treatment with a repeat posterior subtenon injection 2 months later.