abstract：PURPOSE:To identify whether and how outcomes of macular hole (MH) surgery are influenced by the extent of internal limiting membrane (ILM) peeling. DESIGN:Randomized clinical trial. METHODS:This study involved 65 eyes from 65 patients who underwent surgery for idiopathic MH. ILM was peeled with a radius of either 0.7...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Bae K,Kang SW,Kim JH,Kim SJ,Kim JM,Yoon JM

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:In previous studies of fungal keratitis (FK) from temperate countries, yeasts were the predominant isolates, with ocular surface disease (OSD) being the leading risk factor. Since the 2005-2006 outbreak of contact lens (CL)-associated Fusarium keratitis, there may have been a rise in CL-associated filamentary F...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Ong HS,Fung SSM,Macleod D,Dart JKG,Tuft SJ,Burton MJ

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare visual outcomes among eyes that underwent pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) in combination with either anterior chamber intraocular lens implantation (ACIOL) or scleral suturing of posterior chamber lens (PCIOL). DESIGN:Retrospective comparative case series. METHODS:All eyes presented with aphakia or lux...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Melamud A,Topilow JS,Cai L,He X

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report outcomes of Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada (VKH) disease from a clinical trial of antimetabolite therapies. DESIGN:Subanalysis from an observer-masked randomized clinical trial for noninfectious intermediate, posterior, and panuveitis. METHODS:setting: Clinical practice at Aravind Eye Hospitals, India. PATIE...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Shen E,Rathinam SR,Babu M,Kanakath A,Thundikandy R,Lee SM,Browne EN,Porco TC,Acharya NR

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine novel diagnostic parameters for keratoconus, and to assess the correlation between anterior and posterior corneal surfaces based on vectorial astigmatism analyses. DESIGN:Retrospective case-control study. METHODS:Six hundred and ninety-eight eyes of 698 patients were enrolled in the study. Health...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Freitas Gde O,Ambrósio R Jr,Ramos I,Lopes B,Valbon Bde F,Botteon C,Alve MR

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the magnitude, with-the-rule (WTR) or against-the-rule (ATR) orientation, and vector components (Jackson astigmatic vectors [J0 and J45] and blurring strength) of the anterior and posterior corneal astigmatism (ACA and PCA) in patients with keratoconus (KC) in a retrospective study, and to try to...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Naderan M,Rajabi MT,Zarrinbakhsh P

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine the 24-month results of patients who had pro re nata (PRN) aflibercept treatment owing to recurrent or resistant neovascular macular degeneration. DESIGN:Retrospective, interventional, consecutive case series. METHODS:Eighty-one eyes of 78 patients with resistant or multiple recurrences of intrar...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Muftuoglu IK,Arcinue CA,Tsai FF,Alam M,Gaber R,Camacho N,You Q,Freeman WR

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate macular retinal ganglion cell thickness in patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and intravitreal anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) therapy. DESIGN:Retrospective case series with fellow-eye comparison. METHODS:Patients with continuous unilateral anti-VEGF tr...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Beck M,Munk MR,Ebneter A,Wolf S,Zinkernagel MS

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare the accuracy and speed of using the computerized MatchedFlicker software program (EyeIC Inc, Narberth, Pennsylvania, USA) to evaluate glaucomatous optic disc change against the traditional gold standard of manually examining stereoscopic disc photographs. DESIGN:A prospective evaluation of diagnosti...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Schaefer JL,Lukowski ZL,Meyer AM,Leoncavallo AJ,Greer A,Martorana GM,Zou B,Shuster JJ,Sherwood MB

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To report clinicopathologic features, radiologic findings, and treatment outcomes of isolated, orbital aspergillosis. DESIGN:Multicenter, retrospective case series. METHODS:setting: Multicenter. PARTICIPANTS:There were 8 lesions in 8 eyes of 8 patients with isolated, orbital aspergillosis. PROCEDURE:Revie...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Aggarwal E,Mulay K,Menon V,Sundar G,Honavar SG,Sharma M

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To analyze the effect of intensified topical steroid therapy after Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty combined with cataract surgery (triple-DMEK) on the incidence of postoperative cystoid macular edema (CME). DESIGN:Single-center comparative clinical study with historical controls. METHODS: SETTING:...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Hoerster R,Stanzel TP,Bachmann BO,Siebelmann S,Felsch M,Cursiefen C

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare the late complications in the Ahmed Baerveldt Comparison Study during 5 years of follow-up. DESIGN:Multicenter, prospective randomized clinical trial. METHODS:setting: Sixteen international clinical centers. STUDY POPULATION:Two hundred seventy-six subjects aged 18-85 years with previous intraocul...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Budenz DL,Feuer WJ,Barton K,Schiffman J,Costa VP,Godfrey DG,Buys YM,Ahmed Baerveldt Comparison Study Group.

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare the long-term surgical outcomes of augmented bilateral lateral rectus (LR) recession with original surgery. DESIGN:Retrospective, nonrandomized clinical study. METHODS:A total of 447 children with ≤35 prism diopters (PD) of basic and divergence excess-type intermittent exotropia, who underwent orig...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Kim H,Yang HK,Hwang JM

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine the safety and efficacy of AL-8309B (tandospirone) in the management of patients with geographic atrophy (GA) secondary to age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and obtain standardized data on GA lesion growth progression. DESIGN:Prospective, controlled, double-masked, randomized, multicenter pha...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Jaffe GJ,Schmitz-Valckenberg S,Boyer D,Heier J,Wolf-Schnurrbusch U,Staurenghi G,Schmidt-Erfurth U,Holz FG

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To examine the visual outcomes of early intervention in the setting of fundus-obscuring vitreous hemorrhage (VH) presumed to be due to posterior vitreous detachment. DESIGN:Retrospective comparative case series. METHODS:All eyes that presented with a fundus-obscuring VH, defined as vision of 20/400 or worse a...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Melamud A,Pham H,Stoumbos Z

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To study patients diagnosed with retinal angiomatous proliferation (RAP) based on conventional imaging techniques with phase-resolved Doppler optical coherence tomography (OCT) to detect and localize blood flow in RAP lesions; and to compare these findings to conventional imaging, which are mostly invasive and ...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Amarakoon S,de Jong JH,Braaf B,Yzer S,Missotten T,van Velthoven ME,de Boer JF

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine the relationship between eyelid pressure during blinking and the fluorescein staining of the cornea and conjunctiva in dry eye patients. DESIGN:Cross-sectional prospective study. METHODS:The pressure of the upper and lower eyelids was measured with a specially designed blepahro-tensiometer in 130...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Yoshioka E,Yamaguchi M,Shiraishi A,Kono T,Ohta K,Ohashi Y

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate whether quantity of choroidal tissue directly adjacent to the optic nerve differs between eyes with and without glaucoma and whether beta-zone parapapillary atrophy influences this relationship. DESIGN:Prospective cohort study. METHODS:Subjects were enrolled in a longitudinal, observational study ...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Sullivan-Mee M,Patel NB,Pensyl D,Qualls C

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine provider compliance with hydroxychloroquine screening following the revised recommendations published in 2011 by the American Academy of Ophthalmology. DESIGN:Evaluation of adherence to a screening protocol. METHODS:Subjects were identified with hydroxychloroquine as a medication by electronic qu...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Au A,Parikh V,Modi YS,Ehlers JP,Schachat AP,Singh RP

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To describe optical coherence tomographic (OCT) angiography findings in chronic central serous chorioretinopathy (CSC), and to characterize their OCT B-scans by means of the split-spectrum amplitude-decorrelation angiography algorithm. DESIGN:Evaluation of an imaging technique in a cohort of patients. METHODS...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Quaranta-El Maftouhi M,El Maftouhi A,Eandi CM

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate a novel Zernike algorithm to differentiate 3-dimensional (3-D) corneal thickness distribution of corneas with keratoconus (KC) from normal corneas. DESIGN:A retrospective development and evaluation of a diagnostic approach. METHODS:Corneal tomography with Scheimpflug imaging was performed in norma...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Shetty R,Matalia H,Srivatsa P,Ghosh A,Dupps WJ Jr,Sinha Roy A

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess between- and within-individual variability of macular cone topography in the eyes of young adults. DESIGN:Observational case series. METHODS:Cone photoreceptors in 40 eyes of 20 subjects aged 19-29 years with normal maculae were imaged using a research adaptive optics scanning laser ophthalmoscope. ...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Zhang T,Godara P,Blanco ER,Griffin RL,Wang X,Curcio CA,Zhang Y

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare immunocytochemical and ultrastructural characteristics of "lamellar hole-associated epiretinal proliferation" in lamellar macular holes with "conventional epiretinal membrane" in macular pseudoholes. DESIGN:A consecutive observational case series, laboratory investigation. METHODS:We analyzed surgi...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Compera D,Entchev E,Haritoglou C,Scheler R,Mayer WJ,Wolf A,Kampik A,Schumann RG

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To examine the relationship of choroidal thickness with axial length (AL) and myopia in young adult eyes in the ethnically diverse Correction of Myopia Evaluation Trial (COMET) cohort. DESIGN:Cross-sectional, multicenter study. METHODS:In addition to measures of myopia by cycloplegic autorefraction and AL by ...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Harb E,Hyman L,Gwiazda J,Marsh-Tootle W,Zhang Q,Hou W,Norton TT,Weise K,Dirkes K,Zangwill LM,COMET Study Group.

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the relationship between rates of change on frequency doubling technology (FDT) perimetry and longitudinal changes in quality of life (QoL) of glaucoma patients. DESIGN:Prospective observational cohort study. METHODS:One hundred fifty-two subjects (127 glaucoma and 25 healthy) were followed for an...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Abe RY,Gracitelli CP,Diniz-Filho A,Zangwill LM,Weinreb RN,Medeiros FA

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To perform a quantitative trait locus (QTL) analysis and evaluate whether a locus between SIX1 and SIX6 is associated with retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness in individuals of European descent. DESIGN:Observational, multicenter, cross-sectional study. METHODS:A total of 231 participants were recruited...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Kuo JZ,Zangwill LM,Medeiros FA,Liebmann JM,Girkin CA,Hammel N,Rotter JI,Weinreb RN

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To estimate incidence of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) by subtype in American whites aged ≥50 years. DESIGN:Systematic review and meta-analysis. METHODS: SETTING:Prospective cohort studies of AMD incidence in populations of white European ancestry published in MEDLINE, EMBASE, and Web of Science. S...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Rudnicka AR,Kapetanakis VV,Jarrar Z,Wathern AK,Wormald R,Fletcher AE,Cook DG,Owen CG

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To characterize perifoveal intraretinal cavities observed around full-thickness macular holes (MH) using en face optical coherence tomography and to establish correlations with histology of human and primate maculae. DESIGN:Retrospective nonconsecutive observational case series. METHODS:Macular en face scans ...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Matet A,Savastano MC,Rispoli M,Bergin C,Moulin A,Crisanti P,Behar-Cohen F,Lumbroso B

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate ocular involvement (prevalence, incidence, lesion characteristics) following postnatally acquired infection with an "atypical" genotype of Toxoplasma gondii during a well-characterized 2001 outbreak in Santa Isabel do Ivaí, Brazil, attributed to a contaminated municipal reservoir. DESIGN:Prospec...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Silveira C,Muccioli C,Holland GN,Jones JL,Yu F,de Paulo A,Belfort R Jr

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To characterize spontaneous dislocation of the fluocinolone acetonide sustained release implant (Retisert; Bausch & Lomb) drug pellet from its strut. DESIGN:Retrospective, observational case series. METHODS:The medical records of 224 patients in whom 407 fluocinolone acetonide implants were placed by either o...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Itty S,Callanan D,Jones R,Pecen P,Martel J,Jaffe GJ

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To develop a classification and grading system for myopic maculopathy. DESIGN:Development and evaluation of a classification system for myopic maculopathy based on observational case series. METHODS:A comprehensive set of myopic macular lesions was defined via literature review and through consensus meetings ...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Ohno-Matsui K,Kawasaki R,Jonas JB,Cheung CM,Saw SM,Verhoeven VJ,Klaver CC,Moriyama M,Shinohara K,Kawasaki Y,Yamazaki M,Meuer S,Ishibashi T,Yasuda M,Yamashita H,Sugano A,Wang JJ,Mitchell P,Wong TY,META-analysis for P

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To examine the usefulness of fluorescein angiography (FA) in identifying the macular center and diagnosis of zone in patients with retinopathy of prematurity (ROP). DESIGN:Validity and reliability analysis of diagnostic tools. METHODS:Thirty-two sets (16 color fundus photographs and 16 color fundus photograph...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Patel SN,Klufas MA,Ryan MC,Jonas KE,Ostmo S,Martinez-Castellanos MA,Berrocal AM,Chiang MF,Chan RV

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report on the clinical manifestations, complications, and long-term visual prognosis of patients with peripheral multifocal chorioretinitis and to search for predictors for a lower visual outcome. DESIGN:Retrospective consecutive observational case series. METHODS:setting: Institutional. PATIENT POPULATIO...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Ossewaarde-van Norel J,Ten Dam-van Loon N,de Boer JH,Rothova A

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the relationship between subjective symptoms and clinical signs in dry eye disease (DED) in office workers using visual display terminals (VDTs). DESIGN:Cross-sectional study. METHODS:This study involved 672 Japanese young and middle-aged office workers who use VDTs. The subjects completed questio...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Yokoi N,Uchino M,Uchino Y,Dogru M,Kawashima M,Komuro A,Sonomura Y,Kato H,Tsubota K,Kinoshita S

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To study the results of phacoemulsification cataract surgery complicated by anterior capsule tear. DESIGN:Retrospective interventional controlled case series. METHODS:Consecutive series of eyes suffering intraoperative anterior capsule tear and others with uneventful cataract surgery at Moorfields Eye Hospita...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Carifi G,Miller MH,Pitsas C,Zygoura V,Deshmukh RR,Kopsachilis N,Maurino V

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report long-term clinical outcomes of deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty (DALK) in patients with keratoconus. DESIGN:Retrospective noncomparative interventional study. METHODS:setting: Single center. patients: Total of 158 eyes/150 consecutive patients with keratoconus with postoperative follow-up time eq...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Romano V,Iovieno A,Parente G,Soldani AM,Fontana L

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess the results of iris suture fixation of subluxated intraocular lenses. DESIGN:Retrospective study. METHODS:This was a nonrandomized chart review of eyes with subluxated intraocular lenses that underwent iris suture fixation at an academic institutional care center. Seventy-two eyes of 67 consecutive ...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Soiberman U,Pan Q,Daoud Y,Murakami P,Stark WJ

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To objectively quantify choroidal thickness and choroidal volume using fully automated choroidal segmentation software applied to images obtained from enhanced depth imaging spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (EDI SD OCT) in a population-based study; and evaluate the ocular and systemic determinants o...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Gupta P,Jing T,Marziliano P,Cheung CY,Baskaran M,Lamoureux EL,Wong TY,Cheung CM,Cheng CY

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare the outcome of primary anterior chamber vs secondary scleral-fixated intraocular lens (IOL) implantation in complicated cataract surgeries. DESIGN:Retrospective, comparative study. METHODS:A consecutive series of complicated cataract surgeries with primary anterior chamber (ACIOL) or secondary scle...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Chan TC,Lam JK,Jhanji V,Li EY

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate whether cost, insurance prior authorization, pregnancy considerations, and subspecialty practice lead to changes in therapeutic decisions among uveitis and retina specialists in the treatment of intermediate and posterior uveitis. DESIGN:Prospective cross-sectional study. METHODS:A total of 934 uv...

journal_title：American journal of ophthalmology

authors： Ozzello DJ,Palestine AG

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00