Current Issue May 2012, Vol. 119, No. 5

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  • Learning Curve with Femtosecond Laser Cataract Surgery

    Bali et al have demonstrated that while femtosecond lasers  [more]

  • DNA Repair Gene Polymorphisms and Age-Related Cataract

    n an effort to better understand age-related cataract, Zhang et al  [more]

  • Vitamin Supplementation May be Linked to Yellow Corneal Rings in ARMD

    Eller et al describe 4 patients with peripheral yellow corneal rings  [more]

  • 6-Month Results of VEGF Trap-Eye Injections for Macular Edema in CVRO

    Boyer et al have found in eyes with macular edema  [more]

  • Complete 2003–2004 Cataract Surgery Database Examined for Endophthalmitis

    Keay et al analyzed data from more than 3 million Medicare beneficiary claims  [more]

Featured Article from Ophthalmology

Feature Article

Early Experience with the Femtosecond Laser for Cataract Surgery

This study describes the intraoperative complications and evaluates the learning curve with femtosecond laser cataract surgery.

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  • Immunomodulatory Effect of the Topical Ophthalmic Janus Kinase Inhibitor Tofacitinib (CP-690,550) in Patients with Dry Eye Disease
    18 May 2012

    Jing-Feng Huang, Rolla Yafawi, Min Zhang, Michael McDowell, Kay D. Rittenhouse, Frederick Sace, Shiao Hui (Melissa) Liew, Scott R. Cooper, Eve H. Pickering

  • Cellular Changes of the Corneal Epithelium and Stroma in Herpes Simplex Keratitis: An In Vivo Confocal Microscopy Study
    17 May 2012

    Pedram Hamrah, Afsun Sahin, Mohammad H. Dastjerdi, Bashar M. Shahatit, Hasan A. Bayhan, Reza Dana, Deborah Pavan-Langston

  • Tuberous Sclerosis Complex: Genotype/Phenotype Correlation of Retinal Findings
    17 May 2012

    Mary E. Aronow, Jo Anne Nakagawa, Ajay Gupta, Elias I. Traboulsi, Arun D. Singh

  • Prevalence of Age-Related Macular Degeneration in Elderly Caucasians: The Tromsø Eye Study
    17 May 2012

    Maja G. Erke, Geir Bertelsen, Tunde Peto, Anne K. Sjølie, Haakon Lindekleiv, Inger Njølstad

  • Reduction in Intraocular Pressure after Cataract Extraction: The Ocular Hypertension Treatment Study
    17 May 2012

    Steven L. Mansberger, Mae O. Gordon, Henry Jampel, Anjali Bhorade, James D. Brandt, Brad Wilson, Michael A. Kass, Ocular Hypertension Treatment Study Group

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The image on the cover of this issue is: “Total retinal detachment with proliferative vitreoretinopathy.” Figure provided by David J. McMahon, CRA, Darin R Goldman, MD, and Adam H. Rogers, MD at the Tufts New England Eye Center, Boston Massachusetts.
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Ophthalmology, the official journal of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, publishes original, peer-reviewed reports of research in ophthalmology, including basic science investigations and clinical studies. More

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