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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  • Optic Disc Torsion Direction Predicts the Location of Glaucomatous Damage in Normal-Tension Glaucoma Patients with Myopia
    16 May 2012

    Hae-Young L. Park, Kook Lee, Chan Kee Park

  • Tear Film Aberration Dynamics and Vision-Related Quality of Life in Patients with Dry Eye Disease
    15 May 2012

    Alexandre Denoyer, Ghislaine Rabut, Christophe Baudouin

  • Detecting Endotoxin Contamination of Ophthalmic Viscosurgical Devices: Intracameral versus Intravitreal Assays in Rabbits
    14 May 2012

    Shelley Y. Buchen, Don Calogero, Gene Hilmantel, Malvina B. Eydelman

  • Ocular Adverse Events of Systemic Inhibitors of the Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor: Report of 5 Cases
    14 May 2012

    Alejandro Saint-Jean, Maite Sainz de la Maza, Merce Morral, Josep Torras, Ramon Quintana, Juan Jose Molina, Nicolas Molina-Prat

  • Rabbit Ocular Reactivity to Bacterial Endotoxin Contained in Aqueous Solution and Ophthalmic Viscosurgical Devices
    14 May 2012

    Shelley Y. Buchen, Don Calogero, Gene Hilmantel, Malvina B. Eydelman

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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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