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Bali et al (p. 891) have demonstrated that while femtosecond lasers increase the ease and predictability of cataract surgery, there exists a distinct learning curve with this procedure. The prospectiv...
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Bali y otros (p. 891) han demostraron que aunque los láseres de femtosegundo aumentan la facilidad y hace hacen más predecible la cirugía de cataratas, este procedimiento tiene una evidente curva de a...
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Bali et al (p. 891) 等报道, 虽然飞秒激光使白内障手术更加 简单, 预测性更高, 但学习曲线截然不同. 这项前瞻性研究中 有 6 位手术医生在 200 只眼上施行白内障手术, 用飞秒激光切 开前囊膜, 粉碎晶体和做角膜切口. 共分 4 组: 50 例以内, 51∼100 例, 101∼150 例和 151∼200 例. 有 5 只眼因吸力中 断而停止激光. 其他并发症包括小的前...
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Femto Future: Sizzle or Steak?
In physics, the smart remark has long been that lasers are solutions looking for problems. The medical corollary is that lasers are treatments looking for diseases. Ophthalmology has always used laser...
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Roger F. Steinert
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Early Experience with the Femtosecond Laser for Cataract Surgery
23 February 2012
Objective: To describe the intraoperative complications and to evaluate the learning curve with femtosecond laser cataract surgery. Design: Prospective, consecutive cohort study. Participants: The fir...
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Shveta Jindal Bali,
Chris Hodge,
Michael Lawless,
Timothy V. Roberts,
Gerard Sutton
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891-899
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Genetic Polymorphisms in DNA Repair Genes OGG1, APE1, XRCC1, and XPD and the Risk of Age-Related Cataract
06 February 2012
Purpose: To analyze the association of the polymorphisms in 8-oxoguanine glycosylase-1 (OGG1), X-ray repair cross-complementing-1 (XRCC1), and AP endonuclease-1 (APE1) genes in the base excision repai...
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Yi Zhang,
Lan Zhang,
Zhen Song,
Dong Lin Sun,
Han Ruo Liu,
Song Bin Fu,
Dong Rui Liu,
Ping Liu
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900-906
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Pathologic Assessment of Complications with Asymmetric or Sulcus Fixation of Square-Edged Hydrophobic Acrylic Intraocular Lenses
16 March 2012
Objective: One-piece hydrophobic acrylic intraocular lenses (IOLs) are not indicated for sulcus fixation because of complications, such as uveitis-glaucoma-hyphema syndrome. Similar complications may ...
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Kevin R. Kirk,
Liliana Werner,
Ryan Jaber,
Susan Strenk,
Lawrence Strenk,
Nick Mamalis
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907-913
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Postcataract Surgery Endophthalmitis in the United States: Analysis of the Complete 2003 to 2004 Medicare Database of Cataract Surgeries
01 February 2012
Objective: To estimate endophthalmitis incidence after cataract surgery nationally and at the state level in 2003 and 2004 and to explore risk factors. Design: Analysis of Medicare beneficiary claims ...
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Lisa Keay,
Emily W. Gower,
Sandra D. Cassard,
James M. Tielsch,
Oliver D. Schein
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914-922
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Comparative Study of Limbal Stem Cell Deficiency Diagnosis Methods: Detection of MUC5AC mRNA and Goblet Cells in Corneal Epithelium
31 January 2012
Purpose: To evaluate a limbal stem cell deficiency (LSCD) diagnosis method based on the detection of the MUC5AC transcript by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) in comparison wit...
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Iker Garcia,
Jaime Etxebarria,
Ana Boto-de-Los-Bueis,
David Díaz-Valle,
Luis Rivas,
Itziar Martínez-Soroa,
Nerea Saenz,
Carlos López,
Almudena Del-Hierro-Zarzuelo,
Rosa Méndez,
Javier Soria,
Nerea González,
Tatiana Suárez,
Arantxa Acera
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923-929
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Allogenic Limbo-keratoplasty with Conjunctivoplasty, Mitomycin C, and Amniotic Membrane for Bilateral Limbal Stem Cell Deficiency
13 February 2012
Objective: To present the technique and report the results of up to 36 months after allogenic central penetrating limbo-keratoplasty in conjunction with conjunctivoplasty, mitomycin C (MMC), and amnio...
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Philipp Eberwein,
Daniel Böhringer,
Johannes Schwartzkopff,
Florian Birnbaum,
Thomas Reinhard
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930-937
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Giant Ocular Surface Squamous Neoplasia Managed with Interferon Alpha-2b as Immunotherapy or Immunoreduction
23 February 2012
Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of interferon alpha-2b (IFNα2b) for extensive ocular surface squamous neoplasia (OSSN). Design: Retrospective, interventional case series. Participants: Eighteen ey...
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H. Jane Kim,
Carol L. Shields,
Sanket U. Shah,
Swathi Kaliki,
Sara E. Lally
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938-944
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New Strategy for Rapid Diagnosis and Characterization of Keratomycosis
20 February 2012
Purpose: The first-line therapy for patients with keratitis is different for bacteria, filamentous fungi, and yeasts. The timely onset of treatments depends on rapid and accurate diagnosis. However, f...
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Pablo Goldschmidt,
Sandrine Degorge,
Djida Benallaoua,
Oudy Semoun,
Enwar Borsali,
Anne Le Bouter,
Laurence Batellier,
Vincent Borderie,
Laurent Laroche,
Christine Chaumeil
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945-950
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Risk Factors for the Development of Retroprosthetic Membranes with Boston Keratoprosthesis Type 1: Multicenter Study Results
23 February 2012
Objective: The purpose of this study was to identify possible risk factors for retroprosthetic membrane (RPM) development in a large, multicenter cohort of patients receiving a Boston type 1 keratopro...
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Christopher J. Rudnisky,
Michael W. Belin,
Amit Todani,
Khalid Al-Arfaj,
Jared D. Ament,
Brian J. Zerbe,
Joseph B. Ciolino,
Boston Type 1 Keratoprosthesis Study Group
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951-955
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Mapping the Nerve Architecture of Diabetic Human Corneas
10 February 2012
Objective: To investigate the entire human corneal nerve architecture of donors with different durations of insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM). Design: Experimental study. Participants and Con...
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Jiucheng He,
Haydee E.P. Bazan
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956-964
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Oral Alcohol Administration Disturbs Tear Film and Ocular Surface
13 February 2012
Purpose: To investigate whether ethanol administration disturbs the tear film and ocular surface. Design: Case-control study. Participants: Twenty healthy male subjects were recruited. Ethanol was adm...
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Joo Hyun Kim,
Jung Ha Kim,
Woo Ho Nam,
Kayoung Yi,
Dong Gyu Choi,
Joon Young Hyon,
Won Ryang Wee,
Young Joo Shin
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965-971
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Caffeine Increases Tear Volume Depending on Polymorphisms within the Adenosine A2a Receptor Gene and Cytochrome P450 1A2
15 February 2012
Purpose: The primary aim of the present study was to examine the effect of caffeine on tear volume. The secondary aim was to investigate the relation between caffeine-induced changes in tear volume an...
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Reiko Arita,
Yasuo Yanagi,
Norihiko Honda,
Shuji Maeda,
Koshi Maeda,
Aya Kuchiba,
Takuhiro Yamaguchi,
Yoshitsugu Yanagihara,
Hiroshi Suzuki,
Shiro Amano
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Glaucoma 2.0: Neuroprotection, Neuroregeneration, Neuroenhancement
20 February 2012
Glaucoma is a progressive neurodegenerative disease of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) associated with characteristic axon degeneration in the optic nerve. Clinically, our only method of slowing glaucom...
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Elma E. Chang,
Jeffrey L. Goldberg
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979-986
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Effect of Head and Body Position on Intraocular Pressure
20 February 2012
Objective: To investigate the effect of different head and body positions on intraocular pressure (IOP) in a randomized study. Design: Prospective, comparative case series. Participants: Twenty-four h...
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Mehrdad Malihi,
Arthur J. Sit
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987-991
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Verteporfin plus Ranibizumab for Choroidal Neovascularization in Age-related Macular Degeneration: Twelve-month MONT BLANC Study Results
19 March 2012
Purpose: To compare the efficacy and safety of same-day verteporfin photodynamic therapy (PDT) and intravitreal ranibizumab combination treatment versus ranibizumab monotherapy in neovascular age-rela...
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Michael Larsen,
Ursula Schmidt-Erfurth,
Paolo Lanzetta,
Sebastian Wolf,
Christian Simader,
Erika Tokaji,
Stefan Pilz,
Annemarie Weisberger,
MONT BLANC Study Group
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992-1000
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Verteporfin plus Ranibizumab for Choroidal Neovascularization in Age-Related Macular Degeneration: Twelve-Month Results of the DENALI Study
23 March 2012
Purpose: To demonstrate noninferiority of ranibizumab in combination with verteporfin photodynamic therapy (PDT) versus ranibizumab monotherapy in patients with subfoveal choroidal neovascularization ...
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Peter K. Kaiser,
David S. Boyer,
Alan F. Cruess,
Jason S. Slakter,
Stefan Pilz,
Annemarie Weisberger,
DENALI Study Group
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1001-1010
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Yellow Corneal Ring Associated with Vitamin Supplementation for Age-Related Macular Degeneration
13 February 2012
Purpose: To report the first described cases of peripheral yellow corneal rings secondary to vitamin supplementation for age-related macular degeneration (ARMD). Design: Retrospective single-center ca...
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Andrew W. Eller,
Ian R. Gorovoy,
Vera A. Mayercik
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1011-1016
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Choroidal Thickness and Volume Mapping by a Six Radial Scan Protocol on Spectral-Domain Optical Coherence Tomography
25 January 2012
Purpose: To report a 6 radial scan protocol, which simply generates a topographic map of choroidal thickness and volume on a commercial spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) device. We...
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Joong Won Shin,
Yong Un Shin,
Byung Ro Lee
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1017-1023
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Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Trap-Eye for Macular Edema Secondary to Central Retinal Vein Occlusion: Six-Month Results of the Phase 3 COPERNICUS Study
22 March 2012
Objective: To assess the efficacy and safety of intravitreal vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) Trap-Eye in eyes with macular edema secondary to central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO). Design: M...
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David Boyer,
Jeffrey Heier,
David M. Brown,
W. Lloyd Clark,
Robert Vitti,
Alyson J. Berliner,
Georg Groetzbach,
Oliver Zeitz,
Rupert Sandbrink,
Xiaoping Zhu,
Karola Beckmann,
Julia A. Haller
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Rapid Assessment of Avoidable Blindness and Diabetic Retinopathy in Chiapas, Mexico
20 February 2012
Objective: To estimate the prevalence and causes of blindness in Chiapas, Mexico, and to assess the feasibility of using the Rapid Assessment of Avoidable Blindness framework to estimate diabetic reti...
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Sarah Polack,
David Yorston,
Antonio López-Ramos,
Sergio Lepe-Orta,
Rogerio Martins Baia,
Luciano Alves,
Carlos Grau-Alvidrez,
Pedro Gomez-Bastar,
Hannah Kuper
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1033-1040
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Systemic Soluble Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptors 1 and 2 Are Associated with Severity of Diabetic Retinopathy in Hispanics
13 February 2012
Purpose: To investigate the associations of serum amyloid A (SAA) protein and soluble tumor necrosis factor receptors 1 and 2 (sTNF-R1 and sTNF-R2) with diabetic retinopathy (DR) in Hispanics. Design:...
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Jane Z. Kuo,
Xiuqing Guo,
Ronald Klein,
Barbara E. Klein,
Jinrui Cui,
Jerome I. Rotter,
Eli Ipp,
Yii-Der Ida Chen
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1041-1046
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Relationship between Fluorescein Pooling and Optical Coherence Tomographic Reflectivity of Cystoid Spaces in Diabetic Macular Edema
13 February 2012
Objective: To study the characteristics of the reflectivity of the cystoid spaces and serous retinal detachment (SRD) on spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) and the correlation with ...
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Takahiro Horii,
Tomoaki Murakami,
Kazuaki Nishijima,
Tadamichi Akagi,
Akihito Uji,
Naoko Arakawa,
Yuki Muraoka,
Nagahisa Yoshimura
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1047-1055
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Correlation of Fundus Autofluorescence with Spectral-Domain Optical Coherence Tomography and Vision in Diabetic Macular Edema
20 February 2012
Purpose: To investigate the correlation between fundus autofluorescence (FAF) and the results of spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) as well as visual acuity (VA) in patients with di...
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Hyewon Chung,
Byeongjun Park,
Hyun Jin Shin,
Hyung Chan Kim
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1056-1065
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Enhanced Depth Imaging Optical Coherence Tomography of Choroidal Nevus in 104 Cases
31 January 2012
Purpose: To describe the characteristics of choroidal nevus using the enhanced depth imaging (EDI) feature of spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (OCT). Design: Retrospective, observational c...
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Sanket U. Shah,
Swathi Kaliki,
Carol L. Shields,
Sandor R. Ferenczy,
Sarah A. Harmon,
Jerry A. Shields
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1066-1072
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Intraoperative Ultrasonography-Guided Positioning of Iodine 125 Plaque Brachytherapy in the Treatment of Choroidal Melanoma
31 January 2012
Purpose: To report intraoperative ultrasonography-guided positioning of iodine 125 (I125) plaques for brachytherapy of choroidal melanoma as a quality improvement measure. Design: Retrospective, singl...
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Melinda Y. Chang,
Mitchell Kamrava,
D. Jeffrey Demanes,
Min Leu,
Nzhde Agazaryan,
James Lamb,
Joel N. Moral,
Robert Almanzor,
Tara A. McCannel
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American Joint Committee on Cancer T Category for Eyelid Sebaceous Carcinoma Correlates with Nodal Metastasis and Survival
13 February 2012
Purpose: To determine whether T category of the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) TNM staging system for eyelid carcinoma, 7th edition, correlates with lymph node metastasis, distant metastasi...
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Bita Esmaeli,
Qasiem J. Nasser,
Hilda Cruz,
Melissa Fellman,
Carla L. Warneke,
Doina Ivan
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Voriconazole for Fungal Corneal Ulcers
There are promising reports in literature suggesting that newer generation triazole agents like voriconazole may overcome the significant shortcomings of commonly used antifungals such as poor ocular ...
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Swapnil Parchand,
Amit Gupta,
Jagat Ram,
Nishant Gupta,
Arunaloke Chakrabarty
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Spontaneous Regression of Intraocular Lymphoma
Intraocular lymphoma (IOL) is a rare malignancy of the eye, often seen in the context of central nervous system lymphoma. Cytological examination of intraocular specimens remains the gold standard for...
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Satoru Kase,
Kenichi Namba,
Xue-Hai Jin,
Kanako C. Kubota,
Susumu Ishida
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Measurement of Peripheral Eye Length
Recent evidence support the importance of peripheral refraction and eye shape in the development of myopia. The method for peripheral refraction appears to be well established; however, the measuremen...
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Xiaohu Ding,
Mingguang He
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1084-1085.e2
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Practice Guidelines
A recent editorial by Lum, Rapuano, and Coleman deals with an extremely important issue, specifically practice guidelines and the quality of care. In this well-written editorial, the authors point out...
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George L. Spaeth
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1085-1086
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We appreciate feedback from Dr. Spaeth, who as always adds depth and perspective to the matters at hand. The Academy's Preferred Practice Patterns (PPPs) are based on evaluations of the scientific evi...
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Flora Lum,
Christopher J. Rapuano,
Anne L. Coleman
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Resident Cataract Surgery
I read with interest the article from Woodfield et al on the very important topic represented by training in cataract surgery.
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Gianluca Carifi
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We read with interest the comments of Dr. Carifi and appreciate his feedback.
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Alonzo S. Woodfield,
Emily W. Gower,
Sandra D. Cassard,
Saraswathy Ramanathan
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1087-1088
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Repeat Keratoplasty for Keratoconus
We read with interest the article by Kelly et al on repeat penetrating corneal transplantation in patients with keratoconus. Keratoconus patients usually have good outcome after penetrating keratoplas...
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Jatin N. Ashar,
Shivani Pahuja,
Pravin K. Vaddavalli
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We appreciate the opportunity to respond to the letter from Drs. Ashar, Pahuja, and Vaddavalli. Although the results of corneal transplantation for keratoconus are satisfactory in the short and interm...
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Douglas J. Coster,
Keryn A. Williams
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Head Posture in Down Syndrome
In their recent article, Dumitrescu et al found that incomitant strabismus was the most common identifiable cause of abnormal head posture (AHP) in children with Down syndrome (DS). We want to draw at...
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Gregg T. Lueder,
Brian Arthur,
Sylvia R. Kodsi,
Burton Kushner,
Richard Saunders
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Thank you for the opportunity to respond to the letter from Lueder et al, with regard to our recent paper. We thank Lueder et al for carefully reading our manuscript and providing valuable comments an...
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Alina V. Dumitrescu,
Daniela C. Moga,
Richard J. Olson,
Susanna Q. Longmuir,
Arlene V. Drack
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Dietary Vitamin D and AMD
Seddon et al recently reported the results of an interesting case series study on the association of vitamin D dietary intakes with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) among 14 monozygotic twin pai...
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Cedric Annweiler,
Dan Milea,
Olivier Beauchet
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In our recent article, “Smoking, dietary betaine, methionine and vitamin D in monozygotic twins with discordant macular degeneration: epigenetic implications,” we report associations between dietary n...
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Johanna M. Seddon,
Robyn Reynolds,
Bernard Rosner
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Bevacizumab for Retinopathy of Prematurity
The recent editorial by Moshfeghi and Berrocal closely scrutinized the findings and recommendations of the Bevacizumab Eliminates the Angiogenic Threat of Retinopathy of Prematurity (BEAT-ROP) trial. ...
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Michael W. Stewart
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We read with interest the comments by Dr. Stewart to our editorial and the Bevacizumab Eliminates the Angiogenic Threat of Retinopathy of Prematurity (BEAT-ROP) trial recommendations. We agree and hig...
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Darius M. Moshfeghi,
Audina M. Berrocal
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Familial Exudative Vitreoretinopathy
We read with interest the article, “Clinical presentation of familial exudative vitreoretinopathy” by Ranchod et al published in the October 2011 issue. We congratulate the authors for addressing a pe...
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Fatson Liche,
Ajit B. Majji
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