This cohort study assesses and validates the Dutch Crosslinking for Keratoconus (DUCK) score, a novel clinical assessment tool for crosslinking treatment in patients with keratoconus.

To compare the effects of a topical intraocular pressure (IOP)-lowering medication for preventing an IOP increase after cataract surgery in eyes with …

Aim To evaluate clinical comorbidities and steroid use as risk factors for central serous retinopathy (CSR).

Methods Using national insurance databases, we conducted a case–control study of beneficiaries with an incident diagnosis of CSR between 2007 and…

Purpose:To establish the prevalence and risk factors for intravitreal dexamethasone implant migration into the anterior chamber in eyes with macular edema.Methods:This was a multicenter, retrospective, observational chart review of data that included patients…

Background/Aim To analyse ultrawide-field fluorescein angiography (UWF-FA) images of diabetic retinopathy using a novel software that automatically calculates microaneurysm (MA) and non-perfusion area.

Methods Two hundred UWF-FA images of treatment-naïve…

To evaluate the safety and efficacy of OTX-101, a novel aqueous nanomicellar formulation of cyclosporine (0.09%), in the treatment of patients with dr…

Purpose of reviewTo review the development of hypersonic vitrectomy and present the first case series in the United States.Recent findingsFrom 27 September 2017 to 4 December 2017, 64 patients underwent hypersonic vitrectomy with 20 patients having conventional…

Risk of aphakic glaucoma after pars plana-lensectomy with and without removal of the peripheral lens capsule

Ocular Surgery News | The results of a 3-year trial recently published in The Lancet provide compelling evidence that selective laser trabeculoplasty performed as a first-line treatment in newly diagnosed cases of glaucoma and ocular hypertension provides…

Objectives Online patient feedback is a growing phenomenon but little is known about health professional attitudes and behaviours in relation to it. We aimed to...

Précis:This retrospective study found that combined phacoemulsification and endocyclophotocoagulation reduced intraocular pressure (IOP) to a greater degree in angle-closure glaucoma versus open-angle glaucoma and was effective for all stages of glaucoma…

This study uses claims data from the Medicare and commercial insurance databases to compare the lengths of stay, readmission rates, and health care costs between older adults with partial or severe vision loss and those with no vision loss.

Purpose
To compare the efficacy and safety of collagen matrix implant (Ologen®; OLO) with mitomycin C (MMC) in phacotrabeculectomy.

Methods
Prospective, single‐centre, nonblinded, randomized contr...