Cataract, opacification of the lens, is one of the commonest causes of loss of useful vision,
with an estimated 16 million people worldwide affected. Several risk factors have been …

Purpose: The purpose of this article is to review the evidence for the hypothesis that the core
mechanism of dry eye disease (DED) is inflammation, including evidence from recent basic …

Essential fatty acids (EFAs) play many important roles in human biology, affecting organ
systems and cellular and intracellular function. Omega-3 and omega-6 EFAs are the …

Objective To assess the minimal clinically important difference (MCID) for the Ocular Surface
Disease Index (OSDI; Allergan Inc, Irvine, California, holds the copyright), a 12-item patient …

Purpose: To determine the levels of 8 important cytokines and 1 chemokine in tears of
patients with dry eye disease. Methods: Tear samples were collected from 7 patients with dry …

Purpose: To evaluate the efficacy of topical corticosteroids in treating herpes simplex stromal
keratitis. Methods: The authors performed a randomized, double-masked, placebo …

PURPOSE: Ocular Tracking Resistance in US Today (TRUST) annually evaluates in vitro
antimicrobial susceptibility of Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pneumoniae, and …

Purpose: To evaluate the efficacy of oral acyclovir in treating stromal keratitis caused by
herpes simplex virus (HSV) in patients receiving concomitant topical corticosteroids and …

BACKGROUND/PURPOSE: Conductive keratoplasty (CK) is a surgical technique that
delivers radio frequency (350 kHz) current directly into the corneal stroma through a …

Purpose: Nearly all eye drops contain preservatives to decrease contamination.
Nonpreservatives such as disodium-ethylene diamine tetra-acetate (EDTA) and phosphate …