from the editor
Peer review: A group activity
Douglas D. Koch, MD

letters
Cause of post-LASIK retinal detachment
Richard J. Mackool, MD

Authorship
Richard Schulze, MD

Origin of the capsular tension ring
Toshiyuki Nagamoto, MD

Evaluation of viscoelastic substances
H. Burkhard Dick, MD

Reproducibility of corneal flap thickness in laser in situ keratomileusis using the Hansatome microkeratome
Arthur C.K. Cheng, MRCS, Srinivas K. Rao, DO, Edward Y.W. Yu, MD, Helios T.C. Leung, PhD, OD, Ricky W.K. Law, FRCS, Dennis S.C. Lam, FRCS, FRCOphth

correspondence
Use of a compounding pharmacy hyaluronidase for ophthalmic injection anesthesia
John C. Hagan III, MD, Warren E. Hill, MD

The oldest cataract in the Nile Valley
Francisco J. Ascaso, MD, José A. Cristóbal, MD

consultation section
refractive surgical problem, edited by Thomas Kohnen, MD
A 30-year-old woman had bilateral LASIK during which an epithelial defect of approximately 2.0 mm 2 occurred in both eyes. At 1 day, stage 2 DLK was present in both eyes and vertical microfolds were seen in the left eye. The physician relifted, stretched, and reattached the flap. The microfolds in the left eye persisted and at 1 month, UCVA is 20/40 in the right eye and 20/63 in the left and BCVA, 20/25 with – 0.75 – 0.50 X 155 and 20/32 with + 0.25 – 1.50 X 85, respectively. The horizontal folds in the lower half of the well-attached LASIK flap remain. What would you recommend?
Edward E. Manche, MD, Douglas D. Koch, MD, Erik Mertens, MD, Mark Mulhern, FRCSI(Ophth), EBOD, Sheraz Daya, MD, FACP, FACS, Francesco Carones, MD, Eric J. Linebarger, MD, Paul H. Rosen, FRCS, FRCOphth, Roberto Zaldivar, MD, John P. Stokes, MD, Richard W. Yee, MD

techniques
Intravitreal phacoemulsification with pars plana vitrectomy and posterior chamber intraocular lens suture fixation for dislocated crystalline lenses
Masahito Imai, MD, Hiroyuki Iijima, MD, Natsuko Takeda, MD

Combined ocular anesthesia via a single entry
Ömer F. Recep, MD, Onur Abdik, MD, Hikmet Hasiripi, MD, Hikmet Sartkatipoglu, MD, Nurullah Çagil, MD

articles
Prosthetic iris implantation for congenital, traumatic, or functional iris deficiencies
Scott E. Burk, MD, PhD, Andrea P. Da Mata, MD, Michael E. Snyder, MD, Robert J. Cionni, MD, John S. Cohen, MD, Robert H. Osher, MD
Prosthetic iris implantation at the time of cataract extraction or as a secondary procedure is safe and effective for reducing glare disability in patients with anatomic or functional iris deficiencies.

Refractive stabilization after temporal phacoemulsification with foldable acrylic intraocular lens implantation
Alan Sugar, MD, Ehsan Sadri, MD, Daniel G. Dawson, MD, David C. Musch, PhD
Refractive error after phacoemulsification with acrylic IOL insertion through a temporal incision stabilized quickly, with only small changes after 1 week.

Toxic endothelial cell destruction from intraocular benzalkonium chloride
Henry Liu, FRACO, Ian Routley, MBBS, Klaus D. Teichmann, MD
Inadvertent intraocular use of benzalkonium-preserved balanced salt solution can have severe consequences. Every precaution should be taken to prevent intraocular use of preserved solutions in cataract surgery.

Medium-term results of implantable miniaturized telescopes in eyes with age-related macular degeneration
Mahmut Kaskaloglu, MD, Önder Üretmen, MD, Ayse Yagci, MD
Results indicate that some patients with ARMD might benefit from implantable miniaturized telescopes. However, the long-term visual and functional outcomes need further investigation.

Influence of viscoelastic substances used in cataract surgery on corneal metabolism and endothelial morphology: comparison of Healon and Viscoat
Noémi Maár, MD, Alice Graebe, MD, Gebtraude Schild, MD, Michael Stur, MD, Michael Amon, MD
There was no significant difference between Healon and Viscoat in endothelial protection in healthy corneas.

Phacoemulsification of brunescent and black cataracts
Raminder Singh, MS, Abhay R. Vasavada, MS, FRCS, Gopal Janaswamy, MS
In a prospective evaluation of brunescent and black cataracts, no serious intraoperative complications occurred; 28% of eyes developed transient corneal edema 1 day postoperatively. Endothelial cell loss at 1 year was 13% in the brunescent group and 15% in the black cataract group.

Five-year results of deep sclerectomy with collagen implant
Tarek Shaarawy, MD, Marc Karlen, MD, Corinne Schnyder, MD, Farid Achache, MD, Enrique Sanchez, MD, André Mermoud, MD
In a prospective nonrandomized trial, the long-term results of deep sclerectomy with placement of a collagen implant were satisfactory and complications were few, indicating that the technique is an alternative to trabeculectomy.

Effect of cataract surgery on intraocular pressure control in glaucoma patients
Ken Hayashi, MD, Hideyuki Hayashi, MD, Fuminori Nakao, MD, Fumihiko Hayashi, MD
The long-term control of IOP after clear corneal small-incision cataract surgery was more pronounced in eyes with angle-closure glaucoma than in those with open-angle glaucoma.

Relation between corneal thickness and intraocular pressure measurement by noncontact and applanation tonometry
Ömer F. Recep, MD, Hikmet Hasiripi, MD, Narullah Cagil, MD, Hikmet Sarakatipoglu, MD
Intraocular pressure measurements differed between noncontact and applanation tonometers. Corneal thickness was a factor in this difference.

Preoperative latanoprost to prevent ocular hypertension after phacoemulsification and intraocular lens implantation
Jimmy S.M. Lai, FRCS, FRCOphth, Angela Loo, FRCS, Clement C.Y. Tham, FRCS, S.Y. Ho, FRCS, Dennis S.C Lam, FRCS, FRCOphth
Latanoprost had no statistically significant IOP-lowering effect when a single dose was given 2 hours before phacoemulsification and PC IOL implantation.

Corneal ectasia induced by laser in situ keratomileusis
Ioannis G. Pallikaris, MD, PhD, George D. Kymionis, MD, PhD, Nikolaos I. Astyrakakis, OD
In addition to residual corneal bed thickness, parameters such as patient age and attempted correction may have to be considered to avoid post-LASIK ectasia.

Epithelial ingrowth: Causes, prevention, and treatment in 5 cases
Yuval Domniz, MD, Ian F. Comaish, MA, FRCOphth, Michael A. Lawless, FRACO, Gerard L. Sutton, FRACO, Robert Eckshtein, MB, BS, Mark B. Collins, Christopher M. Rogers, FRACO
Five cases of epithelial ingrowth, a rare complication of LASIK, and the pathogenesis are discussed, and suggestions for treatment and prevention are given.

Laser in situ keratomileusis with the VISX Star laser for myopia over — 10.0 diopters
W. Andrew Lyle, MD, George J.C. Jin, MD, PhD
Laser in situ keratomileusis was an effective method to correct myopia up to – 14.0 D. The efficacy, predictability, and safety were significantly decreased for myopia greater than – 14.0 D.

Comparison of corneal thickness measurements using ultrasound and Orbscan slit-scanning topography in normal and post-LASIK eyes
H. Soma Chakrabarti, FRCOphth, Jennifer P. Craig, PhD, MCOptom, Arun Brahma, MD, FRCOphth, Tahira Y. Malik, FRCOphth, Charles N.J. McGhee, PhD, FRCOphth
Central corneal thickness measurements by Orbscan and ultrasound pachymetry were not directly comparable. Interchangeable use of the data from these techniques is therefore not advocated.

laboratory science
Phacoemulsification conditions resulting in thermal wound injury
Paul Ernest, MD, Marcus Rhem, MD, Mark McDermott, MD, Kevin Lavery, MD, Anthony Sensoli, MD
There was a direct correlation between the onset of irrigation flow and the tissue temperature at the phacoemulsification site. A severe wound burn occurred when irrigation flow and aspiration were simultaneously occluded.

Relation between corneal haze and transforming growth factor-1 after photorefractive keratectomy and laser in situ keratomileusis
Yuichi Kaji, MD, Koichi Soya, MD, Shiro Amano, MD, Tetsuro Oshika, MD, Hidetoshi Yamashita, MD
Photorefractive keratectomy induced corneal haze with increased expression of type IV collagen and TGF-1. In contrast, LASIK induced less corneal haze with less expression of type IV collagen and TGF-1.

update/review
Combined surgery in the treatment of patients with cataract and primary open-angle glaucoma
Robert J. Casson, FRACO, John F. Salmon, MD, FRCS, FRCOphth

Glaucoma surgery treatment patterns of ASCRS members—2000 survey
Murray A. Johnstone, MD, Bradford J. Shingleton, MD, Alan S. Crandall, MD, Reay H. Brown, MD, Alan L. Robin, MD

case reports

Second cluster of strabismus cases after periocular anesthesia without hyaluronidase
Sandra M. Brown, MD, David K. Coats, MD, Mary Louise Z. Collins, MD, Jerald P. Underdahl, MD, MPH

Diplopia and ptosis following injection of local anesthesia without hyaluronidase
Faisal S. Jehan, MD, John C. Hagan III, MD, Thomas J. Whittaker, MD, Manju Subramanian, MD

Haze after laser in situ keratomileusis in eyes with previous photorefractive keratectomy
Alberto Artola, MD, PhD, Maria J. Ayala, MD, Juan J. Pérez-Santonja, MD, PhD, Tamer F. Salem, MD, Gonzalo Muñoz, MD, Jorge L. Alió, MD, PhD

Histopathologic findings in a transsclerally sutured posterior chamber intraocular lens
Michael Küchle, MD, Berthold Seitz, MD, Carmen Hofmann-Runmelt, Gotfried O.H. Naumann, MD

Linear posterior capsule opacification with the AcrySof intraocular lens
Mark A. Wolken, MD, Thomas A. Oetting, MD

Morphological evaluation of Schnyder’s central crystalline dystrophy by confocal microscopy before and after phototherapeutic keratectomy
Marco Ciancaglini, MD, Paolo Carpineto, MD, Emanuele Doronzo, MD, Mario Nubile, MD, Eduardo Zuppardi, MD, Leonardo Mastropasqua, MD

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