MedWorm: AstigmatismMedWorm.com provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest headlines from journals and sites in the Astigmatism category.cornea in vivo confocal microscopic evaluation of corneal wound healing after epi-lasik- May 30, 2008 purpose. To study the healing of corneal wounds after epikeratome laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis (epi-LASIK). methods. Twenty-seven patients who had undergone epi-LASIK for the treatment of myopia or myopic astigmatism in 46 eyes were enrolled. A single intraoperative application of 0.02% mitomycin C (MMC) for 20 to 30 seconds was used in 24 eyes with a refraction of no less than –6.0 D (MMC group). MMC was not given to eyes with myopia less than –6.0 D (non-MMC group). The...http://www.iovs.org/cgi/content/full/49/6/2416?rss=1 glaucoma dynamic contour tonometry in comparison to intracameral iop measurements- May 30, 2008 purpose. The purpose of the study was to examine the effect of central corneal thickness (CCT), corneal curvature, astigmatism, axial length (AL), and age on measurements with the Pascal Dynamic Contour Tonometer (DCT). methods. In a prospective clinical trial 75 eyes of 75 patients undergoing phacoemulsification were examined. Before phacoemulsification, the anterior chamber was cannulated at the temporal corneal limbus. In a closed system the IOP was directly set to 15, 20, or 35 mm Hg with a.http://www.iovs.org/cgi/content/full/49/6/2472?rss=1 High-power, femtosecond, thermal-lens-shaped yb:kgw oscillator- May 29, 2008 Joel A. Berger, Michael J. Greco, W. Andreas SchroederThermal lens shaping for astigmatism compensation is extended to a high-power, diode-pumped, Yb:KGW laser by employing a gain crystal geometry designed for efficient polarized pumping. The 63MHz oscillator is soliton mode-locked with the aid of a saturable Bragg reflector to yield 250fs (347fs) ... Opt. Express 16, 8629-8640 (2008) (Source: Optics Express)http://www.opticsinfobase.org/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-16-12-8629 Macular corneal dystrophy: mutational spectrum in german patients, novel mutations and therapeutic options- May 24, 2008 Abstract Introduction The objective of this study was to investigate genotype-phenotype correlations, the consequences for surgical treatment, and the therapeutical options in patients with macular corneal dystrophy (MCD). Material and methods We investigated MCD genotype by using polymerase chain reaction followed by direct sequencing in one family and four patients with MCD. Results were confirmed by restriction analysis. Clinical phenotypes, histopathological..http://www.springerlink.com/content/24433g3h421164u6/ Prevalence and risk factors for refractive errors in the singapore malay eye survey.- May 15, 2008 Related Articles Prevalence and Risk Factors for Refractive Errors in the Singapore Malay Eye Survey. Ophthalmology. 2008 May 15; Authors: Saw SM, Chan YH, Wong WL, Shankar A, Sandar M, Aung T, Tan DT, Mitchell P, Wong TY PURPOSE: To describe the prevalence and risk factors for myopia and other refractive errors in an urban Malay population in Singapore. DESIGN: Population-based, cross-sectional study. PARTICIPANTS: Persons of Malay ethnicity, between 40 and 80..http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?tmpl=NoSidebarfile&db=PubMed&cmd=Ret... Rotational stability of the acrysof sa60tt toric intraocular lenses: a cohort study- May 6, 2008 Background: To evaluate the rotational stability of the three types of AcrySof SA60TT toric intraocular lenses (Alcon, Switzerland) in cataract surgery after the first postoperative week. Methods: A retrospective study of 44 eyes in 33 patients. All patients underwent similar uncomplicated phacoemulsification cataract surgery. Seven eyes with corneal astigmatism of less than 1.5 D were implanted with the AcrySof SA60T3 intraocular lens. Seventeen eyes with astigmatism between 1.5 D and 2.25 D...http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2415/8/8 Assessment and statistics of surgically induced astigmatism.- May 1, 2008 Related Articles Assessment and statistics of surgically induced astigmatism. Acta Ophthalmol. 2008 May;86(3):349 Authors: Naeser K PMID: 18494732 PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE (Source: Acta Ophthalmologica)http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?tmpl=NoSidebarfile&db=PubMed&cmd=Ret... Assessment and statistics of surgically induced astigmatism.- May 1, 2008 Related Articles Assessment and statistics of surgically induced astigmatism. Acta Ophthalmol. 2008 May;86 Suppl 1:5-28 Authors: Naeser K The aim of the thesis was to develop methods for assessment of surgically induced astigmatism (SIA) in individual eyes, and in groups of eyes. The thesis is based on 12 peer-reviewed publications, published over a period of 16 years. In these publications older and contemporary literature was reviewed(1). A new method (the...http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?tmpl=NoSidebarfile&db=PubMed&cmd=Ret... |