PURPOSE To evaluate the repeatability of corneal epithelial thickness (ET) and corneal thickness (CT) measurements in normal eyes and laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK)-treated eyes using optical coherence tomography (RTVue system). METHODS In 35 right eyes of 35 normal subjects and 45 right eyes of 45 subjects who underwent a myopic LASIK, corneal ET and CT were evaluated in 17 areas: (1) ...

PURPOSE To determine the theoretical relationships between the changes in corneal paraxial power, asphericity, and the corresponding Zernike polynomial expansion after conventional and customized excimer laser correction of hyperopia. METHODS The initial corneal profile was modeled as a conic section of apical radius of curvature R1 and asphericity Q1. The theoretical value of the postoperati...

PURPOSE To compare the anterior segment indices measured by two Scheimpflug camera machines; Galilei and Pentacam. METHODS In this observational case series, the anterior segment indices of myopic healthy subjects seeking for refractive surgery were measured by Pentacam and Galilei on the same day. Analyzed parameters were anterior and posterior best fit spheres (BFS), axial curvature, true c...

PURPOSE To assess the compensation of total ocular and corneal wavefront aberrations after conventional myopic LASIK. METHODS This study comprised 57 eyes of 57 patients. Total and corneal aberrations were measured preoperatively and 3 months postoperatively using the OPD-Scan (NIDEK Co Ltd) aberrometer. Total and corneal aberrations root-mean-square (RMS) was calculated out to the 6th Zernik...

PURPOSE To determine the characteristics and risk factors for occurrence of opaque bubble layer (OBL) during femtosecond laser-assisted flap creation for LASIK. METHODS One hundred ninety-eight eyes of 102 consecutive patients who underwent LASIK flap creation performed with the Alcon WaveLight FS200 laser (Alcon Laboratories, Inc., Fort Worth, TX) were retrospectively analyzed in a cohort st...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effects of oral administration of diphenhydramine on pupil diameter, intraocular pressure (IOP), tear production, tear film quality, corneal sensitivity, and conjunctival goblet cell density (GCD) in clinically normal adult dogs. ANIMALS 12 healthy adult dogs. PROCEDURES All dogs received diphenhydramine (2.2 mg/kg, PO, q 12 h) for 21 days. Conjunctival biopsy samp...

AIM To study the correlation between severity of primary congenital glaucoma (PCG) and success of three types of surgery. METHODS This was a retrospective review of all records of patients diagnosed with PCG up to age 1 year who underwent goniotomy, trabeculotomy, or combined trabeculotomy-trabeculectomy with mitomycin C as initial procedure between 1982 and 2002 at the King Khaled Eye Specia...

PURPOSE To analyze the anterior corneal topography changes after 8 years after photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) for the correction of myopia and myopic astigmatism. METHODS Sixty-six eyes (33 patients) underwent PRK using an excimer laser platform. Patients were subdivided into three groups: the low myopia (13 patients; range, -1.25 to -4.40 diopters [D]), the high myopia (13 patients; -4.50...

The US-Russian joint quail embryo project was designed to study the effects of microgravity on development of Japanese quail embryos incubated aboard Mir. For this part of the project, eyes from embryonic days 14 and 16 (E14 and E16) flight embryos were compared with eyes from several groups of ground-based control embryos. Measurements were recorded for eye weights; eye, corneal, and scleral r...

corneal new vessels can result in significant loss of vision as well as reduce graft survival. Recently, newer treatment modalities have been introduced. however, attempts to meet the challenge of evaluating corneal vessels by quantification are evolving. In vivo evaluations range from computer-aided analysis of colour images to determination of area, diameter and tortuousity of blood vessels o...