In addition to the larger amount of trefoil, coma, tetrafoil, and secondary astigmatism, keratoconic eyes tend to have a reverse coma pattern and reverse trefoil aberrations compared with normal eyes. Although RGP lenses correct the irregular astigmatism, smaller comet-like retinal images in the opposite direction remain due to residual vertical coma.
Increased HOAs in dry eye at least partially result from SPK above the optical zone. The low tear volume in dry eye may not cause sequential increases in HOAs after blinking. Sequential measurement of HOAs may be useful for evaluating the sequential changes in optical quality in patients with dry eye.
Dynamic changes in HOAs after blinking showed variations even in clinically normal subjects. Serial measurements of HOAs may be useful in evaluating the dynamic changes in tear film and the effects on the quality of vision after blinking.
Benzyl alcohol at concentrations modestly higher than what is present in commercial Kenalog is toxic to the rabbit eye. This has been shown in other organ systems. If commercial preserved Kenalog is to be used clinically, decanting the supernatant or using other means to remove the benzyl alcohol may be considered, especially if a volume of >0.1 mL of solution is used. We hypothesize that the noninfectious inflammation seen clinically after Kenalog injection is due to the presence of a toxic preservative at unsafe concentrations.
This crystalline lipid prodrug intravitreal delivery system is an effective approach to achieving sustained, therapeutic drug levels in the eye. Small microfluidized particles of HDP-P-GCV provide more rapid dissolution and higher vitreous drug levels.
In eyes with CME, analogous hyperautofluorescence to the CME was always observed in 488 nm-AF, while it was rarely observed in 580 nm-AF. Moreover, this CME hyperautofluorescence was only seen in the macular area. We hypothesize that autofluorescence from CME may be considered as a "pseudo" or "relative" autofluorescence, due to macular stretching following CME that may result in lateral displacement of macular pigments (MPs) and subsequent reduction of MPs density, as MPs block 488 nm-AF more intensely than 580 nm-AF. Although this phenomenon may not directly indicate change of RPE function, it may be used as a method to assess or track CME non-invasively.
The AO fundus camera is capable of acquiring images of the photoreceptors in normal and myopic eyes. The greater spacing between cones in the myopia group is consistent with histological findings. These results suggest that retinal expansion should be considered in addition to Knapp's law when aniseikonia is evaluated in axial myopia.
The two methods introduced here successfully distinguished cataractous eyes from normal and keratoconic eyes. After the results were analyzed by a discriminant analysis, the separation of the three categories proved to be excellent.
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