Epidemiology
Nisha R. Acharya, MD, MS; Vivien M. Tham, MD; Elizabeth Esterberg, MS; et al.
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JAMA Ophthalmol. 2013;131(11):1405-1412. doi:10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2013.4237
Acharya and colleagues conducted a retrospective, population-based cohort study to ascertain the incidence and prevalence of uveitis in a Hawaiian population and compare these estimates with those from prior population-based studies.
Clinical Sciences
Stacy L. Pineles, MD; Federico G. Velez, MD; Sherwin J. Isenberg, MD; et al.
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JAMA Ophthalmol. 2013;131(11):1413-1419. doi:10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2013.4484
Pineles et al evaluate the effect of strabismus on binocular summation using a battery of psychophysical tasks that are clinically relevant and easy to use and determine whether strabismus is associated with binocular inhibition in extreme cases.
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Functional Burden of Strabismus: Decreased Binocular Summation and Binocular Inhibition
Epidemiology
Frank C. Curriero, PhD; Jessie Pinchoff, MPH; Suzanne W. van Landingham, MD; et al.
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JAMA Ophthalmol. 2013;131(11):1420-1426. doi:10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2013.4471
Curriero and colleagues conducted a cross-sectional study to determine whether decreased visual acuity from age-related macular degeneration and visual field loss from glaucoma were associated with restricted travel patterns in older adults.
Clinical Sciences
Jessica Leuschen, MD; Eric M. Mortensen, MD, MSc; Christopher R. Frei, PharmD, MS; et al.
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JAMA Ophthalmol. 2013;131(11):1427-1434. doi:10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2013.4575
Leuschen and colleagues conducted a propensity score–matched cohort analysis using retrospective data to compare the risks for development of cataracts between statin users and nonusers.
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Invited Commentary
Statin Use and Cataracts
Barbara E. K. Klein, MD, MPH; Kristine E. Lee, MS; Ronald Klein, MD, MPH
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Clinical Sciences
Jesse L. Berry, MD; Savita V. Dandapani, MD, PhD; Marta Stevanovic; et al.
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JAMA Ophthalmol. 2013;131(11):1435-1442. doi:10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2013.4422
Berry and colleagues reviewed the University of Southern California experience using Eye Physics plaques and Plaque Simulator software to treat choroidal melanomas and compare the outcomes with published results of the Collaborative Ocular Melanoma Study.
Clinical Trial
Muriël Doors, MD; Tos T. J. M. Berendschot, PhD; Wouter Touwslager, MSc; et al.
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JAMA Ophthalmol. 2013;131(11):1443-1450. doi:10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2013.5009
In a prospective randomized clinical trial, Doors et al compare corneal thickness and corneal volume changes using torsional and longitudinal phacoemulsification in patients with Fuchs endothelial dystrophy and determine risk factors of postoperative corneal decompensation.
Clinical Sciences
Wei-Chi Wu, MD, PhD; Chia-Pang Shih, PhD; Nan-Kai Wang, MD; et al.
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JAMA Ophthalmol. 2013;131(11):1451-1458. doi:10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2013.5052
Wu et al examine choroidal thickness by spectral-domain optical coherence tomography in children with a history of retinopathy of prematurity and assess the impact of choroidal thickness on visual acuity.
Laboratory Sciences
Regis P. Kowalski, MS, M(ASCP); Salwa Abdel Aziz, MD; Eric G. Romanowski, MS; et al.
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JAMA Ophthalmol. 2013;131(11):1459-1462. doi:10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2013.5062
Kowalski and coauthors develop a practical in vitro complete-kill assay to assess anti-Acanthamoeba drugs.