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To date, scleral contact lenses have been known only as large-sized contact lenses with an uncomfortable fit, intended exclusively for patients with severe ocular surface diseases. However, with the recent...
Purpose: To report a successfully treated case of corneal ulcer caused by Kocuria kristinae in post penetrating keratoplasty state using topical empirical antibiotics.
Case summary: The 63 years old patient who...
Purpose: To compare preoperative refractive power estimation and actual postoperative refraction after combined silicone oil removal and intraocular lens (IOL) sulcus implantation in silicone oil-filled aphakic eyes.
Methods: Records of patients...
Purpose: To report a patient who developed thyroid eye disease and third cranial nerve palsy at the same time and showed good response to high dose steroid therapy.
Case summary: A...
Purpose: This study aims to elucidate the factors contributing to the temporal decentration of the orthokeratology lens (OK lens) treatment zone, employing profiles obtained from anterior segment swept-source optical coherence...
Purpose: To report a patient who developed paralytic strabismus despite receiving antivenom injection after a snake bite on his toe and recovered following treatment with anticholinesterase.
Case Summary: A 25-year-old man...
Purpose: To compare the clinical outcomes of cataract surgery using the Primus-HD® intraocular lens (IOL) and conventional ARTIS® PL E IOL.
Methods: The study retrospectively enrolled 242 eyes of 151 patients...
Purpose: To report a case of atypical impending macular hole induced by green laser pointer in a pediatric patient treated with vitrectomy.
Case summary: A 13-year-old patient visited our clinic complaining...