July 2004

American Academy of Ophthalmology

July 2004 Ophthalmology journal

SAN FRANCISCO--Studies from the July 2004 issue of Ophthalmology, the clinical journal of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, are now available. These include:
  • Report of the American Board of Ophthalmology Task Force on the Competencies
  • The Impact of the New Competencies on Resident Education in Ophthalmology
  • The Ophthalmic Clinical Evaluation Exercise (OCEX)
  • Adverse Ocular Drug Reactions Recently Identified by the National Registry of Drug-Induced Ocular Side Effects
  • Risk Factors for Incident Age-Related Macular Degeneration: Pooled Findings from 3 Continents
  • Prevalence of Age-Related Macular Degeneration in Latinos: The Los Angeles Latino Eye Study
  • Prevalence of Diabetic Retinopathy in Adult Latinos: The Los Angeles Latino Eye Study
  • Baseline Characteristics, the NEI-VFQ-25, and Their Associations in the Complications of Age-Related Macular Degeneration Prevention Trial
  • Incidence of Retinopathy of Prematurity from 1996 to 2000: Analysis of a Comprehensive New York State Patient Database
  • Clinical Risk Factors for Cytomegalovirus Retinitis in Patients with AIDS
  • Visualizing Vitreous Body in the Anterior Chamber Using 11-Deoxycortisol after Posterior Capsule Rupture in an Animal Model
  • Foveal Reattachment after Macula-Off Retinal Detachment Occurs Faster after Vitrectomy than after Buckle Surgery
  • High-Resolution Ultrasonic Imaging of the Posterior Segment
  • Three-Day Application of Topical Ofloxacin Reduces the Contamination Rate of Microsurgical
    • Knives in Cataract Surgery: A Prospective Randomized Study
  • Long-term Keratocyte Deficits in the Corneal Stroma after LASIK
  • Flap Lift for LASIK Retreatment in Eyes with Myopia
  • Using InterWave Aberrometry to Measure and Improve the Quality of Vision in LASIK Surgery
  • Intravenous Immunoglobulin Therapy in Patients with Ocular-Cicatricial Pemphigoid: A Long-term Follow-up
  • Experience with the Use of Baerveldt and Ahmed Glaucoma Drainage Implants in an Asian Population
  • Long-term Visual Outcome of Transscleral Laser Cyclotherapy in Eyes with Ambulatory Vision
  • Nd:YAG Capsulotomy and Intraocular Pressure in Pseudophakic Patients with Glaucoma
  • Nasolacrimal Duct Obstruction Secondary to Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans
  • Primary Peg Placement in Evisceration with the Spherical Porous Polyethylene Orbital Implant
  • The Usefulness of Buccal Swabs for Mutation Screening in Patients with Suspected Corneal Dystrophies
  • Novel Mutations in the Arrestin Gene and Associated Clinical Features in Japanese Patients with Oguchi Disease
  • Ocular Manifestations of Niemann-Pick Disease Type B
  • Retinal Hemorrhages in Type I Osteogenesis Imperfecta after Minor Trauma




To receive a copy of these studies, please contact the media relations unit at the American Academy of Ophthalmology at (415) 561-8534, media@aao.org.

The American Academy of Opthalmology is the world's largest association of eye physicians and surgeons--Eye M.D.s--with more than 27,000 members.




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