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ISRS: International Society of Refractive Surgery


Journal of Refractive Surgery
  Vol. 18   No. 2   March/April 2002


Original Articles:
Effect of Laser in situ Keratomileusis for Hyperopia on Tear Film and Ocular Surface
Julie M. Albietz, PhD; Lee M. Lenton, MBBS, FRACO, FRACS and Suzanne G. McLennan, BAppSc(Optom)

Concomitant Effect of Topical Ubiquinone Q10 and Vitamin E to Prevent Keratocyte Apoptosis After Excimer Laser Photoablation in Rabbits
Rosario Brancato, MD; Tito Fiore, MD; Laura Papucci, PhD; Nicola Schiavone, PhD; Lucia Formigli, PhD; Sandra Zecchi Orlandini, PhD; Pier Giorgio Gobbi, PhD; Francesco Carones, MD; Martino Donnini, PhD; Andrea Lapucci, PhD and Sergio Capaccioli, PhD

Special Article:
U.S. Trends in Refractive Surgery: 2001 International Society of Refractive Surgery Survey
Richard J. Duffey, MD and David Leaming, MD

Original Articles:
Comparison of Placido-based, Rasterstereography, and Slit-scan Corneal Topography Systems
Fabio A. Guarnieri, PhD and José C. Guarnieri, MD

Immediate Transepithelial Photorefractive Keratectomy for Treatment of Laser in situ Keratomileusis Flap Complications
Vivek K. Jain, MD; Thomas G. Abell, MD; William I. Bond, MD, FACS and Garth Stevens Jr, MD

Evaluation of Tear Film Following Intacs for Myopia
Daniel Kessler, BS; Ayman F. El-Shiaty, MD and Brian S. Boxer Wachler, MD

Comparison of TGF-ß1 in Tears Following Laser Subepithelial Keratomileusis and Photorefractive Keratectomy
Jae Bum Lee, MD; Chul-Myong Choe, MD; Hyon S. Kim, MD; Kyoung Yul Seo, MD; Gong Je Seong, MD and Eung Kweon Kim, MD

Effect of Topical Diclofenac and Ketorolac on Patient Discomfort and Corneal Sensitivity
Julio Narváez, MD; Peter Kroll, MD and James P. Guzek, MD

Cost-effectiveness of the AMOArray Multifocal Intraocular Lens in Cataract Surgery
Michelle E. Orme, PhD; Abigail C. Paine, PhD; Christopher W. Teale and Lisa M. Kennedy, PhD

Repeated Photorefractive Keratectomy for Undercorrection and Regression
Juhani Pietilä, MD; Petri Mäkinen, MD and Hannu Uusitalo, MD, PhD

Pain Reduction After Laser in situ Keratomileusis With Ketorolac Tromethamine Ophthalmic Solution 0.5%: A Randomized, Double-masked, Placebo-controlled Trial
Francis W. Price, MD; Marianne O. Price, PhD; William Zeh, MD and Kendall Dobbins, MD

Reports:
Early Onset Ectasia Following Laser in situ Keratomileusus: Case Report and Literature Review
Sanjay N. Rao, MD and Randy J. Epstein, MD

Original Articles:
Tear Secretion Following Excimer Laser in situ Keratomileusis
Dimitrios S. Siganos, MD, PhD; Corina N. Popescu, MD, PhD; Charalambos S. Siganos, MD and Georgia Pistola, BSc

Flap Measurements With the Hansatome Microkeratome
Leopoldo Spadea, MD; Loredana Cerrone, MD; Stefano Necozione, MD and Emilio Balestrazzi, MD

n/a:
Letter to the Editor