This 48-year-old white female with chronic optic disc edema is reported for the discussion of the management for the laser vision correction. Two procedures were considered, one was PRK (photorefractive keratectomy) and the other was LASIK (laser-assisted in-situ keratomileusis). A search strategy was developed to search evidence in the literature to support the decision in the selection of the...

BACKGROUND Laser ablation may be useful in debulking of benign thyroid nodules. METHODS In order to retrospectively evaluate the effectiveness and safety of laser ablation, 45 patients with benign solid thyroid nodules, with a fluid component ≤20%, were included in our series between October 2009 and January 2011. All reported pressure and/or cosmetic complaints. Nd:YAG laser at 1064 nm was u...

PURPOSE To compare femtosecond laser-assisted sub-Bowman keratomileusis (FSBK) versus laser-assisted subepithelial keratomileusis (LASEK) to correct moderate to high myopic astigmatism. METHODS Retrospective, nonrandomized, interventional, comparative case series. A total of eight hundred and fifty-two eyes with myopic astigmatism of -1.5 diopters (D) or higher were included in the study. We ...

BACKGROUND Confocal laser endomicroscopy (CLE) can provide in vivo subcellular resolution images of esophageal lesions. However, the learning curve in interpreting CLE images of precancerous or early-stage esophageal squamous cancer is unknown. The goal of this study is to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy and inter-observer agreement for differentiating esophageal lesions in CLE images among ex...

PURPOSE To evaluate the safety and efficacy of laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) compared to photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) for the correction of low or moderate myopia (-0.50 to -6.00 D) at 6 months after surgery. METHODS The study population comprised a non-randomized consecutive series of 622 eyes of 392 patients who were treated with the Nidek EC-5000 excimer laser. LASIK was perfor...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) and photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) on corneal biomechanical properties. METHODS We used the ocular response analyzer to measure corneal hysteresis (CH) and corneal resistance factor (CRF) before and after refractive surgery. RESULTS In all, 230 eyes underwent LASIK and 115 ey...

PURPOSE To use a double-pass system to compare the optical quality after photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) and laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) for mild to moderate myopia. SETTING Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Terrassa, Barcelona Institute of Ocular Microsurgery, Barcelona, Spain. DESIGN Comparative case series. METHODS Optical quality was assessed with a clinical double-pass...

Small-incision lenticule extraction (SMILE) is an alternative to laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) and photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) for the correction of myopia and myopic astigmatism. SMILE can be performed for the treatment of myopia ≤-12 D and astigmatism ≤5 D. The technology is currently only available in the VisuMax femtosecond laser platform. It offers several advantages ...

Marzieh Kohandani Tafreshi, Yan-Qing Li, Rapat Pittayanon, Douglas Pleskow, Virendra Joshi, et al.. Smart Atlas for Supporting the Interpretation of probe-based Confocal Laser Endomicroscopy (pCLE) of Gastric Lesions: First Classification Results of a Computer-Aided Diagnosis Software based on Image Recognition. Digestive Disease Week (DDW 2014), May 2014, Chicago, United States. 2014. <hal-010...

Marzieh Kohandani Tafreshi, Virendra Joshi, Alexander Meining, Charles Lightdale, Marc Giovannini, et al.. Smart Atlas for Supporting the Interpretation of probe-based Confocal Laser Endomicroscopy (pCLE) of Biliary Strictures: First Classification Results of a Computer-Aided Diagnosis Software based on Image Recognition. Digestive Disease Week (DDW 2014), May 2014, Chicago, United States. 2014...