TORIC IOLs SLIGHTLY BETTER THAN LRI's

Journal of Cataract & Refractive SurgeryVolume 35, Issue 3, March 2009, Pages 451-458

According to this study:

"Toric IOL implantation achieved a slight enhanced effect over corneal incisions in treating preexisting astigmatism"

KERATOCONUS MAY HAVE AN INFLAMMATORY COMPONENT

Subclinical keratoconus and inflammatory molecules from tears -- Lema et al., 10.1136/bjo.2008.144253 -- British Journal of Ophthalmology:

Inflammatory mediators were consistently found in a greater degree in keratoconus patients than in normal eyes.

"These results indicate that the pathogenesis of KC may involve chronic inflammatory events."

TOPICAL AVASTIN EFFECTIVE FOR CORNEAL NEOVASCULARIZATION

Arch Ophthalmol -- Abstract: Topical Bevacizumab in the Treatment of Corneal Neovascularization: Results of a Prospective, Open-Label, Noncomparative Study, April 2009, Dastjerdi et al. 127 (4): 381:


"Short-term topical bevacizumab therapy reduces the severity of corneal NV without local or systemic adverse effects."