TABLE OF CONTENTS
Volume 23, Issue 5 (May 2009)
Reviews
Management of diabetic retinopathy: could lipid-lowering be a worthwhile treatment modality?
P M Dodson
Eye 23: 997-1003; advance online publication, January 23, 2009; doi:10.1038/eye.2008.428
Lesions of the caruncle: a description of 42 cases and a review of the literature
J Levy, M Ilsar, Y Deckel, A Maly and J Pe'er
Eye 23: 1004-1018; advance online publication, October 17, 2008; doi:10.1038/eye.2008.316
Clinical Studies
Retinal nerve fibre layer thickness analysis in X-linked retinoschisis using Fourier-domain OCT
M A Genead, S Pasadhika and G A Fishman
Eye 23: 1019-1027; advance online publication, April 17, 2009; doi:10.1038/eye.2009.53
The use of control charts in monitoring postcataract surgery endophthalmitis
P J T Chiam and A Feyi-Waboso
Eye 23: 1028-1031; advance online publication, August 15, 2008; doi:10.1038/eye.2008.257
Population-based prevalence of optic disc haemorrhages in elderly Japanese
A Tomidokoro, A Iwase, M Araie, T Yamamoto and Y Kitazawa and The Tajimi Study Group
Eye 23: 1032-1037; advance online publication, August 1, 2008; doi:10.1038/eye.2008.247
The influence of socioeconomic and clinical factors upon the presenting visual field status of patients with glaucoma
S Sukumar, F Spencer, C Fenerty, R Harper and D Henson
Eye 23: 1038-1044; advance online publication, August 8, 2008; doi:10.1038/eye.2008.245
Prevalence and associations of epiretinal membranes in an adult Japanese population: the Funagata study
R Kawasaki, J J Wang, H Sato, P Mitchell, T Kato, S Kawata, T Kayama, H Yamashita and T Y Wong
Eye 23: 1045-1051; advance online publication, August 8, 2008; doi:10.1038/eye.2008.238
Interexaminer and intraexaminer reliability of the microperimeter MP-1
B Weingessel, S Sacu, P V Vécsei-Marlovits, A Weingessel, S Richter-Mueksch and U Schmidt-Erfurth
Eye 23: 1052-1058; advance online publication, August 1, 2008; doi:10.1038/eye.2008.237
Outbreak of Gram-positive bacterial keratitis associated with epidemic keratoconjunctivitis in neonates and infants
J H Kim, M K Kim, J Y Oh, K C Jang, W R Wee and J H Lee
Eye 23: 1059-1065; advance online publication, August 1, 2008; doi:10.1038/eye.2008.234
Vitreous levels of erythropoietin in patients with macular oedema secondary to retinal vein occlusions: a comparative study with diabetic macular oedema
J Garcí-Arumí, A Fonollosa, C Macià, C Hernandez, V Martinez-Castillo, A Boixadera, M A Zapata and R Simo
Eye 23: 1066-1071; advance online publication, August 1, 2008; doi:10.1038/eye.2008.230
Modelling lifetime cost consequences of ReSTOR® for presbyopia in four European countries
A Lafuma and G Berdeaux
Eye 23: 1072-1080; advance online publication, July 18, 2008; doi:10.1038/eye.2008.223
Changes in visual function after intraocular pressure reduction using antiglaucoma medications
T S Prata, M V Piassi and L A S Melo Jr
Eye 23: 1081-1085; advance online publication, August 1, 2008; doi:10.1038/eye.2008.226
Direct costs of myopia in Singapore
M C C Lim, G Gazzard, E-L Sim, L Tong and S-M Saw
Eye 23: 1086-1089; advance online publication, August 1, 2008; doi:10.1038/eye.2008.225
Incidence and clinical characteristics in a Colombian cohort of ocular toxoplasmosis
A de-la-Torre, C A López-Castillo and J E Gómez-Marín
Eye 23: 1090-1093; advance online publication, July 11, 2008; doi:10.1038/eye.2008.219
Cross-infection risk of felt-tipped marker pens in cataract surgery
D A Sim, N Feasey, S Wren, A Breathnach and G Thompson
Eye 23: 1094-1097; advance online publication, July 11, 2008; doi:10.1038/eye.2008.214
Persistency with medical treatment for glaucoma and ocular hypertension in the United Kingdom: 1994–2005
C G Owen, I M Carey, S de Wilde, P H Whincup, R Wormald and D G Cook
Eye 23: 1098-1110; advance online publication, July 11, 2008; doi:10.1038/eye.2008.213
The prevalence of patients with ocular genetic disorders attending a general paediatric ophthalmology clinic in the East End of London
M A Reddy, R Purbrick and P Petrou
Eye 23: 1111-1114; advance online publication, July 11, 2008; doi:10.1038/eye.2008.212
Measurement of fornix depth and area: a novel method of determining the severity of fornix shortening
T Kawakita, M Kawashima, D Murat, K Tsubota and J Shimazaki
Eye 23: 1115-1119; advance online publication, July 11, 2008; doi:10.1038/eye.2008.205
Visual outcome following cataract extraction in patients aged 90 years and older
E Rosen, A Rubowitz and E I Assia
Eye 23: 1120-1124; advance online publication, July 4, 2008; doi:10.1038/eye.2008.203
Prevalence and risk factors of pterygium and pinguecula: the Tehran Eye Study
A Fotouhi, H Hashemi, M Khabazkhoob and K Mohammad
Eye 23: 1125-1129; advance online publication, July 4, 2008; doi:10.1038/eye.2008.200
Methotrexate: an option for preventing the recurrence of acute anterior uveitis
S Muñoz-Fernández, A M García-Aparicio, M V Hidalgo, M Platero, A Schlincker, M L Bascones, M Pombo, P Morente, J Sanpedro and E Martín-Mola
Eye 23: 1130-1133; advance online publication, August 8, 2008; doi:10.1038/eye.2008.198
Impact of direct electronic optometric referral with ocular imaging to a hospital eye service
J R Cameron, S Ahmed, P Curry, G Forrest and R Sanders
Eye 23: 1134-1140; advance online publication, July 4, 2008; doi:10.1038/eye.2008.196
Trends in rates of trabeculectomy in England
T D L Keenan, J F Salmon, D Yeates and M J Goldacre
Eye 23: 1141-1149; advance online publication, July 11, 2008; doi:10.1038/eye.2008.195
Pegaptanib sodium for occult choroidal neovascularization in neovascular age-related macular degeneration: a prospective case series
K Atmani, F Coscas, G Coscas and G Soubrane
Eye 23: 1150-1154; advance online publication, July 18, 2008; doi:10.1038/eye.2008.194
Safety and efficacy of manual small incision cataract surgery for brunescent and black cataracts
R Venkatesh, C S H Tan, G P Singh, K Veena, K T Krishnan and R D Ravindran
Eye 23: 1155-1157; advance online publication, June 20, 2008; doi:10.1038/eye.2008.190
Effect of room temperature and cooled intraocular irrigating solution on the cornea and anterior segment inflammation after phacoemulsification: a randomized clinical trial
M R Praveen, A R Vasavada, R Shah and V A Vasavada
Eye 23: 1158-1163; advance online publication, June 27, 2008; doi:10.1038/eye.2008.187
UK national survey of current practice and experience of intravitreal triamcinolone acetonide
S Jain, J R Hurst, J R Thompson and T Eke
Eye 23: 1164-1167; advance online publication, June 13, 2008; doi:10.1038/eye.2008.185
Changes of the ocular refraction among freshmen in National Taiwan University between 1988 and 2005
T-J Wang, T-H Chiang, T-H Wang, L L-K Lin and Y-F Shih
Eye 23: 1168-1169; advance online publication, June 13, 2008; doi:10.1038/eye.2008.184
Confirmation of the presence of lens epithelial cells in the anterior chamber after phacoemulsification
A Vasavada, K Johar, M Praveen and O Nishi
Eye 23: 1170-1175; advance online publication, June 27, 2008; doi:10.1038/eye.2008.182
Ciliary body thickness in unilateral high axial myopia
O Muftuoglu, B M Hosal and G Zilelioglu
Eye 23: 1176-1181; advance online publication, June 13, 2008; doi:10.1038/eye.2008.178
Ocular involvement is associated with HLA-B51 in Adamantiades–Behçet's disease
L Krause, A-K Köhler, A Altenburg, N Papoutsis, C C Zouboulis, U Pleyer, A Stroux and M H Foerster
Eye 23: 1182-1186; advance online publication, June 13, 2008; doi:10.1038/eye.2008.177
23-gauge sutureless vitrectomy and 20-gauge vitrectomy: a case series comparison
A Misra, G Ho-Yen and R L Burton
Eye 23: 1187-1191; advance online publication, June 6, 2008; doi:10.1038/eye.2008.175
Limited value of cyclosporine A for the treatment of patients with uveitis associated with juvenile idiopathic arthritis
C Tappeiner, M Roesel, C Heinz, H Michels, G Ganser and A Heiligenhaus
Eye 23: 1192-1198; advance online publication, June 13, 2008; doi:10.1038/eye.2008.174
Bilateral paediatric cataract surgery in the same session
Y Totan, H Bayramlar and H Y
lmaz
Eye 23: 1199-1205; advance online publication, June 6, 2008; doi:10.1038/eye.2008.173
Prevalence of cystic macular lesions in patients with Usher II syndrome
S Walia, G A Fishman and M Hajali
Eye 23: 1206-1209; advance online publication, April 18, 2008; doi:10.1038/eye.2008.105
Case Series
Identification of a novel ALMS1 mutation in a Chinese family with Alström syndrome FREE
L Liu, B Dong, X Chen, J Li and Y Li
Eye 23: 1210-1212; advance online publication, July 25, 2008; doi:10.1038/eye.2008.235
Laboratory Studies
A novel mutation in CRYBB2 responsible for inherited coronary cataract
D Lou, J-P Tong, L-Y Zhang, S W-Y Chiang, D S-C Lam and C P Pang
Eye 23: 1213-1220; advance online publication, July 11, 2008; doi:10.1038/eye.2008.222
Keratic precipitate morphology in uveitic syndromes including Behçet's disease as evaluated with in vivo confocal microscopy
M C Mocan, S Kadayifcilar and M Irkec
Eye 23: 1221-1227; advance online publication, July 25, 2008; doi:10.1038/eye.2008.239
Correspondence
Diamonds are forever!
A H Ross, M S Wertheim, A D Dick and M A Majid
Eye 23: 1228; advance online publication, June 20, 2008; doi:10.1038/eye.2008.186
Bilateral improvement of persistent diffuse diabetic macular oedema after unilateral intravitreal bevacizumab (Avastin) injection
R Scartozzi, J R Chao, A C Walsh and D Eliott
Eye 23: 1229; advance online publication, June 6, 2008; doi:10.1038/eye.2008.162
Reticulated hyaluronic acid implant (SK-GEL) dislocated into anterior chamber for 10 months
G Qing and N Wang
Eye 23: 1230; advance online publication, June 6, 2008; doi:10.1038/eye.2008.147
Bilateral combined central retinal artery and vein occlusion in systemic lupus erythematosus resulting in complete blindness
E Mendrinos, N Mavrakanas, R Kiel and C J Pournaras
Eye 23: 1231-1232; advance online publication, June 6, 2008; doi:10.1038/eye.2008.164
Scleral buckling combined with vitrectomy for the management of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment associated with inferior retinal breaks
B Mokete and T H Williamson
Eye 23: 1233; advance online publication, June 13, 2008; doi:10.1038/eye.2008.171
Reply to Mokete and Williamson: scleral buckling combined with vitrectomy
M P Snead, P Alexander, A Ang and A Poulson
Eye 23: 1233-1234; advance online publication, June 6, 2008; doi:10.1038/eye.2008.172
Management of perforating globe injury from a nail gun with intraocular C3F8
S Kashani, K Mireskandari, E Gotzaridis, H Jayaram and Z Gregor
Eye 23: 1234-1235; advance online publication, June 6, 2008; doi:10.1038/eye.2008.167
Recurrent hypopyon due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus after cataract surgery
J M Khan, M R Romano and C Groenewald
Eye 23: 1235; advance online publication, May 23, 2008; doi:10.1038/eye.2008.132
Isolated Muller's muscle resection for the correction of blepharoptosis
S Madhusudhan and K Puvanachandra
Eye 23: 1236; advance online publication, May 23, 2008; doi:10.1038/eye.2008.168
Reply to Madhusudhan et al
R Khooshabeh and H C Baldwin
Eye 23: 1236-1237; advance online publication, May 23, 2008; doi:10.1038/eye.2008.169
Chronic endophthalmitis after cataract surgery secondary to Ochrobactrum anthropi
C-C Chiang, Y-Y Tsai, J-M Lin and W-L Chen
Eye 23: 1237-1238; advance online publication, May 16, 2008; doi:10.1038/eye.2008.137
Intravitreal pegaptanib in severe proliferative diabetic retinopathy leading to the progression of tractional retinal detachment
R Krishnan, S Goverdhan and J Lochhead
Eye 23: 1238-1239; advance online publication, June 13, 2008; doi:10.1038/eye.2008.179
Foveal schisis with Mizuo phenomenon: Etio-pathogenesis of tapetal reflex in X-linked retinoschisis
A Vincent, R Shetty, N K Yadav and B K Shetty
Eye 23: 1240-1241; advance online publication, June 6, 2008; doi:10.1038/eye.2008.170
Comment on central retinal artery and vein collapse pressure in giant cell arteritis vs non-arteritic anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy
P Aristodemou
Eye 23: 1241; advance online publication, June 13, 2008; doi:10.1038/eye.2008.180
Reply to Dr Aristodemou
J B Jonas and B Harder
Eye 23: 1241-1242; advance online publication, June 13, 2008; doi:10.1038/eye.2008.181
Optical coherence tomography in retinal cavernous haemangioma may explain the mechanism of vitreous haemorrhage
E Pringle, S Chen, A Rubinstein, C K Patel and S Downes
Eye 23: 1242-1243; advance online publication, June 6, 2008; doi:10.1038/eye.2008.156
Spontaneous hyphaema following Valsalva-like manoeuvre
V Sharma and M Vishwanath
Eye 23: 1243; advance online publication, June 6, 2008; doi:10.1038/eye.2008.150
Corrigenda
The effects of dorzolamide 2% and dorzolamide/timolol fixed combination on retinal and optic nerve head blood flow in primary open-angle glaucoma patients FREE
T Rolle, F Tofani, B Brogliatti and F M Grignolo
Eye 23: 1244-1245; doi:10.1038/eye.2008.121

