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    Is myopia another clinical manifestation of insulin resistance?
    (2016-02) Galvis, Virgilio; Lopez-Jaramillo, Patricio; Tello, Alejandro; Castellanos Castellanos, Yuly Andrea; Camacho López, Paul Anthony; Cohen, Daniel Dylan; Gómez Arbeláez, Diego; Merayo Lloves, Jesús
    Myopia is a multifactorial visual refraction disease, in which the light rays from distant objects are focused in front of retina, causing blurry vision. Myopic eyes are characterized by an increased corneal curvature and/or ocular axial length. The prevalence of myopia has increased in recent decades, a trend that cannot be attributed exclusively to genetic factors. Low and middle income countries have a higher burden of refractive error, which we propose could be a consequence of a shorter exposure time to a westernized lifestyle, a phenomenon that may also explain the rapid increase in cardiometabolic diseases, such as diabetes, among those populations. We suggest that interactions between genetic, epigenetic and a rapidly changing environment are also involved in myopia onset and progression. Furthermore, we discuss several possible mechanisms by which insulin resistance may promote abnormal ocular growth and myopia to support the hypothesis that insulin resistance and hyperinsulinemia are involved in its pathogenesis, providing a link between trends in myopia and those of cardiometabolic diseases. There is evidence that insulin have direct ocular growth promoting effects as well an indirect effect via the induction of insulin-like growth factors leading to decreases insulin-like growth factor-binding protein, also implicated in ocular growth.
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    Laser in situ keratomileusis to correct post-keratoplasty astigmatism : 1-Step versus 2-step procedure
    (2004-11) Alió, Jorge L.; Javaloy, Jaime; Osman, Amr A.; Galvis, Virgilio; Tello, Alejandro; Haroun, Hazem E.
    Purpose: To investigate the correction of post-penetrating keratoplasty (PKP) astigmatism using laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK). Visual and refractive outcomes were evaluated after LASIK was performed in 1 step (lamellar cut and ablation in 1 procedure) or 2 steps (lamellar cut then ablation in 2 successive procedures). Setting: Department of Cornea and Refractive Surgery, Vissum–Instituto Oftalmológico de Alicante, University of Miguel Hernández, Alicante, Spain. Methods: In this prospective observational study, 22 consecutive eyes were divided into 2 groups depending on the LASIK procedure performed to correct post-PKP astigmatism. Group 1 (1-step LASIK) included 11 eyes and Group 2 (2-step LASIK), 11 eyes. The patients were followed for 6 months. Results: A statistically significant improvement was obtained in Group 2 with a mean vector analysis result of the cylinder of –4.37 diopters (D) ± 1.79 (SD) (P = .018). In Group 1, the mean astigmatism correction was 2.38 ± 1.71 D. The number of reoperations and residual refractive defects were significantly better in Group 2. Conclusion: The 2-step technique improved the accuracy of excimer laser correction of post-PKP astigmatism.
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