Contents Vol. 34 No. 2

• SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT

  Singapore Declaration on Equitable Access to Health Information in the Western Pacific Region

• GUEST EDITORIAL

  Equitable access to health information

  The indexing of the Philippine Journal of Ophthalmology and the Philippine Journal of Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery in the Western Pacific Region Index Medicus brings our literature to view once again.

  Jose Florencio F. Lapeña Jr., MA, MD, FPCS
  Editor in Chief
  Philippine Journal of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery
  Email: lapenaj@upm.edu.ph

• ORIGINAL ARTICLE

  Intravitreal bevacizumab for neovascular age-related macular degeneration

  Intravitreal injections of bevacizumab 1.25 mg resulted in short-term anatomical and functional improvement with minimal adverse events in patients with neovascular ARMD.

  Junn R. Pajarillo, MD
  Harvey S. Uy, MD
  Milagros H. Arroyo MD, MPH

  

• ORIGINAL ARTICLE

  Subconjunctival injection of bevacizumab for treatment of pterygium

  Subconjunctival injection of 1.25 mg of bevacizumab resulted in no significant change in size of the pterygium, but showed promise in inducing regression in vascularity and thickness.

  Anthony F. Felipe, MD
  Ruben Lim Bon Siong, MD
  Harvey S. Uy, MD

  

• ORIGINAL ARTICLE

  Correlation of visual acuity and optical coherence tomography in patients with decreased visual acuity after surgery for retinal detachment

  There was a positive correlation between pre- and postoperative visual acuity, and an inverse correlation between macular thickness and postoperative visual acuity.

  Ildefonso M. Chan, MD
  Darby E. Santiago, MD
  Rafael E. de Guzman III, MD

  

• ORIGINAL ARTICLE

  Correlation of optic-disc area and refractive error

  Optic-disc area is statistically independent of the refractive error.

  Eileen Faye S. Enrique, MD
  Mario M. Yatco, MD
  Noel M. Castillo, MD

  

• ORIGINAL ARTICLE

  Steroid-induced cataract and glaucoma in pediatric patients with nephrotic syndrome

  Cataract formation was a more common complication of prolonged oral corticosteroid therapy with a prevalence rate of 13.6%. Pediatric patients with a longer duration of steroid therapy are at greater risk of cataract formation.

  Lee Ryan N. Olonan, MD
  Catherine Anne G. Pangilinan, MD
  Mario M. Yatco, MD

  

• CASE REPORT

  Intravitreal injection of bevacizumab before pars plana vitrectomy in tractional retinal detachment

  Ma. Cecilia Garcia, MD
  Jo Anne Hernandez, MD
  Emmy Lou Santos, MD
  Kent Wee, MD

  

• CASE REPORT

  Retinopathy in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus

  This form of severe SLE retinopathy associated with elevated levels of antiphospholipid antibodies is rare. When it occurs, recognition is vital so that appropriate treatment can be instituted.

  Franz Marie Cruz, MD
  Ildefonso Chan, MD
  Cherica Tee, MD
  Carien Gulay, MD
  Leonila Dans, MD
  Jennifer Otadoy-Agustin, MD
  Marysia Recto, MD
  

  

• CASE REPORT

  Use of autologous-fat graft in postenucleation-socket syndrome

  Mary Louise L. Gutierrez, MD
  Mary Rose Pe-Yan, MD
  Anthony Christopher G. Ortiz, MD
  Jose Joven V. Cruz, MD, MPH