Contents Vol. 36 No. 1

• GUEST EDITORIAL

  What is the relevance of asphericity in today’s ophthalmic practice?

  Robert Edward T. Ang, MD

  When performing cataract surgery, we replace the cataractous lens with an IOL.

  

• ORIGINAL ARTICLE

  Visual outcomes and higherorder aberrations of wavefront vs. combined wavefront aspheric

  Robert Edward T. Ang, MD

  We compared the efficacy, safety, refractive and visual outcomes, and aberrometry results of wavefront-guided aspheric treatment (WTA) versus

  

• ORIGINAL ARTICLE

  Demodex sp. infestation in anterior blepharitis, meibomian-gland dysfunction,

  Angelito Braulio Flores de Venecia III, MD

  This study determined the incidence and density of Demodex species on the eyelashes of subjects with normal eyelids, anterior blepharitis (AB),

  

• ORIGINAL ARTICLE

  Effect of topical ketorolac tromethamine and topical nepafenac on maintaining pupillary dilation during

  Richard B. Atanis, MD

  This study compared the effectiveness of prophylactic administration of topical ketorolac tromethamine 0.5% and nepafenac 0.1% on maintaining

  

• ORIGINAL ARTICLE

  Clinical epidemiology of retinoblastoma at the Philippine General Hospital:

  Sharlene I. Noguera, MD

  This study determined the clinical characteristics of retinoblastoma (RB) from 1998 to 2008 and compared the epidemiological and clinical patterns

  

• ORIGINAL ARTICLE

  Angle-supported intraocular-lens implantation for the correction

  Harvey Uy, MD

  This study evaluated the efficacy and safety of an angle-supported phakic

  

• ORIGINAL ARTICLE

  Wavefront-optimized treatment for myopia using Allegretto

  Celeste P. Guzman, MD

  To evaluate the efficacy, predictability, and safety of LASIK surgery using

  

• CASE REPORT

  Toxic epidermal necrolysis

  Rosalie Mae M. Reyes, MD

  To recognize the common ocular signs and symptoms of toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN), differentiate it from similar diseases, give the appropriate

  

• CASE REPORT

  Peripheral ulcerative keratitis in Sweet syndrome

  Denise Ramona V. Carbonell, MD

  To present a case of peripheral ulcerative keratitis (PUK) in a patient with Sweet syndrome (acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis) and discuss its