Assessing the Readability, Quality, and Visual Accessibility of Patient Education Websites for Laser Refractive Surgery.

Purpose: To assess the usability of patient education websites for refractive surgery through an analysis of readability, accountability, subjective quality, and visual accessibility.

Methods: 50 patient education websites for five refractive surgery modalities were gathered from an incognito Google search and categorized by authorship category: institutional, medical organization, or private practice. Each website was assessed for readability, accountability using the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) benchmark, subjective quality using the DISCERN instrument, and visual accessibility was assessed using the Web Accessibility Evaluation Tool (WAVE).

Predictors of higher pain in possible open globe injury emergency medical services activations.

Purpose: To determine predictors of high pain in open globe injury (OGI) cases treated and transported by Emergency Medical Services.

Methods: The National Emergency Medical Services Information System database was queried for activations of OGI between 2017 and 2021. Demographic, location, medication, and date and time information was collected.

Epidemiology of Consumer Product-Related Ocular Injuries in the Incarcerated Population.

Purpose: To characterize the epidemiology of consumer product-related ocular injury in the United States (US) incarcerated population, and identify preventable causes.

Methods: The National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS) database was queried for cases of eye injury from 2014 to 2023. Incarcerated cases were identified using the keywords "prison", "jail", "inmate", and "incarcerate".

Hemangioblastoma with late leptomeningeal metastasis: a case report.

Background: Hemangioblastoma of the central nervous system is an uncommon benign neoplasm, with about 25% of cases in patients with von Hippel-Lindau disease. The incidence of metastasis is rare, particularly in patients without von Hippel-Lindau disease. We report a case of hemangioblastoma with leptomeningeal dissemination as a late recurrence.