Time Savings Using a Digital Workflow versus a Conventional for Intraocular Lens Implantation in a Corporate Chain Hospital Setting [Corrigendum]

Rombold F, Niederdellmann C, Pariti R, Khayat B. Clin Ophthalmol. 2024;18:113-119. On page 113, Abstract, Results subheading, “The digital cataract workflow resulted in shorter mean (± standard deviation [SD]) preoperative assessments with lesser variability among individual assessments than the existing workflow (14.15 ± 1.86 vs 21.41 ± 1.18 min, respectively); with a time saving of 35%” should have been “The digital cataract workflow resulted in shorter mean (± standard deviation [SD]) preoperative assessments with lesser variability among individual assessments than the existing workflow (14.15 ± 1.18 vs 21.41 ± 2.26 min, respectively); with a time saving of 35%”. On page 115, Results section, Preoperative Assessments, 2nd paragraph, “The overall mean (±SD) process time for the preoperative assessments was reduced in the digital cataract workflow (14.15 [±1.86] min) compared to the existing conventional workflow (21.41 [±1.18] min) with an overall time saving of approximately 35% (Table 1)” should have been “The overall mean (±SD) process time for the preoperative assessments was reduced in the digital cataract workflow (14.15 [±1.18] min) compared to the existing conventional workflow (21.41 [±2.26] min) with an overall time saving of approximately 35% (Table 1)”. On page 116, Table 1, Preoperative assessments# row, the standard deviation values in the 3rd and 4th columns were flipped in error, 14.15 ± 1.86 should be 14.15 ± 1.18 and 21.41 ± 1.18 should be 21.41 ± 2.26. The authors apologize for any inconvenience caused by these errors and for any confusion that may have arisen as a result. They would like to assure the readers that these corrections do not affect the results or conclusions of the paper

In Vitro Light and Scanning Electron Microscopic Study Involving Erbium: YAG Laser Irradiation of Temporomandibular Joint Tissue

Laser-assisted procedures have been applied in arthroscopic surgery with varying degrees of success since the end of the 1970s. The introduction of pulsed holmium and erbium:YAG lasers in the near-infrared range seems to signify a more promising alternative in arthroscopic applications than the CO2 and Nd:YAG lasers that were propagated initially. Since a flexible transmission system for erbium:YAG lasers is still not available, commercialization and thus the clinical utilization of holmium: YAG lasers is more advanced at present. This paper introduces the results of an interdisciplinary research project. With the aid of photomacroscopic examination, light and scanning electron microscopic investigations, changes to temporomandibular joint structures were detected in vitro after irradiation with an erbium:YAG laser system. This investigation revealed that the optimum average energy density and pulse duration for the erbium:YAG laser radiation for the purpose of arthroscopic temperomandibular joint (TMJ) surgery—which means efficient etch rate and minimal adjacent injury—seem to be about 24–42 J/cm2 and 120–240 μsec, respectively