British Journal of Ophthalmclogy September 2005 (Volume 89, Number 9). Special Data Supplement for this Issue BJO at a glance BJO at a glance Creig Hoyt Br J Ophthalmol 2005; 89: 1073. Editorials Tackling the greatest challenge in cataract surgery D F Chang Br J Ophthalmol 2005; 89: 1073-1077. Periorbital haemangiomas W V Good Br J Ophthalmol 2005; 89: 1074-1075. Monovision slows myopia progression J A Guggenheim and C H To Br J Ophthalmol 2005; 89: 1076-1077. World view Outcomes of high volume cataract surgeries in a developing country R Venkatesh, R Muralikrishnan, Linda Civerchia Balent, S Karthik Prakash, and N Venkatesh Prajna Br J Ophthalmol 2005; 89: 1079-1083. Characteristics of trichiasis patients presenting for surgery in rural Ethiopia M Melese, E S West, W Alemayehu, B Munoz, A Worku, C A Gaydos, and S K West Br J Ophthalmol 2005; 89: 1084-1088. Visual acuity in northern China in an urban and rural population: the Beijing Eye Study L Xu, J Li, T Cui, A Hu, Y Zheng, Y Li, B Sun, B Ma, and J B Jonas Br J Ophthalmol 2005; 89: 1089-1093. Variability in the content of Indian generic ciprofloxacin eye drops R E Weir, F H Zaidi, D G Charteris, C Bunce, M Soltani, and A M Lovering Br J Ophthalmol 2005; 89: 1094-1096. Cover No end in sight I R Schwab Br J Ophthalmol 2005; 89: 1078. Clinical science - Scientific reports Topical ocular antibiotics induce bacterial resistance at extraocular sites B D Gaynor, J D Chidambaram, V Cevallos, Y Miao, K Miller, H C Jha, R C Bhatta, J S P Chaudhary, S Osaki Holm, J P Whitcher, K A Holbrook, A M Fry, and T M Lietman Br J Ophthalmol 2005; 89: 1097-1099. A new donor cornea harvesting technique for posterior lamellar keratoplasty O Suwan-apichon, M Rizen, J M G Reyes, S Herretes, A Behrens, W J Stark, and R S Chuck Br J Ophthalmol 2005; 89: 1100-1101. Outcomes of referrals by community optometrists to a hospital glaucoma service B Bowling, S D M Chen, and J F Salmon Br J Ophthalmol 2005; 89: 1102-1104. Macular pigment levels following successful macular hole surgery K Neelam, N O’Gorman, J Nolan, O O’Donovan, K G Au Eong, and S Beatty Br J Ophthalmol 2005; 89: 1105-1108. Outcomes after combination photodynamic therapy and immunosuppression for inflammatory subfoveal choroidal neovascularisation A Hogan, U Behan, and D J Kilmartin Br J Ophthalmol 2005; 89: 1109-1111. Comparison of different techniques for purification of triamcinolone acetonide suspension for intravitreal use J García-Arumí, A Boixadera, J Giralt, V Martinez-Castillo, F Gomez-Ulla, B Corcostegui, and E García-Arumí Br J Ophthalmol 2005; 89: 1112-1114. Genetic and phenotypic heterogeneity in pattern dystrophy P J Francis, D W Schultz, A M Gregory, M B Schain, R Barra, J Majewski, J Ott, T Acott, R G Weleber, and M L Klein Br J Ophthalmol 2005; 89: 1115-1119. Intermittent exotropia increasing with near fixation: a "soft" sign of neurological disease P H Phillips, K J Fray, and M C Brodsky Br J Ophthalmol 2005; 89: 1120-1122. Management of childhood epiphora J E Marr, A Drake-Lee, and H E Willshaw Br J Ophthalmol 2005; 89: 1123-1126. Further validation of the Daily Living Tasks Dependent on Vision: identification of domains P M Hart, M R Stevenson, A-M Montgomery, K A Muldrew, and U Chakravarthy Br J Ophthalmol 2005; 89: 1127-1130. Abnormal prion protein in the retina of the most commonly occurring subtype of sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease M W Head, A H Peden, H M Yull, D L Ritchie, R E Bonshek, A B Tullo, and J W Ironside Br J Ophthalmol 2005; 89: 1131-1138. Clinical science - Extended reports Corticosteroid treatment of periorbital haemangioma of infancy: a review of the evidence T M Ranchod, I J Frieden, and D R Fredrick Br J Ophthalmol 2005; 89: 1134-1138. Enhanced corneal compensation for scanning laser polarimetry on eyes with atypical polarisation pattern M Tóth and G Holló Br J Ophthalmol 2005; 89: 1139-1142. The role of case mix in the relation of volume and outcome in phacoemulsification M S Habib, C V Bunce, and S G Fraser Br J Ophthalmol 2005; 89: 1143-1146. Minimally invasive, direct, real time measurement of drug concentration in the anterior eye J Miller, W S Wilson, C G Wilson, and D Uttamchandani Br J Ophthalmol 2005; 89: 1147-1151 Trypan blue identifies antimetabolite treatment area in trabeculectomy P R Healey and J G Crowston Br J Ophthalmol 2005; 89: 1152-1156. Baseline IOP predicts selective laser trabeculoplasty success at 1 year post- treatment: results from a randomised clinical trial W G Hodge, K F Damji, W Rock, R Buhrmann, A M Bovell, and Y Pan Br J Ophthalmol 2005; 89: 1157-1160. Quality of life and visual function in patients with intermediate uveitis C C Murphy, E H Hughes, N A Frost, and A D Dick Br J Ophthalmol 2005; 89: 1161-1165. The relation between C reactive protein and age related macular degeneration in the Cardiovascular Health Study G McGwin, T A Hall, A Xie, and C Owsley Br J Ophthalmol 2005; 89: 1166-1170. A case control study of age related macular degeneration and use of statins L Smeeth, C Cook, U Chakravarthy, R Hubbard, and A E Fletcher Br J Ophthalmol 2005; 89: 1171-1175. Vitrectomy with short term postoperative tamponade using perfluorocarbon liquid for giant retinal tears M Sirimaharaj, C Balachandran, W C Chan, A P Hunyor, A A Chang, J G Roberts, A B Hunyor, and T J Playfair Br J Ophthalmol 2005; 89: 1176-1179. Vitrectomy and gas tamponade without internal limiting membrane peeling for myopic foveoschisis A K H Kwok, T Y Y Lai, and W W K Yip Br J Ophthalmol 2005; 89: 1180-1183. Optical coherence tomography guided retreatment of photodynamic therapy I Krebs, S Binder, U Stolba, K Schmid, C Glittenberg, W Brannath, and A Goll Br J Ophthalmol 2005; 89: 1184-1187. Retinal tolerance to dyes C Lüke, M Lüke, T S Dietlein, A Hueber, J Jordan, W Sickel, and B Kirchhof Br J Ophthalmol 2005; 89: 1188-1191. Impact of simulated light scatter on scanning laser Doppler flowmetry S T Venkataraman, C Hudson, E Harvey, and J G Flanagan Br J Ophthalmol 2005; 89: 1192-1195. Monovision slows juvenile myopia progression unilaterally J R Phillips Br J Ophthalmol 2005; 89: 1196-1200. Periocular keratoacanthoma: can we always rely on the clinical diagnosis? I Leibovitch, S C Huilgol, C L James, J D Hsuan, G Davis, and D Selva Br J Ophthalmol 2005; 89: 1201-1204. Laboratory science - Extended reports Influence of format on in vitro penetration of antibody fragments through porcine cornea H M Brereton, S D Taylor, A Farrall, D Hocking, M A Thiel, M Tea, D J Coster, and K A Williams Br J Ophthalmol 2005; 89: 1205-1209. En face optical coherence tomography: a new method to analyse structural changes of the optic nerve head in rat glaucoma L Guo, V Tsatourian, V Luong, A G Podolean, D A Jackson, F W Fitzke, and M F Cordeiro Br J Ophthalmol 2005; 89: 1210-1216. Effects of celecoxib in human retinoblastoma cell lines and in a transgenic murine model of retinoblastoma C T Tong, S A Howard, H R Shah, K R Van Quill, E T Lin, H E Grossniklaus, and J M O’Brien Br J Ophthalmol 2005; 89: 1217-1220. Letters Treatment of biopsy proved conjunctival intraepithelial neoplasia with topical interferon alfa-2b S Esquenazi, C L Fry, and E Holley Br J Ophthalmol 2005; 89: 1221. Henoch-Schonlein purpura with keratitis and granulomatous anterior uveitis M M K Muqit, M J Gallagher, M Gavin, F Roberts, and A G Jardine Br J Ophthalmol 2005; 89: 1221-1222. Lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma of the eyelid: a report of two cases W Ho, A Taylor, E Kemp, and F Roberts Br J Ophthalmol 2005; 89: 1222-1223. Nylon paper: an alternative to cellulose acetate paper for use in conjunctival impression cytology M K B Meena, A Khuteta, and H Saxena Br J Ophthalmol 2005; 89: 1223-1224. "C-scan" ultrasound imaging of optic nerve extension of retinoblastoma P T Finger, J P S Garcia, Jr, M J Pro, S Schneider, and A Rausen Br J Ophthalmol 2005; 89: 1225-1226. Non-cicatricial upper eyelid ectropion I Leibovitch, G Davis, D Selva, and J Hsuan Br J Ophthalmol 2005; 89: 1226-1227. Mailbox Sub-Tenon’s block versus topical anaesthesia for cataract surgery A C O Cheng, H K L Yuen, R F Lam, and D S C Lam Br J Ophthalmol 2005; 89: 1227-1228. Patient satisfaction with anaesthesia comparing sub-Tenon’s block and topical anaesthesia Wendy E Adams Br J Ophthalmol 2005; 89: 1228. Cataract surgery and IOP S Fraser and P S Phelan Br J Ophthalmol 2005; 89: 1228. Normal tension glaucoma M C Brodsky Br J Ophthalmol 2005; 89: 1228-1229. Vision restoration therapy L R Caplan, A Firlik, N J Newman, M Pless, J G Romano, and N Schatz Br J Ophthalmol 2005; 89: 1229. From the library From the library Br J Ophthalmol 2005; 89: 1230. Miscellanea Asymptomatic uveitis follows JIA into adulthood Br J Ophthalmol 2005; 89: 1088. ROP claims sight needlessly Br J Ophthalmol 2005; 89: 1096 EDITORIAL 1073 Cataract where they will all undergo their sur- ....................................................................................... gery on a single day. After several days of in-house follow up, they are trans- ported back to their rural villages where Tackling the greatest challenge in a local postoperative visit and refraction are performed 1 month later by the cataract surgery Aravind staff.