Publications by authors named "Alexandros Charonis"

Purpose: To report a 71-year-old male patient diagnosed with epiretinal membrane-induced intraretinal neovascularization.

Observations: The presence of an epiretinal membrane (ERM) was confirmed by Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT), fluorescein and indocyanine angiography. Optical coherence tomography angiography (OCT-A) revealed a neovascular membrane within the ERM.

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Purpose: To propose guidelines for the management of patients with wet age-related macular degeneration (wAMD), taking into account the results of large multicenter studies and clinical experience of retina experts.

Method: A team of retina experts developed a consensus paper after three consecutive meetings. The group was focused on guidelines to help clinical decision-making around the definition of successful treatment and the definition of non-response to therapy.

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Purpose: To determine the safety and efficacy of fresh, human sclera allografts as a patch graft material in glaucoma drainage device (GDD) surgery.

Design: Retrospective, noncomparative, interventional, consecutive case series.

Subjects: All GDD cases operated between 2008 and 2013 in which fresh human corneoscleral rims were used immediately after the central corneal button was used for penetrating or endothelial keratoplasty.

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Purpose: Lamellar macular hole (LMH) represents a well-defined clinical entity with variable pathophysiologic mechanisms and a controversial therapeutic approach. The purpose of the present work is to present a patient with an epiretinal membrane (ERM)-associated LMH on the background of exudative age-related macular degeneration (AMD) that was successfully managed with pars plana vitrectomy.

Methods: Interventional case report.

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Purpose: To report the acute and transient (within 10 days) presentation of vitreomacular traction following routine cataract surgery.

Methods: This is a case series of 5 patients with no evidence of posterior vitreous detachment preoperatively who presented with acute vitreomacular traction following routine cataract surgery. All patients presented the first postoperative day with dramatically reduced visual acuity.

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