Publications by authors named "Amr Shaarawy"

Purpose: To quantify external limiting membrane (ELM) disruption and photoreceptor volume over time, using spectral domain optical coherence tomography in eyes with hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) toxic effects after discontinuation.

Methods: We performed a retrospective chart review of patients who were screened for toxic effects of HCQ between January 1, 2009 and August 31, 2014, and identified 10 patients diagnosed as having HCQ retinal toxic effects. Intact ELM and the Bruch membrane were manually traced using ImageJ software and their lengths from each scan of the spectral domain optical coherence tomography macular volume were summed.

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Purpose: To quantify the external limiting membrane (ELM) disruption and photoreceptor volume changes in eyes with acute posterior multifocal placoid pigment epitheliopathy (APMPPE) using Spectral Domain Optical Coherence Tomography (SD-OCT) at the acute and resolution phases.

Methods: Retrospective study of 10 eyes of 5 patients with APMPPE. Intact ELM and the Bruch's membrane were manually traced using ImageJ software and their lengths from each scan of the Spectral Domain Optical Coherence Tomography macular volume were summed.

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Purpose: To quantify photoreceptor volume changes after successful surgical repair of macula-off retinal detachment and to correlate these volumetric changes to postoperative best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA).

Methods: Retrospective study of 15 eyes of 15 patients with macula-off retinal detachment who underwent successful surgical repair. A minimum of 4 optical coherence tomography scans that straddled the foveal center was used to quantify the central photoreceptor volume (central 1 mm).

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