Chlorambucil combination therapy in refractory serpiginous choroiditis: A cure?

Purpose: To find a remedy for serpiginous choroiditis refractory to oral prednisone and chlorambucil treatment.

Observations: Eight eyes of four patients (all female) with advanced macular involvement secondary to serpiginous choroiditis were included in the study. The average age of the patients was 45.

Widefield Fundus Fluorescein Angiography Features of Uveitis Associated with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis.

Purpose: To evaluate the wide-field fundus fluorescein angiography (WFA) characteristics of uveitis associated with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA-uveitis).

Methods: Retrospective review of records. WFA with Spectralis (Heidelberg) of JIA-uveitis patients were analyzed using the scoring system by Angiography Scoring for Uveitis Nomenclature.

Characteristics Upon Presentation of Ocular Mucous Membrane Pemphigoid Patients in Puerto Rico.

Objective: To describe the characteristics upon presentation of a cohort of Hispanic patients living in Puerto Rico with ocular mucous membrane pemphigoid (MMP).

Methods: Retrospective chart review of subjects with ocular MMP at one academic institution and one private practice. Patients with clinical evidence of ocular MMP, along with a positive mucous membrane biopsy revealing linear antibody or C3 deposition in the basement membrane zone, or with a positive indirect immunofluorescence assay were included.