FULL-THICKNESS MACULAR HOLE CLOSURE WITH TOPICAL MEDICAL THERAPY.

Purpose: To examine the efficacy and clinical characteristics of successful full-thickness macular hole closure with topical therapy.

Methods: Retrospective case series of full-thickness macular holes managed by a single retinal physician (DS) diagnosed and treated from 2017 to 22.

Results: Of 168 patients with full-thickness macular holes, 71 patients were started on steroid, carbonic anhydrase inhibitor, and nonsteroidal antiinflammatory (NSAID) drops.

EXUDATIVE MACULAR DETACHMENT FOLLOWING UNCOMPLICATED PARS PLANA VITRECTOMY FOR DIABETIC VITREOUS HEMORRHAGE.

Background/purpose: To describe diagnostic characteristics and management of exudative macular detachment, a rare complication of pars plana vitrectomy and endolaser for diabetic vitreous hemorrhage.

Methods: Case report including multimodal imaging.

Results: Forty-seven-year-old man with diabetes mellitus Type 2 and proliferative diabetic retinopathy underwent uncomplicated 23-gauge pars plana vitrectomy, Triesence-assisted hyaloid peeling, fill-in endolaser, and intravitreal bevacizumab injection in the left eye for nonclearing visually significant vitreous hemorrhage.

NODULAR EPIRETINAL MÜLLER CELL GLIOSIS IN THE FOVEA.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to report the findings of a hyperreflective nodular epiretinal gliosis observed with optical coherence tomography presumed to be due to subclinical hyaloidal traction causing Mϋller cell cone gliosis.

Methods: Retrospective, observational case series.

Results: Six eyes of six patients (mean age: 57 years, range 35-81 years) presented with a nodular epiretinal gliosis and had an average follow-up interval of 26 months (range 1-82 months).

Exudative Retinal Detachment Following Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-Cell Therapy in Relapsed B-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia.

Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy has become a novel approach in the treatment of many hematologic malignancies. However, ocular adverse effects have not been well described. This report presents a case of a pediatric patient with relapsed B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia with ocular involvement treated with CAR T-cell therapy who developed an exudative retinal detachment likely secondary to an inflammatory response to CAR T-cell therapy.

Evaluation of flow of chorioretinal capillaries in healthy black and white subjects using optical coherence tomography angiography.

This study compared macular capillary parameters between healthy black and white subjects using optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA). We measured vessel density (VD) of superficial (SCP), intermediate (ICP), and deep (DCP) capillary plexuses and choriocapillaris blood flow area (BFA) of the fovea, parafovea and total 3 mm-diameter circular area centered on the fovea, as well as the foveal avascular zone (FAZ) parameters, controlling for axial length. Black subjects had lower foveal and parafoveal VD in the SCP (p = 0.

Inflammatory side effects of BRAF and MEK inhibitors.

The aim of this study was to describe inflammatory side effects in patients treated with BRAF and MEK inhibitors at a single tertiary care institution. This was a retrospective chart review of patients prescribed single-agent or combination BRAF and MEK inhibitors from January 2010 until May 2015. The primary outcome was the presence of inflammatory side effects.

VITRECTOMY TO REMOVE POSTERIORLY RETAINED IRIS EXPANSION RING.

Purpose: To describe management of posteriorly retained iris expansion ring-a newly reported complication of phacoemulsification surgery in a patient with intact posterior capsule.

Methods: Case report.

Patients: A 64-year-old monocular patient with history of regressed proliferative diabetic retinopathy after pars plana vitrectomy, long-standing glaucoma, and cataract, undergoing phacoemulsification for cataract removal, complicated by posterior migration of the Malyugin ring through area of zonular dehiscence despite intact posterior capsule, which resulted in significant visual disturbance.