Ocular Dirofilariasis: A Clinicopathologic Case Series and Literature Review.

Purpose: Ocular dirofilariasis is an uncommon zoonotic infection that is usually associated with a carnivore host. In this case series and literature review, we investigate the clinical presentation, management, and histopathology of ocular dirofilariasis.

Methods: The database at the Florida Lions Ocular Pathology Laboratory was searched for surgical specimens at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute under approval of the Institutional Review Board.

CENTRAL BOUQUET HEMORRHAGE: Clinical and Multimodal Imaging Features.

Purpose: To describe the clinical characteristics, multimodal imaging features, and anatomic basis of a distinctive pattern of deep retinal hemorrhages located in the central fovea, a presentation referred to as "central bouquet hemorrhage."

Methods: Retrospective, observational, multicenter case series of eyes with central bouquet hemorrhage. Multimodal imaging features were reviewed and analyzed.

Patients With Dragged Optic Disc Vessels and Retinal Folds: Clinical Features, Multimodal Imaging, and Histopathology.

Background And Objective: To describe the multimodal imaging and histopathological features of patients with dragged optic disc vessels (DODV).

Patients And Methods: This is a retrospective, observational analysis using multimodal imaging of eyes with DODV in patients with retinal vascular diseases including familial exudative vitreoretinopathy, inflammatory disease, and others. In addition, two additional enucleated eyes with DODV underwent histopathological analysis.

Choroideremia presenting as vision loss secondary to choroidal neovascularization.

Background: Choroidal neovascularization (CNV) is a rare complication of choroideremia that occurs secondary to relative atrophy of the retinal pigment epithelium and eventual rupture of Bruch's membrane. The ideal management of CNV in choroideremia is unclear.

Materials And Methods: Case report.

Reusable Fundus Model for Laser Retinopexy Simulation and Training.

Background And Objective: To describe a simulation technique for laser barrier retinopexy as an option for ophthalmologists in training to practice slit lamp and laser indirect ophthalmoscopy (LIO) retinopexy.

Materials And Methods: A commercially available fundus model and laser printer labels were used to simulate laser retinopexy of horseshoe tears (HST). At two time points, seven first-year residents and seven second-year residents were asked to complete three rows of laser burns around HSTs and the times were recorded.

Acute-onset postoperative endophthalmitis after cataract surgery performed by resident and attending physicians at a university teaching hospital.

Purpose: To evaluate acute-onset postoperative endophthalmitis following cataract surgery and to compare rates between resident and attending physician-performed cohorts.

Setting: Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Miami, Florida.

Design: Retrospective chart review.

Adoption and Use of Social Media Platforms by Ophthalmology Programs during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

 The aim of this study was to determine whether the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic influenced the presence of ophthalmology residency programs on social media platforms.  The presence of all accredited ophthalmology residency programs on Twitter and Instagram was assessed for January 2020 and August through March 2021 through an online search. The number of followers and posts per month during these periods was collected for each program.

Rates of RNFL Thinning in Patients with Suspected or Confirmed Glaucoma Receiving Unilateral Intravitreal Injections for Exudative AMD.

Purpose: This study evaluated whether the rate of retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thinning is faster in eyes receiving intravitreal injections than in fellow uninjected eyes among patients suspected of having or confirmed to have glaucoma and exudative age-related macular degeneration (AMD).

Design: Retrospective comparative cohort study.

Methods: Patients with a diagnosis of unilateral exudative AMD and confirmed to have or suspected of having glaucoma in both eyes receiving unilateral intravitreal injections were identified.

Surgical Removal of Intraocular Parasite in a Patient With Diffuse Unilateral Subacute Neuroretinitis.

Diffuse unilateral subacute neuroretinitis (DUSN) is a rare ocular infectious disease caused by migrating larvae of a nematode. DUSN is often a diagnostic challenge as it is difficult to identify the pathogenic nematode on funduscopic examination because it moves frequently and often resides within the subretinal space. Herein, the authors present a patient with unilateral, chronic visual loss who was noted to have a live, motile worm within the vitreous cavity.

UV-Photokeratitis Associated with Germicidal Lamps Purchased during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Purpose: To report photokeratitis caused by the improper use of germicidal lamps purchased during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods: Case series.

Results: Seven patients presented with acute ocular surface pain after exposure to UV-emitting germicidal lamps.