25-GAUGE VERSUS 27-GAUGE VITRECTOMY FOR MANAGEMENT OF VITREORETINAL DISEASES: A Large Prospective Randomized Trial.

Purpose: To compare the safety and performance clinical outcomes of the 27-gauge (G) two-dimensional cutting vitrectomy probe versus a standard 25-G probe for retinal procedures.

Methods: In this large randomized prospective study, all candidates for epiretinal membrane or macular hole surgery were randomized to the 27-G group or 25-G group. Outcome measures included surgery time, changes in best-corrected distance visual acuity, intraocular pressure, and central macular thickness between baseline and 1-month and 3-month follow-up time points.

FIL-SSF Carlevale intraocular lens for sutureless scleral fixation: 7 recommendations from a serie of 72 cases. MICA study (Multicentric Study of the Carlevale IOL).

Purpose: Lacking a standard technique, the surgical management of aphakia without capsular support remains to be optimized. The goal of this study is to analyze results for the Carlevale FIL-SSF intraocular lens and propose surgical recommendations.

Patients And Methods: The P1.

[Treatment of macular hematoma complicating AMD by vitrectomy, subretinal r-TPA injection, intravitreal injection of bevacizumab combined with gas tamponade: Report of 4 cases].

Introduction: The occurrence of a subretinal hematoma in age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a serious complication that can impact the visual prognosis with a poor functional recovery. The management of this complication remains controversial. Several therapeutic methods have been described.

[Posterior capsule opacification].

Posterior capsule opacification (PCO) is the most common complication after cataract surgery, with an incidence of 30%. It tends to be considered a normal event in the natural history of cataract surgery. Better understanding of its pathophysiology and advancement of intraocular lens material and design along with the improvement of phacoemulsification technique have contributed to decrease the incidence of PCO.

Hypopyon uveitis (without scleritis) a manifestation symptom of relapsing polychondritis.

We report an atypical ocular symptom, hypopyon uveitis without scleritis encountered in relapsing polychondritis. Relapsing polychondritis should be considered in the differential diagnosis of sterile hypopyon uveitis.

Increased vitreous shedding of microparticles in proliferative diabetic retinopathy stimulates endothelial proliferation.

Objective: Diabetic retinopathy is associated with progressive retinal capillary activation and proliferation, leading to vision impairment and blindness. Microparticles are submicron membrane vesicles with biological activities, released following cell activation or apoptosis. We tested the hypothesis that proangiogenic microparticles accumulate in vitreous fluid in diabetic retinopathy.

[An update on the use of tissue adhesives in ophthalmology].

Tissue adhesives have a long history of use in almost all surgical disciplines, both as an alternative and a complement to sutures. Nevertheless, ophthalmologists have restricted knowledge of their potential applications; consequently, tissue adhesives have been underutilized so far. This review discusses the most relevant clinical and experimental advances in the use of tissue adhesives in ophthalmology and details the characteristics and properties of the glues.

Unusual iris metastasis from anal cancer: a case report.

We report a case of anal cancer with iris metastasis and summarize the iris metastasis literature. A 69 years old woman with a history of anal cancer presented with a visual field loss. Slit lamp examination showed a pink ovular mass on the iris of the left eye which was typical of iris metastasis.

[Surgical results of retinal detachment with unseen retinal breaks].

Background: The treatment of retinal detachment (RD) with unseen breaks has not been clearly defined. The aim of this study was to evaluate surgical results of these RDs using two different techniques.

Patients And Methods: We conducted a retrospective study including consecutively operated RDs in our department between 2001 and 2006.

Results of surgery on macular holes that develop after rhegmatogenous retinal detachment.

Aims: To evaluate the characterics and surgical prognosis of macular holes that develop after rhegmatogenous retinal detachment repair.

Design: Retrospective, interventional, consecutive case series.

Methods: The case records of nine patients who developed a new full-thickness macular hole after prior RD repair were reviewed over 6 years.

Macular edema after corneal graft: a prospective study by optical coherence tomography.

Purpose: Vision recovery after corneal graft is sometimes limited by the occurrence of macular edema. The aim of this prospective study of 62 keratoplasty patients was to assess the incidence of macular edema by using optical coherence tomography (OCT 3; Stratus, Carl Zeiss Meditec, Dublin, CA) and to identify factors associated with edema.

Methods: Sixty-two patients who were all operated on by the same surgeon were examined by OCT 3, 1 and 3 months after corneal graft.