[Enucleations, eviscerations and orbital implants in German eye hospitals].

Background: Evaluation of the number of enucleations and eviscerations performed in Germany and the orbital implants used.

Method: Analysis of the quality reports of German ophthalmological clinics for the years 2012-2021 provided by the Federal Joint Committee (Gemeinsamer Bundesausschuss, G‑BA).

Results: Almost 10 times as many enucleations (8368) as eviscerations (975) are performed in Germany.

Observation of Unexplained Cases of Unilateral Upper Eyelid Retraction from Idiopathic Inflammation or an Atypical Form of Graves' Orbitopathy.

Background: We observed cases of unilateral upper eyelid retraction (UER) with unclear pathogenesis, where a definitive diagnosis of Graves' orbitopathy (GO) could not be made and other pathologies were ruled out. The aim is to present patients' findings, discuss possible underlying mechanisms, and to describe diagnostic testing and therapeutic approaches.

Patients And Methods: Patients were retrospectively analyzed who presented to the Department of Ophthalmology of LMU Munich between 2016 and 2021 without a definitive diagnosis of GO or other pathological causes.

[ChatGPT and the German board examination for ophthalmology: an evaluation].

Purpose: In recent years artificial intelligence (AI), as a new segment of computer science, has also become increasingly more important in medicine. The aim of this project was to investigate whether the current version of ChatGPT (ChatGPT 4.0) is able to answer open questions that could be asked in the context of a German board examination in ophthalmology.