J Ophthalmic Inflamm Infect
October 2024
Purpose: The purpose of this case series is to describe the clinical course of patients receiving foscarnet eyedrops for the treatment of refractory herpetic keratitis.
Observations: Six patients diagnosed with herpetic keratitis were treated with foscarnet 24 mg/mL (2.4%) eyedrops with resulting improvement in keratitis.
J Ophthalmic Inflamm Infect
July 2024
Background/aims: Anti-tumor necrosis factor (Anti-TNF) agents have proven beneficial for the treatment of chronic non-infectious uveitis, yet rare neurological complications and demyelinating disease can occur with their use. Management of uveitis and neurological disease after developing these rare complications is not well understood. We sought to identify these specific cases and their outcomes through a retrospective observational case series.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: In early 2022, a fluorescein shortage occurred in the United States. To meet the standard of care for patients who required ultrawidefield fundus fluorescein angiography (UWFFA), a regimen of half-dose (250 mg) sodium fluorescein (10%) was adopted instead of the full dose (500 mg) at the Cole Eye Institute (CEI). In this paper, we compare the image quality, clinical utility, and the side-effect profile of half-dose versus full-dose fluorescein in UWFFA for a cohort of stable patients.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFOphthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina
December 2023
Background And Objective: Bacillary layer detachment (BALAD) is a recently described finding on optical coherence tomography (OCT) that has been reported in a variety of uveitic and retinal diseases. To add to the growing literature on conditions associated with this finding, we report on the first cases of BALADs in ocular sarcoidosis.
Patients And Methods: Observational, retrospective chart review of patients with BALADs as a feature of sarcoid-associated uveitis.