Unilateral Ischemic Maculopathy Associated with Cytomegalovirus Retinitis in Patients with AIDS: Optical Coherence Tomography Findings.

To describe the clinical and optical coherence tomography (OCT) characteristics of ischemic maculopathy in two patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Two patients with AIDS and cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis developed ischemic maculopathy. Both patients presented with central visual loss and active granular CMV retinitis.

Combined endovenous laser therapy and microphlebectomy in the treatment of varicose veins: Efficacy and complications of a large single-center experience.

Objective: This study evaluated the safety and clinical and anatomic effectiveness of endovenous laser therapy (EVLT) and microphlebectomy in the treatment of varicose veins secondary to saphenous reflux.

Methods: From January 1, 2005, to December 31, 2007, 1985 EVLT procedures were performed in 1559 eligible patients (1263 women) with a mean age of 52.8 years (range, 18-89 years).

Indocyanine green-mediated photothrombosis with and without intravitreal triamcinolone acetonide for subfoveal choroidal neovascularization in age-related macular degeneration: a pilot study.

Purpose: To determine the feasibility, safety, and clinical effect of treating patients with subfoveal choroidal neovascularization (CNV) in age-related macular degeneration (AMD) with indocyanine green (ICG)-mediated photothrombosis (IMP) with and without intravitreal triamcinolone acetonide (TA).

Methods: Fifteen patients (19 eyes) participated in the study. Nine eyes of seven patients were treated with IMP immediately followed by an intravitreal injection of 4 mg of TA (Group A), and 10 eyes of 8 patients were treated with IMP only (Group B).

Optical coherence tomography characteristics of choroidal metastasis.

Purpose: To report 4 patients (7 eyes) with choroidal metastasis (primary: breast [2], lung [1], and unknown [1]) visualized with optical coherence tomography (OCT).

Design: Retrospective case series.

Participants: Four patients (7 eyes) with choroidal metastasis participated in the study.

Anterior segment inflammation and hypotony after posterior segment surgery.

Recent advances in the instrumentation and surgical techniques for posterior segment surgery permit better anatomic and functional outcomes. Nevertheless, these procedures may be associated with complications involving the anterior segment, including postoperative inflammation and hypotony. One must differentiate infectious from noninfectious inflammation to initiate appropriate therapy promptly.

Photodynamic therapy with verteporfin for subfoveal choroidal neovascular membranes in highly myopic eyes after laser in situ keratomileusis.

The authors describe the management of subfoveal choroidal neovascular membranes in highly myopic eyes after laser in situ keratomileusis with photodynamic therapy. Five cases of choroidal neovascular membrane after laser in situ keratomileusis for the correction of myopia (mean, 13.3 diopters; range, -8.