Retinal sensitivity following intraocular silicone oil and gas tamponade for rhegmatogenous retinal detachment.

Purpose: To investigate whether intraocular silicone oil (SO) tamponade is associated with functional changes in patients with both macula-on and macula-off rhegmatogenous retinal detachments (RRDs).

Methods: Prospective observational cohort study of patients with RRD treated by vitrectomy with gas or SO tamponade at the University Medical Center Utrecht. Outcome was best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) and retinal sensitivity on microperimetry 2 months after surgery.

INCIDENCE, RISK FACTORS, AND CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF UNEXPLAINED VISUAL LOSS AFTER INTRAOCULAR SILICONE OIL FOR MACULA-ON RETINAL DETACHMENT.

Purpose: To investigate the incidence, risk factors, and clinical characteristics of unexplained visual loss after macula-on rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD).

Methods: Retrospective cohort of patients with primary macula-on rhegmatogenous retinal detachment treated by vitrectomy with gas or silicone oil (SO) tamponade in 2011 and 2012. Outcome was unexplained visual loss (>2 Snellen lines) 2 months after the last vitrectomy.

[Developments in corneal transplants: lamellar techniques emerging].

Corneal transplants are the most frequently performed human transplant procedure. In the last decade, we have seen large developments in the field of corneal transplant surgery. Currently, several techniques are being used in the Netherlands, each with its own advantages and disadvantages and with distinct indications.

Cataract surgery in patients with nanophthalmos.

Purpose: To report the visual outcomes and complications of cataract surgery in a large series of patients with nanophthalmos.

Design: Retrospective, interventional case series.

Participants: Forty-three eyes with an axial length ≤ 20.

Steroid injection in addition to macular laser grid photocoagulation in diabetic macular oedema: a systematic review.

Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the evidence for the effects of steroid injection in addition to macular laser grid (MLG) photocoagulation versus those of MLG photocoagulation alone on visual acuity (VA) in patients with diabetic macular oedema (DMO).

Methods: An extensive literature search in Medline (PubMed), Experta Medica (EMBASE) and the Cochrane Library (CENTRAL) using synonyms for MLG photocoagulation, steroid injection and DMO found 181 articles. Of the articles that met selection criteria, three studies in which patients receiving MLG photocoagulation were randomized to additional pretreatment with steroids provided the best available evidence.

[Vitrectomy: in search of the ideal vitreous replacement].

Pars plana vitrectomy is a form of surgery to remove the vitreous body. It is performed with various eye diseases. Replacement of the vitreous body is necessitated by its removal.