Evaluating CO laser-assisted sclerectomy surgery with mitomycin C combined with or without phacoemulsification in adult Asian glaucoma subjects.

Purpose: To evaluate and compare outcomes of CO laser-assisted sclerectomy surgery (CLASS) with mitomycin C (MMC) combined with or without phacoemulsification in adult Asian glaucoma patients.

Design: Retrospective, comparative study.

Methods: Adult Asian glaucoma patients who underwent CLASS alone or combined with phacoemulsification using standardized surgery by two trained glaucoma surgeons between 2014 and 2016 were identified.

Endogenous endophthalmitis in Klebsiella pneumoniae pyogenic liver abscess: Systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: Endogenous endophthalmitis (EE) is a devastating complication that develops as a metastatic infection in patients with Klebsiella pneumoniae pyogenic liver abscess (KPPLA). The existing data are heterogeneous and the actual disease burden and risk factors for the development of EE among patients with KPPLA have not been systematically examined. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to examine the incidence of EE, temporal trend of EE, and risk factors for EE in patients with KPPLA.

Ocular Syphilis: An Update.

This review aims to provide an update on the clinical presentation, diagnosis, and treatment of ocular syphilis. While ocular syphilis is not a new phenomenon, recent resurgence in the incidence of overall syphilis, particularly among HIV-positive individuals, has sparked a new interest in an old disease. The challenge of ocular syphilis is manifold: firstly, it manifests in a spectrum of ways that can occur at any stage of the disease, with the most common finding being panuveitis.

A Review of the Role of Intravitreal Corticosteroids as an Adjuvant to Antibiotics in Infectious Endophthalmitis.

Infectious endophthalmitis is an important cause of vision loss worldwide. This entity most often occurs as a complication of intraocular surgery especially following cataract surgery or intravitreal injection. Endophthalmitis is regarded as a serious complication following ocular surgery and the final visual outcome is fundamentally contingent on timely recognition and intervention.