Exudative Retinal Detachment in Ocular Inflammatory Diseases: Risk and Predictive Factors.

Purpose: This study evaluated the risk and risk factors for exudative retinal detachment (ERD) in ocular inflammatory diseases.

Design: Retrospective cohort study.

Methods: Patients with noninfectious ocular inflammation had been followed longitudinally between 1978 and 2007 at 4 US subspecialty uveitis centers.

Complications of femtosecond-assisted laser in-situ keratomileusis flaps.

Femtosecond-assisted laser in-situ keratomileusis flaps have revolutionized refractive surgery since their introduction. Although these lasers are exceedingly safe, complications still do occur. This review focuses specifically on examining the literature and evidence for flap complications during femtosecond-assisted laser in-situ keratomileusis as well as their management.

Trends in female representation in published ophthalmology literature, 2000-2009.

Purpose: To examine trends in female first and last authors in clinical ophthalmology literature published from January 2000 to December 2009.

Methods: A total of 3760 articles in American Journal of Ophthalmology (AJO), 2347 articles in Archives of Ophthalmology (Archives), and 3838 articles in Ophthalmology spanning 10 years of published ophthalmology peer-reviewed literature were examined. All original research articles and brief reports indexed online were included.

Comparison of expert graders to computer-assisted image analysis of the retina in retinopathy of prematurity.

Aims: To determine correlation of width and tortuosity between expert graders and computer-assisted image analysis of the retina in narrow-field images of eyes with retinopathy of prematurity.

Methods: 11 digital images were selected based on severity of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP). Narrow field images were analysed for width and tortuosity of vessels using computer-aided image analysis of the retina (CAIAR), an image analysis software, and by four ROP experts.

Gender characteristics among academic ophthalmology leadership, faculty, and residents: results from a cross-sectional survey.

Purpose: To determine if there is any association in ophthalmology between the gender of the chairperson and residency program director and the gender of faculty and residents.

Methods: An anonymous electronic survey was sent to 121 ophthalmology residency program directors. Demographic information pertaining to size, location, academic or community affiliation, and gender distribution of the faculty, residents, residency program directors and chairs was obtained.

Outcomes after breast conservation treatment with radiation in women with ductal carcinoma in situ and prior nonbreast malignancy.

Management of ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) of the breast is controversial, as not all patients progress to invasive carcinoma. This report analyzes the outcomes after breast conservation treatment (BCT) with radiation in patients with DCIS following prior malignancy at another anatomic site. The study cohort was comprised of 14 women with DCIS who were treated between 1978 and 2003.

Image analysis of posterior pole vessels identifies type 1 retinopathy of prematurity.

Identification of type 1 retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) relies heavily on the presence of characteristics of plus disease, especially tortuosity. However, a relatively infrequent subset of eyes with type 1 ROP, eyes with zone 1, stage 3 ROP without plus disease, is included in treatment indications. We examined if posterior pole vessel width is associated with type 1 ROP in a subset of eyes with zone 1, stage 3 ROP without plus disease and whether vessel width differentiates type 1 from non-type 1 ROP.

Semiautomated digital image analysis of posterior pole vessels in retinopathy of prematurity.

Plus disease is a major indicator for treatment in retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), and computer-assisted image analysis of vessel caliber and tortuosity in the posterior pole may indicate disease progression and severity. We sought to determine whether semiautomated digital analysis of posterior pole vessels using narrow field images with varying severity of ROP correlated with vessel width and tortuosity.