Microbial profile of lacrimal system Dacryoliths in American Midwest patient population.

Purpose: Dacryoliths of the canalicular pathway are classically attributed to species as the most common organism. However, global shifts toward and species have been reported. The objective of this article is to update the American Midwest epidemiology of lacrimal system dacryoliths for targeted clinical treatment.

Globe dislocation and optic nerve avulsion following all-terrain vehicle accidents.

Purpose: Open-air motor vehicles present unique trauma risks to the eyes and face. We describe two patients who suffered a crash while riding an all-terrain vehicle (ATV), leading to globe dislocation with optic nerve avulsion in order to raise awareness about the risks associated with ATV accidents.

Observations: In both cases, the injury was caused by high-speed trauma to the orbit involving a tree branch.

Teprotumumab in advanced reactivated thyroid eye disease.

Purpose: To report the case of a patient with reactivated, refractory thyroid eye disease (TED) treated with teprotumumab.

Observations: A 51-year-old female with a 16-year history of thyroid eye disease previously treated with orbital decompression and multiple eyelid surgeries presented in a recurrent flare of the disease. The disease recurrence was refractory to intravenous steroid therapy and only partially responsive to oral steroid therapy, and the patient developed dysthyroid optic neuropathy in the right eye with decreased visual acuity and color vision.

Thyroid eye disease with choroidal folds.

: To determine the clinical course of patients with chorioretinal folds (CRF) in thyroid eye disease (TED).: A multi-center retrospective case series of patients with TED who developed CRF.: Ten patients (17 eyes) with CRF related to TED were identified.

Ophthalmic Eosinophilic Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis (Churg-Strauss Syndrome): A Systematic Review of the Literature.

Purpose: To review and summarize the clinical features, presentations, diagnostic modalities, and management of ophthalmic manifestations of eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA, formerly Churg-Strauss Syndrome).

Methods: A systematic PubMed search of all English articles on EGPA with ophthalmic involvement was performed. Emphasis was placed on English-language articles, but any article with an abstract translated into English was also included.

Diode Laser-Assisted Endocanalicular Dacryocystorhinostomy: A Prospective Study.

Purpose: To evaluate the efficacy of the diode laser in endocanalicular dacryocystorhinostomy.

Methods: A prospective, noncomparative, interventional case series using the diode laser for endocanalicular dacryocystorhinostomy in patients with tearing and nasolacrimal duct obstruction. Outcome measures included subjective tearing complaints and objective patency of the nasolacrimal system.