Long-term complications according to silicone oil type. A single center cohort study.

Purpose: To study the incidence of macular edema (ME), ocular hypertension (OHT), emulsification and migration to the anterior chamber (AC) of silicone oil (SO) in patients after complex retina surgery, stratified by SO type.

Methods: Retrospective, cohort study. Patients who underwent retina surgery with SO injection and extraction in our center were included.

ADVANTAGES OF OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY AS A HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE IMAGING MODALITY IN SUBRETINAL HYPERREFLECTIVE MATERIAL.

Purpose: To describe the utility of high dynamic range optical coherence tomography imaging to study subretinal hyperreflective material (SHRM) in patients with age-related macular degeneration.

Methods: Clinical information including visual acuity and optical coherence tomography images (Heidelberg Engineering GmbH, Heidelberg, Germany) of patients undergoing antiangiogenic treatment for neovascular age-related macular degeneration and showing SHRM at baseline were retrospectively reviewed. Contrast between strong signal structures (high dynamic range image) reclassifying SHRM as hyperreflective (HyperR), isoreflective, and hyporeflective was increased.

Prophylactic effect of brimonidine to minimize the incidence of subconjunctival hemorrhage in the early postoperative period after 23G pars plana vitrectomy.

Background: Several studies have investigated and demonstrated the prophylactic effect of brimonidine drops in preventing subconjunctival hemorrhage in some microincisional ophthalmic surgeries, such as intravitreal injections or cataract surgery. However, there are no previous studies investigating this prophylactic effect after 23G microincisional vitreoretinal surgery.

Aim: The aim of the current study was to determine whether subconjunctival hemorrhage after 23G pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) could be prevented with the use of prophylactic topical brimonidine.

Malignant glaucoma after XEN45 implant.

Minimally invasive glaucoma surgery for chronic open-angle glaucoma treatment tries to reduce the amount of chronic topical drug treatment, delaying invasive glaucoma surgery and diminishing the number of surgical complications. XEN45 uses subconjunctival drainage in order to reduce intraocular pressure. The report is presented of a patient following phacoemulsification, intraocular lens implantation and XEN45 implant.