Effect of Extended Release Steroid Implants on the Contralateral Eye.

Purpose: To investigate the contralateral effect of extended release steroid implants on cystoid macular edema (CME).

Methods: Retrospective study of patients with bilateral CME receiving intravitreal injections of long-acting intravitreal corticosteroid implants in one eye. Changes in CME and central subfield thickness (CST) in the contralateral eye on optical coherence tomography (OCT) were compared to an untreated control group.

Long-Term Follow-Up of Outer Retinal Layers in Patients with Epiretinal Membranes.

Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the long-term effect of observed epiretinal membranes on the outer retinal layers and visual acuity.

Methods: It is a retrospective observational study. Subjects with an epiretinal membrane and consecutive optical coherence tomography scans were followed for changes in visual acuity, central macular thickness, ellipsoid zone loss, and outer foveal thickness (OFT).

Bilateral neuroretinits and exudative retinal detachment with multifocal subretinal deposits secondary to Bartonella henselae infection.

Purpose: to describe a case of bilateral neuroretinitis with bullous retinal detachment and multiple subretinal lesions, in a 10-year-old immunocompetent girl.

Observations: A broad workup for infectious, inflammatory and masquerade etiologies was done for the patient, resulting in positive IgM and IgG for Bartonella henselae. The patient demonstrated improvement in the visual acuity, and rapid resolution of the retinal detachment and subretinal lesions in both eyes in response to systemic rifampin, doxycycline and corticosteroids.

Lighting conditions and perceived visual function in ophthalmic conditions.

Purpose: To determine the influence of different lighting conditions on perceived visual function in patients of different age, gender, race, and in various ophthalmic diseases.

Methods: A prospective study. A survey given to patients seen in general ophthalmic and retina clinics.

Vitamin Analysis Comparison Study.

Purpose: We compared and analyzed the concentrations of vitamin C, vitamin E, zinc, and copper in both national and regional brands of dietary supplements recommended for patients who are at risk for macular degeneration.

Design: Prospective cross-sectional study.

Methods: National brand name and generic multivitamin formulations for age-related macular degeneration were obtained.

Outcomes After the Use of Silicone Oil in Complex Retinal Detachment Repair.

Purpose: This study compares visual acuity (VA), anatomic outcomes, and complications in eyes that underwent complex retinal detachment (RD) repair in which silicone oil (SO) was retained vs removed.

Methods: A retrospective chart review of patients undergoing vitrectomy with SO tamponade. The eyes were divided into 2 groups based upon SO removal or retention.

Foveal vasculature changes and nonperfusion in patients with diabetes types I and II with no evidence of diabetic retinopathy.

Purpose: To analyze the foveal avascular zone (FAZ) in patients with diabetes and no retinopathy vs. controls using OCT angiography (OCT-A).

Methods: Prospective, observational clinical study.

A NOVEL FINDING OF HYPERREFLECTIVE MATERIAL IN THE SILICONE-RETINA INTERFACE: An Optical Coherence Tomographic and Histopathological Study.

Purpose: To describe novel findings of hyperreflective material in the silicone-retina interphase on spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) imaging in eyes with silicone oil tamponade.

Methods: Retrospective observational clinical study of consecutive patients who underwent primary pars plana vitrectomy with silicone oil tamponade for rhegmatogenous retinal detachment. Repeat clinical examination and spectral domain optical coherence tomography macular imaging performed 3 months after surgery were evaluated to identify any macular pathologies, including formation of epiretinal membranes, intraretinal changes, subretinal fluid, and edema before scheduled secondary vitrectomy for silicone oil removal.

Prevalence of choroidal nevus and retinal pigment epithelial alterations in vitiligo patients.

Purpose: To investigate ocular manifestations in patients with vitiligo by multimodal imaging, including optical coherence tomography (OCT), color fundus photography, and fundus autofluorescence (FAF).

Methods: In this prospective, observational clinical study, vitiligo patients underwent ophthalmologic and dermatologic clinical assessment and imaging by spectral-domain OCT, FAF, and color fundus imaging. Ocular echography was performed as indicated.

CHANGES IN CHOROIDAL THICKNESS IN CLINICALLY SIGNIFICANT PSEUDOPHAKIC CYSTOID MACULAR EDEMA.

Purpose: To investigate choroidal thickness in eyes with clinically significant pseudophakic cystoid macular edema (PCME) during the acute phase and following resolution of the edema, using enhanced depth imaging spectral domain optical coherence tomography (EDI-OCT).

Methods: This is a retrospective, observational clinical study. Patients' records were reviewed for cases of clinically significant PCME after uneventful phacoemulsification surgery.

FIVE-YEAR FOLLOW-UP AFTER EPIRETINAL MEMBRANE SURGERY: A Single-Center Experience.

Purpose: To evaluate the rate of epiretinal membrane (ERM) recurrence in eyes that underwent ERM peeling surgery at least 5 years earlier.

Methods: Retrospective interventional case series study of 37 patients (15 women and 22 men; mean age, 70 ± 7.6 years) operated on for ERM removal with a follow-up of at least 5 years.

Massive subretinal and subretinal pigment epithelial hemorrhage displacement with perfluorocarbon liquid using a two-step vitrectomy technique.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and visual outcome of massive submacular hemorrhage (SMH) displacement with a planned two-step pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) using tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) and perfluorocarbon liquid (PFCL) tamponade.

Methods: A retrospective case series of patients with age related macular degeneration and SMH was used. All patients underwent a 23G PPV, subretinal tPA injection and a medium term PFCL tamponade.

SURGICAL MANAGEMENT OF RETINAL DETACHMENT IN OSTEOGENESIS IMPERFECTA: CASE REPORT AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE.

Purpose: To describe a case of scleral buckling in a patient with severe (Type III) osteogenesis imperfecta.

Methods: Single interventional case report of a 37-year-old woman, with clinically diagnosed osteogenesis imperfecta Type III, presenting with an inferior retinal detachment of the right eye. The patient was promptly treated with scleral buckling.

Blinding Orbital Apex Syndrome due to Onodi Cell Mucocele.

The onodi cell is a posterior ethmoidal cell that is pneumatized laterally or superiorly to the sphenoid sinus with close proximity to the optic nerve. A mucocele, a benign, expansile, cyst-like lesion of the paranasal sinuses, may uncommonly involve the onodi cell causing compression of the optic nerve and nearby structures. In this paper, we report a rare case of onodi cell mucocele causing orbital apex syndrome, with prompt recovery after endoscopic removal.

Long-term outcomes of triamcinolone acetonide-assisted anterior vitrectomy during complicated cataract surgery with vitreous loss.

Purpose: To report the long-term outcomes of triamcinolone acetonide-assisted anterior vitrectomy during complicated cataract surgery with vitreous loss.

Setting: Tel Aviv Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel.

Design: Case series.

Intermediate term follow-up after a single-piece-acrylic intraocular lens implantation in the ciliary sulcus- a cross-sectional study.

Background: Implantation of a single-piece-acrylic intraocular lens (SPA-IOL) in the ciliary sulcus during phacoemulsification complicated with posterior capsule tear (PCT) may be associated with severe complications. The purpose of this study was to report the efficacy and safety of sulcus implantation of a SPA-IOL, designed for both in-the-bag and sulcus positioning.

Methods: A prospective cross-sectional study including 12 patients, who underwent phacoemulsification with PCT and sulcus implantation of SPA-IOL designed for both in-the-bag and sulcus positioning (Seelens AF, Hanita, Israel) between January 2009 and March 2012 (follow-up 12-37 months).