THE ABILITY OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE CHATBOTS ChatGPT AND GOOGLE BARD TO ACCURATELY CONVEY PREOPERATIVE INFORMATION FOR PATIENTS UNDERGOING OPHTHALMIC SURGERIES.

Introduction: To determine whether the two popular artificial intelligence chatbots, ChatGPT and Bard, can provide high-quality information concerning procedure description, risks, benefits, and alternatives of various ophthalmic surgeries.

Methods: ChatGPT and Bard were prompted with questions pertaining to the description, potential risks, benefits, alternatives, and implications of not proceeding with various surgeries in different subspecialties of ophthalmology. Six common ophthalmic procedures were included in the authors' analysis.

Long-Term Stability of Femtosecond Astigmatic Keratotomy After Treatment of High Postkeratoplasty Astigmatism.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to assess long-term stability and outcomes of femtosecond astigmatic keratotomy (FSAK) after treatment of high postkeratoplasty astigmatism.

Methods: This retrospective study included patients who underwent FSAK for high astigmatism (≥4 D) after penetrating keratoplasty or deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty. Main outcome measures were corneal astigmatism, uncorrected visual acuity, and best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) at 1 month and 1, 5, and 10 years.

Neuro-Behçe Disease Causing Nuclear/Fascicular Forth Nerve Palsy.

Neuro-Behçe disease (NBD) has a predilection for affecting the parenchyma of the upper brainstem; however, involvement of the fourth nerve nucleus or fascicle by NBD has not been previously described. We report a case of a young man with acute right fourth nerve palsy and history of Behçet disease with an enhancing lesion in the left caudal midbrain corresponding to the left trochlear nerve nucleus/fascicle. This is the first described case of NBD producing nuclear/fascicular fourth nerve palsy.

Dural venous sinus stenting in the treatment of idiopathic intracranial hypertension: A systematic review and critique of literature.

Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) is increased intracranial pressure without a known cause. Dural venous sinus stenting (DVSS) is a relatively new intervention for treatment of IIH refractory to medical therapy and lifestyle modifications. In this review, we outline various hypotheses of IIH pathogenesis and describe the role of venous sinus stenosis and the technical details of DVSS.

causing intracranial mycotic aneurysm and ischaemic stroke.

We describe a case of subacute bacterial endocarditis and mycotic brain aneurysm caused by a due to untreated dental caries. is a rare cause of endocarditis that has a high incidence of aneurysmal and haemorrhagic complications. All patients with intracranial aneurysms who have signs of systemic infection should be considered to have mycotic aneurysms until proven otherwise.

Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty versus Descemet Stripping Automated Endothelial Keratoplasty in Complicated Vitrectomized Eyes.

Purpose: Vitrectomized eyes pose a technical challenge when performing endothelial keratoplasty (EK). The aim of the study was to compare outcomes of Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) and Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty (DSAEK) in complex eyes undergoing pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) prior to or during surgery.

Methods: This retrospective study included consecutive eyes that underwent pars plana infusion-assisted DMEK or pull-through DSAEK which underwent PPV prior to or during the EK at a tertiary center.

Surgeon Preferences for Endothelial Keratoplasty in Canada.

Purpose: To quantify practice patterns and assess attitudes and barriers to performing Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) in Canada.

Methods: An anonymous online survey was distributed to all corneal surgeons included in the Canadian Ophthalmological Society's database.

Results: Of 70 listed surgeons, 41 responses were collected (58.

Four-Year Survival of Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty in Patients With Previous Glaucoma Surgery.

Purpose: To evaluate 4-year outcomes of Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) in eyes with previous glaucoma surgery.

Design: Retrospective, comparative case series.

Methods: Patients with previous trabeculectomy or glaucoma drainage device (GDD) implantation who later underwent DMEK (study group) were matched for follow-up duration with Fuchs dystrophy DMEK patients (control group).

Mitochondrial disorders and the eye.

Mitochondria are cellular organelles that play a key role in energy metabolism and oxidative phosphorylation. Malfunctioning of mitochondria has been implicated as the cause of many disorders with variable inheritance, heterogeneity of systems involved, and varied phenotype. Metabolically active tissues are more likely to be affected, causing an anatomic and physiologic disconnect in the treating physicians' mind between presentation and underlying pathophysiology.

Characteristics of the preferred retinal loci of better and worse seeing eyes of patients with a central scotoma.

Objective: Patients with central vision loss develop preferred retinal loci (PRLs) in the eccentric retina. The characteristics of the PRLs for the better eye (BE) are well studied, but not those of the worse eye (WE). We examined the distribution of monocular PRLs in the visual field (VF), as well as visual acuity, fixation stability, and PRL eccentricity for the BE and WE of patients with central vision loss.

Repeatability of Nidek MP-1 Fixation Measurements in Patients With Bilateral Central Field Loss.

Purpose: Visual performance in patients with bilateral central field loss is related to fixation stability. This study evaluated the repeatability of visual-fixation parameters in patients with bilateral central field loss, measured with the MP-1 microperimeter for fixation durations on the order of 15 to 30 seconds.

Methods: Bivariate contour ellipse area (BCEA), and the eccentricity and meridian of the preferred retinal locus (PRL) were determined in 56 eyes of 56 patients, sampled at two investigational sites.