Unilateral Retinal Vasculitis as the Presenting Manifestation of Parry-Romberg Syndrome (Progressive Hemifacial Atrophy).

Purpose: This work aims to present a case of retinal vasculitis associated with Parry-Romberg syndrome.

Method: A case report is presented.

Results: A 17-year-old man with new floaters was found to have 20/40 vision with 1+ vitreous cell and retinal vasculitis in the right eye only.

Reoperation Rates of Patients Undergoing Primary Noncomplex Retinal Detachment Surgery in a Cohort of the IRIS Registry.

Purpose: To present the reoperation rates of patients who underwent a primary noncomplex RD repair in a cohort of the American Academy of Ophthalmology IRIS Registry.

Design: Retrospective, nonrandomized comparative clinical study.

Methods: This was a retrospective, nonrandomized cohort study of patients who underwent a primary noncomplex RD repair with either a scleral buckle (SB) or vitrectomy with or without scleral buckle (PPV±SB) between 2013 and 2016.

LOCALIZATION OF MACULAR CRYSTALS ASSOCIATED WITH CHRONIC RETINAL DETACHMENT TO THE POSTERIOR HYALOID USING SPECTRAL DOMAIN OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY.

Purpose: To present a case of crystalline retinopathy associated with chronic retinal detachment and localize the macular crystals using spectral domain optical coherence tomography.

Methods: Case Report.

Results: A 37-year-old man with previously treated chronic retinal detachment presented with normal vision and crystalline maculopathy.

The Real-World Effect of Intravitreous Anti-Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Drugs on Intraocular Pressure: An Analysis Using the IRIS Registry.

Purpose: To identify sustained differences in intraocular pressure (IOP) after intravitreous injections of anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) drugs.

Design: Database study.

Participants: Patients seeing an ophthalmic provider who contributes to the database.

Central serous chorioretinopathy and glucocorticoids: an update on evidence for association.

Central serous chorioretinopathy is a common idiopathic retinal disease characterized by central vision loss from serous detachment of the neurosensory retina, serous pigment epithelial detachments, and leakage of fluid through the retinal pigment epithelium into the subretinal space. The concept of an association between exogenous glucocorticoid use and central serous chorioretinopathy is widely accepted among ophthalmologists. Here, we review the evidence for and against such an association.

Intraocular Pressure after Intravitreal Triesence Injection.

Purpose: Elevated intraocular pressure (IOP) is a frequent adverse event associated with intravitreal triamcinolone acetate injection. The incidence of elevated IOP with preserved forms of triamcinolone has been studied but the effect of preservative-free formulations has not been clinically evaluated.

Design: A retrospective, observational clinical study.

OUTCOMES OF AN INTRAVITREAL INJECTION CLINIC.

Purpose: To examine the safety outcomes of an intravitreal injection-only clinic where patients needing long-term anti-vascular endothelial growth factor therapy are treated with injections at a predetermined interval for a set number of injections without an accompanying clinic visit.

Methods: This is a retrospective chart review of all patients with exudative macular degeneration treated in an intravitreal injection clinic over a 4-year period. Data on the outcome measures of interest were gathered from electronic medical records.

The Role of Systemic Risk Factors in Diabetic Retinopathy.

Diabetic retinopathy is an increasingly common medical issue in the United States. The risk of developing the disease or having the disease progress is caused by many systemic health factors. This article examines the existing literature on the links between glycemic control, arterial hypertension, high cholesterol and hyperlipidemia, obesity, inflammatory markers, sleep-disordered breathing, and exercise with risk of diabetic retinopathy development and prevention.

Expression of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptors in Benign Vascular Lesions of the Orbit: A Case Series.

Purpose: Vascular lesions of the orbit, although not malignant, can cause morbidity because of their location near critical structures in the orbit. For the same reason, they can be challenging to remove surgically. Anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) drugs are increasingly being used to treat diseases with prominent angiogenesis.

Accounting for model uncertainty in estimating global burden of disease.

Objective: To illustrate the effects of failing to account for model uncertainty when modelling is used to estimate the global burden of disease, with specific application to childhood deaths from rotavirus infection.

Methods: To estimate the global burden of rotavirus infection, different random-effects meta-analysis and meta-regression models were constructed by varying the stratification criteria and including different combinations of covariates. Bayesian model averaging was used to combine the results across models and to provide a measure of uncertainty that reflects the choice of model and the sampling variability.

A pilot study of denileukin diftitox (DD) in combination with high-dose interleukin-2 (IL-2) for patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma (RCC).

High-dose (HD) IL-2 is approved to treat renal cell carcinoma (RCC) with modest response rates and significant toxicity. Enhancement of cytotoxic T-cell activity by IL-2 is 1 mechanism of action. IL-2 also stimulates regulatory T lymphocytes (Tregs), which are associated with poor prognosis.

Risk of cancer in a large cohort of U.S. veterans with diabetes.

Prior studies of cancer risk among diabetic men have reported inconsistent findings. The aim of this study was to assess the risk of cancer among a large cohort (n = 4,501,578) of black and white U.S.

Hip fracture management and outcomes at a regional South Dakota hospital.

The annual number of hip fractures is expected to increase dramatically in coming decades. It is, therefore, in the best interest of the health care community to maximize its efficiency in treatment of such fractures. This study examines the outcomes for elderly patients admitted to a Midwest regional hospital with the diagnosis of hip fracture in 2007.

Intakes of plain water, moisture in foods and beverages, and total water in the adult US population--nutritional, meal pattern, and body weight correlates: National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys 1999-2006.

Background: There is a surprising paucity of studies that have systematically examined the correlates of water intake in the US population.

Objective: The objective was to examine the association of contributors of water intake with dietary characteristics, meal consumption, and body weight in the US population.

Design: We used 24-h dietary recall data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 1999-2004 (n = 12,283) and the NHANES 2005-2006 (n = 4112) to examine the independent association of intakes of plain water, beverage moisture, food moisture, and total water with sociodemographic factors, dietary characteristics (energy, nutrients, diet quality, and energy density), and meal patterns (number of eating episodes, mention of breakfast or snack) by using multiple regression methods.