Publications by authors named "Gioconda Mojica"

Purpose: To report the clinical course of an aphakic patient who developed positional secondary angle closure glaucoma following pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) with perfluoropropane (C3F8) gas tamponade.

Observations: A 23-year-old male presented due to a two-year history of vision loss in the left eye. Best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) was 20/200 and intraocular pressure (IOP) was 12 mm Hg OS.

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Purpose: To evaluate presumed iatrogenic graft failure (PIGF) in Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty (DSAEK).

Methods: Deidentified data were collected retrospectively from the Illinois Eye Bank between April 2007 and May 2010. PIGF was defined as cases in which a repeat corneal transplant was performed <8 weeks after an initial DSAEK.

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Purpose: To report a single case of indocyanine green (ICG) toxicity of the retina after cataract surgery.

Methods: A patient from an academic clinical practice was observed with visual field testing, fundus photography, optical coherence tomography, and electroretinography (ERG) following the occurrence of ICG toxicity of the retina after cataract surgery. The main outcomes were final visual acuity, visual fields, and ERG result.

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