Ocular Dirofilariasis: A Clinicopathologic Case Series and Literature Review.

Purpose: Ocular dirofilariasis is an uncommon zoonotic infection that is usually associated with a carnivore host. In this case series and literature review, we investigate the clinical presentation, management, and histopathology of ocular dirofilariasis.

Methods: The database at the Florida Lions Ocular Pathology Laboratory was searched for surgical specimens at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute under approval of the Institutional Review Board.

Diagnosis of giant cell arteritis using clinical, laboratory, and histopathological findings in patients undergoing temporal artery biopsy.

Objective: To identify the clinical, laboratory, and histopathological features that may predict the diagnosis of giant cell arteritis (GCA).

Methods: A retrospective chart review was performed on patients who underwent temporal artery biopsy (TAB) between January 1, 2011 and March 31, 2019. Patient demographics, clinical characteristics, laboratory features, histopathological features, and biopsy results were collected.

Thinning of the Skull Base and Calvarial Thickness in Patients With Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension.

Background: Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) is a disorder characterized by elevated intracranial pressure without secondary causes on neuroimaging. IIH typically occurs in young, obese female patients and, when severe, can cause permanent and irreversible vision loss. The association between skull base thinning in patients with intracranial hypertension and obesity has been previously reported; however, no study has reported these findings in IIH.

A Unique Presentation of Levamisole-Induced Antineutrophil- Cytoplasmic-Antibody-Positive Vasculitis Presenting as Inflammatory Orbitopathy.

A 35-year-old woman with a history of cocaine abuse presented with progressively worsening OS pain. Neuroimaging revealed a 3-cm ill-defined left orbital lesion involving the intraconal and extraconal spaces. The orbital mass was biopsied via an anterior orbitotomy approach.

Accuracy of Intraocular Lens Power Calculation Using Anterior Chamber Depth from Two Devices with Barrett Universal II Formula.

Purpose: To compare the preoperative measurements of the anterior chamber depth (ACD) by the IOLMaster and Catalys; additionally, to compare the accuracy of the IOL power calculated by the Barrett Universal II formula using the two different measurements.

Setting: University of California, Irvine, Gavin Herbert Eye Institute in Irvine, California.

Design: Retrospective comparative study.

Femtosecond Laser-Assisted In Situ Keratomileusis Treatment of Residual Refractive Error following Femtosecond Laser-Enabled Keratoplasty.

Purpose: To evaluate the safety and effectiveness of femtosecond laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) in the treatment of residual myopia and astigmatism following femtosecond laser-enabled keratoplasty (FLEK).

Design: Retrospective case review.

Methods: Chart review of all patients with prior FLEK who subsequently underwent femto-LASIK surgery after full suture removal was performed at the Gavin Herbert Eye Institute at the University of California, Irvine.

Long-Term Results of Femtosecond Laser-Enabled Keratoplasty With Zig-Zag Trephination.

Purpose: To report long-term visual and astigmatism outcomes in cases of zig-zag femtosecond laser-enabled penetrating keratoplasty (FLEK).

Methods: Retrospective review. Three hundred thirty-five eyes of 287 patients underwent (FLEK) with a zig-zag incision pattern.

Penetrating Keratoplasty Using the Femtosecond Laser: A Comparison of Postoperative Visual Acuity and Astigmatism by Suture Pattern.

Purpose: To compare the effect of 3 common suturing techniques on eyes that received femtosecond laser-enabled penetrating keratoplasty (FLEK) with a zig-zag configuration at the Gavin Herbert Eye Institute, University of California- Irvine, California.

Methods: This is a retrospective chart review of a series of 319 eyes of 286 patients who underwent FLEK with a zig-zag configuration. One hundred fifty-seven eyes had running sutures, 136 eyes had simple interrupted sutures, and 26 eyes had combined sutures (single running and simple interrupted).

A Case of Attempted Bilateral Self-Enucleation in a Patient with Bipolar Disorder.

Attempted and completed self-enucleation, or removal of one's own eyes, is a rare but devastating form of self-mutilation behavior. It is often associated with psychiatric disorders, particularly schizophrenia, substance induced psychosis, and bipolar disorder. We report a case of a patient with a history of bipolar disorder who gouged his eyes bilaterally as an attempt to self-enucleate himself.

Comparison of Baerveldt 101-350 Glaucoma Implant (BGI) versus Trabeculectomy with ExPress™ Shunt for the Treatment of Primary Open Angle Glaucoma.

: Trabeculectomy is very effective in lowering intraocular pressure for the treatment of glaucoma, but it carries with it possible complications and failure. The ExPress shunt (Alcon Laboratories, Fort Worth, TX, USA) is an adjunctive device that can be used at the time of trabeculectomy to create an external fistuliztion. An alternative established and highly efficacious technique is the implantation of a glaucoma drainage device for sustained intraocular pressure (IOP) lowering.