Plasmapheresis as a viable treatment option for scleritis.

Purpose: We describe a case and our experience with using plasmapheresis as a treatment for scleritis.

Observations: Treating relapsing autoimmune scleritis can be challenging when it inadequately responds to traditional therapy. Our patient could not receive non-steroidal anti-inflammatory therapy for her scleritis due to recent gastrointestinal surgery and previously failed multiple steroid sparing treatments due to intolerance.

Roosting ecology of endangered plant-roosting bats on Okinawa Island: Implications for bat-friendly forestry practices.

Roosting information is crucial to guiding bat conservation and bat-friendly forestry practices. The Ryukyu tube-nosed bat (Endangered) and Yanbaru whiskered bat (Critically Endangered) are forest-dwelling bats endemic to the central Ryukyu Archipelago, Japan. Despite their threatened status, little is known about the roosting ecology of these species and the characteristics of natural maternity roosts are unknown.

Endophthalmitis after pars plana vitrectomy with reused single-use devices: a 13-year retrospective study.

Background: To describe the incidence, clinical characteristics, and treatment outcomes of endophthalmitis after pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) with recycled single-use devices. The recommended sterilization process as well as safety measures are discussed.

Methods: Medical charts of patients who developed endophthalmitis after PPV were retrospectively reviewed and reported in a descriptive manner.

Poor prognostic factors in post-traumatic endophthalmitis following open globe injury.

Aim: To demonstrate prognostic factors for poor visual outcome in patients with post-traumatic endophthalmitis (PTE) following open globe injury.

Methods: A retrospective study was conducted on 66 patients (66 eyes) with PTE following open globe injury from 2005 to 2015. Potential factors accounting for good and poor visual outcome were statistically analyzed by Chi-square test and Logistic regression model.

Analysis of Three-Dimensional Choroidal Volume with Enhanced Depth Imaging Findings in Patients with Recurrent Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada Disease.

: To demonstrate changes in three-dimensional choroidal volume with enhanced depth imaging optical coherence tomography (EDI-OCT) in patients with recurrent stage of Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease (VKH).: This prospective comparative case series included 9 patients with recurrent VKH, 10 patients with quiet VKH, and 15 healthy controls after sample size was calculated. All VKH cases with recurrences underwent raster scanning with EDI-OCT at active and inactive stages of the disease.