Publications by authors named "J Makita"
Quantification of Goldmann Visual Fields During Resolution of Traumatic Optic Neuropathy.
Case Rep Ophthalmol Med
November 2024
We describe the clinical findings in a Japanese patient with unilateral traumatic optic neuropathy (TON) who underwent steroid pulse therapy followed by optic canal decompression surgery. The optic nerve function was assessed longitudinally and quantitatively by Goldmann visual fields (GVFs). This was accomplished by measuring the area of each isopter and scotoma, and the findings were compared with the visual acuities recorded during the course of the resolution of the TON.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: To determine the physiological status of the retina of eyes with endophthalmitis by examining the electroretinograms (ERGs) recorded with a portable recording system and to determine whether the pretreatment ERG findings were correlated with the best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) after the treatment.
Methods: We examined the medical records of 118 eyes of 108 patients who were diagnosed and treated for infectious endophthalmitis at Saitama Medical University Hospital, Japan, between January 2015 to November 2022. Of these, we studied the 25 eyes of 21 patients who had been evaluated by electroretinography.
Purpose: To determine the physiological status of the retina by electroretinography (ERG) using skin electrodes and the RETeval system in eyes that had undergone pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) with silicone oil (SO) tamponade. The vitrectomy was performed for a retinal detachment and proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR).
Design: Retrospective case series.
Article Synopsis
- A study was conducted to investigate the microcirculation and function of the macular area in eyes with branch retinal artery occlusion (BRAO), using both optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) and multifocal electroretinography (mfERG).
- The results showed that the macular vessel density (mVD) in the superficial retinal layer was significantly lower in the affected eyes compared to the unaffected ones, while the deeper retinal layer did not show a significant difference.
- Additionally, mfERG assessments indicated reduced signal amplitudes in the affected areas, with a strong correlation found between mVD in the deep retinal layer and mfERG responses, suggesting potential relationships between microvascular health and retinal function.
Rationale: Development and spontaneous closure of a macular hole (MH) in a vitrectomized eye is relatively rare. We report our findings in a case in which vitrectomy was performed successfully to treat a vitreous hemorrhage (VH), but a MH developed eight months later. The MH spontaneously closed 2 weeks later, but then reopened.
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