Arm-mounted optical coherence tomography angiography in extremely low birth weight neonates with retinopathy of prematurity.

Purpose: To assess the feasibility of imaging extremely low birth weight infants, defined as infants born weighing less than 1000 g or before 27 weeks of gestational age, with an arm-mounted optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) device.

Methods: Cross-sectional case series conducted at a single site in-patient academic center. Subjects included infants who had been born premature and met ROP screening criteria.

The Effect of Haptic Feedback on Efficiency and Safety During Preretinal Membrane Peeling Simulation.

Purpose: We determine whether haptic feedback improves surgical performance and outcome during simulated a preretinal membrane peeling procedure.

Methods: A haptic-enabled virtual reality preretinal membrane peeling simulator was developed using a surgical cockpit with two multifinger haptic devices. Six subjects (three trained retina surgeons and three nonsurgeons) performed the preretinal membrane peeling surgical procedure using two modes of operation: visual and haptic feedback, and visual feedback only.

Rate of Retinal Detachment after Early Prophylactic Vitrectomy for Acute Retinal Necrosis.

Purpose: To compare the rate of retinal detachment after acute retinal necrosis in eyes that underwent early vitrectomy versus no early vitrectomy.

Methods: Charts of patients (61 eyes) who presented to Texas Retina Associates between January 1, 2006 and December 30, 2014 for acute retinal necrosis were reviewed. Charts with incomplete documentation or follow-up less than 6 months were excluded.