Publications by authors named "Jay Walia"

Purpose: To investigate the use of dynamic widefield scanning laser ophthalmoscopy (SLO) and B-scan ultrasonography in imaging vitreous abnormalities in patients with complaints of floaters.

Methods: Twenty-one patients underwent both dynamic SLO and B-scan ultrasonography to image their vitreous abnormalities. After reviewing these videos, patients graded each imaging technique on a scale of 1 to 10, based on how closely it represented their visual perception of floaters.

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Purpose: To report a case of a full-thickness macular hole after exposure to an extremely powerful handheld laser pointer.

Methods: A 14-year-old boy with a laser-induced full-thickness macular hole was evaluated 1 month after a momentary exposure to a 5,000 mW blue laser pointer. Imaging modalities including fundus color, autofluorescence, and spectral-domain optical coherence tomography, acquired both at our clinic and by the referring physician soon after the injury, are used to describe the clinical evolution of the case.

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