Magnetized forceps for intraocular foreign body removal: which one is suitable?

Introduction: Magnetic intraocular foreign bodies can be removed with magnetized disposable forceps. Aim of this study is to compare the forceps magnetizability of different size, form and manufacturer.

Methods: The forceps were magnetized using an established procedure.

Keratometry Changes Between Year One to Seven After Corneal Cross-Linking in Patients With Keratoconus.

Purpose: We evaluated the timing at and extent to which midterm to long-term keratometric changes can occur in year 1 to 7 after corneal collagen cross-linking (CXL) in patients with keratoconus.

Methods: We conducted a subgroup analysis of a retrospective cohort study of all consecutive patients who underwent CXL at our cornea center between 2007 and 2011. The inclusion criteria comprised CXL according to the Dresden protocol and a full set of keratometry parameters collected by Scheimpflug tomography preoperatively and at year 1, 3, 5, and 7 after CXL.

Evaluation of Automated Measurement of Macular Ischemic Changes in Retinal Vein Occlusion With Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography.

Objective: The foveal avascular zone (FAZ) is altered in patients with retinal vein occlusion (RVO) and correlates inversely with visual acuity. Optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) is an imaging tool to visualize FAZ safely and easily. Automated measurements can facilitate interpretation of OCTA images.

Reutilization of disposable rebound tonometer probes: Risk or return?

Purpose: An advantage of rebound tonometry (RT) is its ease of use so that it can also be operated by health care technicians. However, the cost of the disposable measuring probes is high and their reuse carries the risk of infection. Therefore, this study aims to objectify the potential risk of bacterial transmission by RT.

NOVEL TECHNIQUE FOR INTRAOCULAR FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL: Magnetized Disposable Microforceps. A Systematic Approach and First Clinical Result.

Purpose: To verify whether disposable microforceps can be magnetized to atraumatically attract and then grasp intraocular foreign bodies. An effective magnetization protocol was developed. The clinical relevance was tested, and a first practical application was performed.

Thrombolysis in central retinal artery occlusion: a retrospective observational study.

Background: There is no evidence-based therapy for non-arteritic central retinal artery occlusion (NA-CRAO). Intravenous thrombolysis (IVT) with alteplase in a time window < 4.5 h may lead to a favorable outcome.

Corneal cross-linking in patients with keratoconus: up to 13 years of follow-up.

Introduction: To evaluate long-term safety and efficacy of corneal collagen cross-linking (CXL) in patients with keratoconus up to 13 years.

Materials And Methods: In this mono-centre exploratory study, we included all consecutive patients who underwent CXL in our cornea centre from 01/01/2007 to 12/30/2011 and met the inclusion criteria. CXL was performed in all patients according to the Dresden protocol.

Central Serous Chorioretinopathy: Morphological and Functional Outcome after Subthreshold Thermal Laser Coagulation with a Frequency-Doubled Nd:YAG Continuous-Wave Laser.

Purpose: Central serous chorioretinopathy (CSCR) presents itself as a serous detachment of the central neurosensory retina (NR), which may be accompanied by focal detachment of the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) and changes in the RPE itself. It is often self-limiting; however, if the macular region is affected, visual impairment can be serious. If spontaneous remission does not occur, data on the effectiveness of further treatment options are sparse.

Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography Findings in Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy.

Purpose: To characterize preretinal neovascularizations (NV) and their corresponding branching routes in proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) with optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) and compare the findings with fluorescein angiography (FA).

Methods: In patients with PDR, angiograms were acquired with spectral-domain OCTA (CIRRUS 5000, OCTA AngioPlexTMCarl Zeiss Meditec, Inc.) and FA (Zeiss FF450PlusIR fundus camera or Spectralis HRA-OCT SLO, Heidelberg Engineering Inc.

[Depth Effect of Cold Atmospheric Pressure Plasma in Keratitis Therapy: A Corneal Stroma Tissue Model].

The incidence of microbial keratitis has been increasing and is now 28 cases/100,000 inhabitants; this may be due to the more frequent use of contact lenses. Keratitis can lead to visual impairment and in severe cases with endophthalmitis to enucleation of the affected eye. As microorganisms are becoming more resistant to antibiotic therapy, there is a need for new therapeutic strategies.

[Visualization of Retinal Neovascularization with Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography in Comparison with Fluorescein Angiography].

Objective: Comparison of retinal neovascularizations of the disc (NVD) and elsewhere (NVE) in optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) and fluorescein angiography (FA) in patients with proliferative diabetic retinopathy.

Materials And Methods: 15 consecutive patients were included in this study. All patients received an OCTA with a 3 × 3 mm scan of the region of interest with the ZEISS OCT Cirrus 5000 with the AngioPlex module.

[Comparison Between Automated and Manual Measurement of Foveal Avascular Zone Retinopathy in Optical Coherence Tomography].

Objective: A comparison between automated and manual measurements of a foveal avascular zone in optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) in patients with diabetic retinopathy (DR).

Material And Methods: Consecutive patients with non-proliferative DR were included in this study. All patients received an OCTA, with a 3 × 3 mm scan of the macular region taken with the Zeiss OCT CIRRUS 5000 with the AngioPlex module.

[Invasive Eyelid Infections by β-Hemolytic Streptococci of Serogroup A].

Background: Invasive soft tissue infections by are rapidly progressive and potentially life-threatening infectious diseases. These can also affect the eyelid. Aggressive virulence factors and the synthesis of exotoxins can lead to complications, such as periorbital necrotizing fasciitis (PONF) and streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (STSS).

[The Importance of the Preoperative Information from a Patient's Perspective - a Structured Interview of 100 Ophthalmological University-Based Outpatients].

Background: The patient's knowledge about their illness, as well as their expectations regarding pre-intervention, consultation and treatment, may differ from the physician's assumptions. Therefore, it is of great importance that the physician can identify misconceptions and missing knowledge and to focus on those points in the preoperative consultation, as well as meeting patient expectations as to the consultation itself. The aim of this study was to identify such expectations and the knowledge gaps of patients scheduled for ophthalmologic treatment.

[Patient's Knowledge after Informed Consent for Intravitreal Injections].

Background: Intravitreal treatment (IVT) is one of the most common ophthalmological procedures. Therapeutic effectiveness is however dependent on patient compliance. Unwanted treatment cessation rates are high though.

Comparison of foveal avascular zone between optical coherence tomography angiography and fluorescein angiography in patients with retinal vein occlusion.

Objective: To compare area of foveal avascular zone (FAZ) in different retinal vascular layers in optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) and fluorescein angiography (FA) in patients with retinal vein occlusion (RVO).

Design And Methods: Prospective cross-sectional comparative study in 47 eyes of 47 patients. FA was recorded with the Zeiss FF450plusIR camera and OCTA was obtained with the Zeiss Cirrus 5000 equipped with the AngioPlex module.

Comparison between Findings in Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography and in Fluorescein Angiography in Patients with Diabetic Retinopathy.

Objective: To compare typical findings of diabetic retinopathy in optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) and fluorescein angiography (FA).

Subjects/methods: 42 patients were enrolled in this study. We performed FA and obtained en face 3 × 3 mm OCTA images of the macular region.

Quantity and quality of image artifacts in optical coherence tomography angiography.

Objective: To analyze quality and frequency of OCTA artifacts and to evaluate their impact on the interpretability of OCTA images.

Design: 75 patients with diabetic retinopathy (DR), retinal artery occlusion (RAO), retinal vein occlusion (RVO), or neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) and healthy controls were enrolled in this cross-sectional study in the outpatient department of a tertiary eye care center.

Methods: All participants underwent an OCTA examination (spectral domain OCT Cirrus 5000 equipped with the AngioPlex module).

[Innovative Teaching Methods: Wet Lab-based Ophthalmosurgical Education for Medical Students].

Background: An increased demand for young physicians in Germany is causing increased competition to attract the best minds, even during their undergraduate studies. Therefore, it is the task of the university hospitals to offer their students the best possible courses in order to arouse interest in the relevant subject area. We therefore examined the impact of an ophthalmosurgical wet lab on teaching undergraduate medical students.

Short-Term Intraocular Pressure Rise during Locally Induced Force by Ophthalmologic Surgery Applications.

Purpose: Surgical or diagnostic procedures are often accompanied by a short-term increase in intraocular pressure (IOP). A short-term increase in IOP can occur during refractive procedures, vitreoretinal surgery, transillumination, photocoagulation, or cryocoagulation. A porcine eye model was chosen (n = 89) to compile comparable study data and to de termine correlations between the force induced and the resulting intraocular pressure while excluding the effect of surgeons.

[In Vitro Study of Subablative Er : YAG Laser and Diode Laser Therapy vs. Thermal Cautery in Microbial Keratitis].

Background: In microbial keratitis, thermal cautery leads to thermal necrosis associated with germ reduction. Subablative heating of the cornea using an Er : YAG laser or diode laser is an alternative option. Thermal effects and reproducibility of both procedures were investigated.