Pneumatic Displacement of Submacular Hemorrhage with Subretinal Air and Tissue Plasminogen Activator: Initial United States Experience.

Purpose: To present the initial multicenter experience of using subretinal air injection in combination with tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) at the time of pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) to displace submacular hemorrhage (SMH).

Design: Retrospective, noncomparative, interventional case series.

Participants: Patients with SMH resulting from age-related macular degeneration or polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy.

Pediatric endophthalmitis. A 10-year consecutive series.

Purpose: To report the etiology, culture results, management techniques, and visual outcomes for pediatric endophthalmitis at Emory University for the past 10 years.

Methods: Retrospective chart review based on a computer generated database of all cases of endophthalmitis occurring in patients younger than 18 years from 1995 to 2005.

Results: Sixteen cases of pediatric endophthalmitis were identified.

Intraocular foreign body injuries during Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Objective: To evaluate the number of intraocular foreign body (IOFB) injuries that occurred in Operation Iraqi Freedom, and to determine the cause of injury, the type of foreign body, and the associated injuries to other body systems.

Design: Retrospective, noncomparative, interventional case series.

Participants: Fifty-five United States military personnel with an IOFB injury during Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Miotic effect of brimonidine tartrate 0.15% ophthalmic solution in normal eyes.

Purpose: To evaluate the effect of brimonidine tartrate 0.15% ophthalmic solution (Alphagan P) on pupil diameter in eyes of healthy adults under different luminance conditions.

Setting: Center for Refractive Surgery, Ophthalmology Service, Department of Surgery, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA.