Incidence of Total Blindness After Central Retinal Artery Occlusion With Ocular Neovascularization.

To determine the time-based incidence of total blindness after central retinal artery occlusion (CRAO) with secondary ocular neovascularization (ONV). In this retrospective cohort study, electronic records were queried using ICD-9 and ICD-10 codes to identify patients with secondary ONV post-CRAO. Patients with possible alternative ONV etiologies, previous panretinal photocoagulation (PRP), and/or previous antivascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF) therapy were excluded.

Subretinal Abscess Complicated by Post-infectious Retinal Vasculitis Following Strabismus Surgery.

An 8-year-old girl presented with a subretinal abscess after strabismus surgery. This was treated successfully with medial rectus suture removal, pars plana vitrectomy, intravitreal antibiotics, and intravenous antibiotics. Recovery was complicated by acute post-infectious retinal vasculitis after tapering high-dose corticosteroids, requiring an extended corticosteroid regimen over 2 months until resolution.

A Rare Case of Congenitally Acquired Ocular Toxocariasis in A Five-Week-Old Infant.

Purpose: To report a case of strabismus in a five-week-old infant, likely secondary to a rare occurrence of congenitally acquired ocular toxocariasis.

Methods: Retrospective case report.

Results: A five-week-old male infant with left exotropia was referred to pediatric ophthalmology and to a vitreoretinal specialist.

Intravitreal Voriconazole for the Treatment of Endogenous Endophthalmitis.

is an encapsulated yeast that can cause fungemia and, in rare instances, lead to endogenous fungal endophthalmitis. No standard of care has been established to treat fungal endophthalmitis when systemic antifungal treatment fails to resolve the intraocular infection. Intravitreal voriconazole has been used for the treatment of fungal endophthalmitis caused by a broad range of fungal pathogens, and a limited number of reports have shown the efficacy of using intravitreal voriconazole for endophthalmitis.

Sutureless Belt Loops versus Sutured Buckle Technique in Combination with Vitrectomy for Retinal Detachment Repair: A Comparative Analysis.

Objective: To compare the anatomic and visual outcomes in primary rhegmatogenous retinal detachment repair involving combined pars plana vitrectomy (PPV)/scleral buckle (SB) using a sutureless belt loops technique versus a conventional sutured buckle technique.

Methods: This is a retrospective, consecutive, interventional, comparative case series study using patients treated for primary retinal detachment who underwent the SB procedure in combination with PPV. Details regarding anatomic and visual outcome were analyzed.

Topiramate-induced macular neurosensory retinal detachment.

Purpose: To present a previously unreported retinal side-effect from topiramate use in two cases.

Observations: Macular neurosensory retinal detachments were seen in two patients shortly after beginning oral topiramate. The macular detachments resolved shortly after discontinuing this medication.

Intravenous catheter-assisted scleral fixation of an intraocular lens in eyes without adequate capsular support.

Background And Objective: Sutureless scleral fixation is an effective technique for placement of a secondary intraocular lens. The authors propose a modification that may simplify intraoperative technical challenges.

Study Design: Description of surgical technique.

Reduction of preoperative conjunctival bacterial flora with the use of mupirocin nasal ointment.

Purpose: To determine whether the use of mupirocin ointment for preoperative eradication of nasal bacterial carriage was effective in reducing conjunctival bacterial flora.

Methods: Prospective, double-arm, blinded clinical trial of 37 eyes of 37 patients undergoing intraocular surgery (cataract extraction or pars plana vitrectomy) randomized to either control or mupirocin treatment groups. Treated patients received mupirocin nasal ointment twice daily for 5 days prior to surgery.

Injection of an intraocular lens in an eye without capsular support.

We describe a technique that can be used to facilitate posterior chamber intraocular lens (IOL) placement with iris fixation in cases with compromised capsular support. This procedure allows injection of an IOL through an unenlarged clear corneal incision. A safety net suture is temporarily fixed in the posterior chamber to act as a surrogate capsule.

Impact of alpha1-blockers in men with spinal cord injury and upper tract stasis.

Objective: Our objective was to determine the effectiveness of alpha1-blockers on upper tract stasis in men with spinal cord injury (SCI) who use reflex voiding for bladder management.

Methods: A retrospective chart review of men with SCI at or above T6, who used reflex voiding for bladder management and had upper tract stasis diagnosed by renal scan. Inclusion was based on the availability of the following tests both before and after alpha1-receptor blockade: renal scan, urodynamic studies, and arterial pressures.