Incidence of retinal detachment after fellow-performed primary pars plana vitrectomy.

Background. Primary pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) is often performed by vitreoretinal fellows. We aimed to evaluate the incidence of retinal breaks and detachments (RD) after fellow-performed PPV.

Intraocular cysticercosis by taenia crassiceps.

Purpose: The authors present a case of intraocular cysticercosis caused by Taenia crassiceps and provide further insight into this unusual infection.

Methods: The clinical, laboratory, photographic, and histopathologic records of this observational case report are reviewed, as are previously published cases.

Results: A healthy 14-year-old girl was referred to the retina service for evaluation of a total retinal detachment in her left eye.

Strategies for increasing the physician workforce: the Oregon model for expansion.

The physician workforce shortage and inequity of physician distribution throughout Oregon require the Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) School of Medicine to graduate more physicians and increase the number committed to practice in nonurban areas. The most cost-effective and expedient method to accomplish these goals has been to develop community partnerships and regional campuses. However, expansion must be strategically developed to maintain educational quality and to minimize the impact on available resources.

Recurrent vitreous hemorrhage after sutured posterior chamber intraocular lenses.

Purpose: To describe the clinical course and management of patients with late vitreous hemorrhage after scleral suturing of posterior chamber intraocular lenses (PCIOL).

Methods: The authors reviewed patient demographics, ocular findings, and clinical course of six patients with late (>3 weeks) vitreous hemorrhage after sclera-sutured PCIOL. Intraoperative endoscopy was performed on two patients to better assess the haptic sulcus interaction.

Vitreous hemorrhage is a common complication of pediatric pars planitis.

Objective: To report the prevalence of vitreous hemorrhage in pars planitis and to compare the prevalence of hemorrhage for children and adults with the disease.

Design: A retrospective, cross-sectional observational study.

Participants: One hundred eighteen consecutive patients with pars planitis who were evaluated at the Oregon Health and Science University Uveitis Clinic between September 1985 and April 2000.