MULTIFOCAL ELECTRORETINOGRAPHY AND SPECTRAL-DOMAIN OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY IN MACULA-OFF RHEGMATOGENOUS RETINAL DETACHMENT: A Prospective Cohort Study.

Purpose: To analyze the temporal trends in structural changes using spectral-domain optical coherence tomography and functional changes using multifocal electroretinogram after rhegmatogenous retinal detachment surgery.

Methods: This prospective cohort study enrolled 69 patients with macula-off rhegmatogenous retinal detachment who underwent successful surgery. Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study visual acuity, multifocal electroretinogram evaluation of the central 5°, and spectral-domain optical coherence tomography were recorded at 1, 3, 6, and 12 months (M) after surgery.

Specific PCR and Quantitative Real-Time PCR in Ocular Samples from Acute and Delayed-Onset Postoperative Endophthalmitis.

Purpose: Rapid identification of virulent pathogens is essential to strengthen the therapeutic strategy of acute endophthalmitis.

Objectives: This study sought to compare the contribution of a combination of polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based tests to culture methods, in patients with postoperative endophthalmitis.

Design: Prospective multicenter study diagnostic evaluation.