Management of pseudophakic cystoid macular edema.

Pseudophakic cystoid macular edema (PCME) is a common complication following cataract surgery. Acute PCME may resolve spontaneously, but some patients will develop chronic macular edema that affects vision and is difficult to treat. This disease was described more than 50 years ago, and there are multiple options for clinical management.

Evaluation of sub-Tenon triamcinolone acetonide injections in the treatment of scleritis.

Purpose: To suggest that sub-Tenon triamcinolone acetonide (TA) injections may be a helpful supplement in patients with scleritis.

Design: Retrospective, interventional case series.

Methods: A retrospective chart review was conducted of all patients at our institution receiving sub-Tenon TA injections for scleritis between August 2001 and August 2007.

Persistent corneal epithelial defect associated with erlotinib treatment.

Purpose: To report a case of persistent corneal epithelial erosion in a patient undergoing treatment with erlotinib for her lung cancer.

Methods: Report of a 79-year-old woman who presented with a persistent corneal epithelial defect associated with infectious keratitis that waxed and waned for 5 months despite treatment. She had been diagnosed with lung cancer and was being treated with erlotinib, a reversible epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) inhibitor.

The rate of retinal vessel dilation in severe retinopathy of prematurity requiring treatment.

Purpose: To assess whether the rate of change of retinal vessel diameter can help identify infants at the highest risk for severe retinopathy of prematurity (ROP).

Design: Thirty-five infants at risk for ROP were included in this prospective, longitudinal study.

Methods: Images were obtained using the NIDEK NM200D noncontact camera (NIDEK Inc, Aichi, Japan) at the time of ROP examinations in the intensive care unit.

Quantitative analysis of retinal vessel diameter reduction after photocoagulation treatment for retinopathy of prematurity.

Purpose: To evaluate the feasibility of using semiautomated analysis of digital fundus images to quantify effects of photocoagulation on retinal vessel diameter in retinopathy of prematurity (ROP).

Design: Case series.

Methods: Fourteen eyes of seven patients with threshold ROP and 12 eyes of six controls were included.

Semiautomated analysis of retinal vessel diameter in retinopathy of prematurity patients with and without plus disease.

Purpose: To determine the feasibility of using semiautomated analysis of digital fundus images to quantify the differences in retinal vascular diameter between retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) patients with and without plus disease.

Design: Case-control study.

Methods: Thirty eyes of 15 patients with ROP were included in this study.