Spontaneous onset and resolution of optic disk pit maculopathy in a young patient.

We report the case of an 8-year-old boy who presented with an optic disk pit and subsequently developed optic disk pit maculopathy, consisting of cystoid retinal edema in the peripapillary space and in the papillomacular bundle, which slowly and spontaneously resolved without intervention.

Impact of iris color on uveal melanoma-related outcomes in 7245 patients at a single ocular oncology center.

Purpose: To determine the relationship between iris color and uveal melanoma (UM)-related metastasis and death in a large cohort of patients from a single ocular oncology center.

Design: Retrospective case series.

Subjects: Patients diagnosed with UM between February 1971 and August 2007.

Reliability and accuracy of artificial intelligence ChatGPT in providing information on ophthalmic diseases and management to patients.

Purpose: To assess the accuracy of ophthalmic information provided by an artificial intelligence chatbot (ChatGPT).

Methods: Five diseases from 8 subspecialties of Ophthalmology were assessed by ChatGPT version 3.5.

Choroidal amelanotic mass with vermiform margins, vision loss, and extreme fatigue.

Purpose: To describe a case of a previously healthy middle-aged male with an atypical choroidal mass and fatigue.

Methods: Case report.

Results: A 56-year-old Caucasian male presented with decreased vision in the right eye (OD) and a choroidal amelanotic mass OD with subretinal fluid.

Relationship between Fitzpatrick Skin Type and The Cancer Genome Atlas Classification with Melanoma-Related Metastasis and Death in 854 Patients at a Single Ocular Oncology Center.

Background: The Fitzpatrick Skin Type (FST) is an objective method of classifying patients based on skin color and sunburn sensitivity. The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) is a method of determining the prognosis of patients with uveal melanoma based on genetic composition of the tumor. There is no literature studying the relationship of FST and TCGA groups.

TREATMENT OF HYPOTONY WITH AN INTRAVITREAL GAS BUBBLE.

Purpose: To describe a case of successful resolution of severe hypotony and choroidal detachments following nonfiltering glaucoma surgery with an intravitreal injection of C 3 F 8 gas after a poor response to topical steroids and cycloplegia.

Methods: Retrospective chart review of a case report.

Results: 89 year-old male presented with a central retinal vein occlusion, hyphema, vitreous hemorrhage and neovascular glaucoma.

Trends in Hawai'i Ophthalmologists' Recommendations to Patients for Prevention of Age-Related Macular Degeneration.

The purpose of this study is to determine the current trends in recommendations made to patients by ophthalmologists in Hawai'i regarding the prevention of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and to compare these recommendations to preventative therapies described in the literature. A review of the literature was done to determine the preventative interventions that can be made to significantly lower the risk of developing AMD. An anonymous survey was sent to 95 ophthalmologists in clinical practice in Hawai'i in 2020.

In office management of optic capture of scleral fixated posterior chamber intraocular lenses.

Introduction: Optic capture of sutured scleral fixated posterior chamber intraocular lenses (PC IOLs) is an occasional complication resulting in blurred vision and discomfort.

Methods: A retrospective study of the management of 18 eyes (3.6%) with optic capture out of 495 eyes with scleral fixated IOLs during the study period.

Vitrectomy With Internal Limiting Membrane Transplants in the Closure of 2 Adjacent Macular Holes.

Purpose: Two adjacent macular holes (MHs), which were noted in the highly myopic left eye of an 85-year-old woman, is an uncommon clinical presentation. This case report presents the successful closure of the 2 adjacent MHs using internal limiting membrane (ILM) transplants during vitrectomy that included.

Methods: ILM transplants were placed within both MHs during vitrectomy that included ILM peeling and fluid gas exchange with 18% perfluoropropane (CF) and postoperative facedown positioning for 1 week.