Previous arthroscopic Bankart repair is an independent risk factor for an inferior outcome after Latarjet procedure.

Background: There is limited evidence that the Latarjet procedure has a worse outcome as a revision operation, after a failed stabilization surgery, compared with when it is the primary procedure for posttraumatic anteroinferior instability of the shoulder joint.

Purpose: To compare the results from Latarjet as a primary operation vs. revision surgery after a failed arthroscopic Bankart repair for posttraumatic anteroinferior shoulder instability.

Long-term results of arthroscopic Bankart repair: Minimum 10 years of follow-up.

Purpose: This study investigated the long-term results of arthroscopic Bankart repair in terms of rates and timelines of recurrence of instability, with special interest in young adult patients aged ≤20 years.

Methods: Between 2000 and 2005, 186 shoulders [182 patients, 50 women, median age 26 (range 15-58) years] were operated on at a university hospital using arthroscopic Bankart repair because of instability after traumatic anteroinferior shoulder dislocation. Medical records were retrospectively reviewed and patients were assessed using postal questionnaires or telephone interview after a minimum of 10 years of follow-up [median 12.

Moxifloxacin and bilateral acute iris transillumination.

Recent publications have alerted clinicians to a syndrome of uveitic transilluminating iris depigmentation associated with systemic fluoroquinolones and other antibiotics. Bilateral acute iris transillumination, which is associated with loss of the iris pigment epithelium and results in iris transillumination, differs from the previously described bilateral acute depigmentation of the iris, which is associated with atrophy of the iris stroma without transillumination. We present a case of fluoroquinolone-associated uveitis with anterior segment optical coherence tomography imaging to highlight some observations about this syndrome.

Five-year outcomes of eyes with glaucoma drainage device and penetrating keratoplasty.

Purpose: To investigate intraocular pressure (IOP) control and corneal graft survival rates in eyes with glaucoma drainage device (GDD) implantation and penetrating keratoplasty (PK) and 5 years of follow-up data.

Design: Retrospective review.

Methods: We performed a review of records of all patients who underwent both GDD placement and PK at our institution between January 1, 1988 and December 31, 2003.

Intravitreal bevacizumab treatment of bilateral peripapillary choroidal neovascularization from optic nerve head drusen.

Choroidal neovascular membranes are a rare cause of decreased vision in children with optic nerve head drusen. We present a case of bilateral choroidal neovascular membranes associated with optic nerve head drusen in a 5-year-old boy who was successfully treated with a combination of focal laser photocoagulation and intravitreal bevacizumab.

Optic nerve findings in CHILD syndrome.

Congenital hemidysplasia with ichthyosiform erythroderma and limb defects (CHILD) syndrome is a rare disorder characterized by birth defects of several organ systems, including the skin, viscera, musculoskeletal system, and central nervous system. The authors present the first report of CHILD syndrome with ocular manifestations in a patient with progressive bilateral optic nerve atrophy.

Pseudodendritic fungal epithelial keratitis in an extended wear contact lens user.

Purpose: Pseudodendritic keratitis in a contact lens wearer is generally associated with acanthamoeba keratitis. We report a case of isolated pseudodendritic fungal epithelial keratitis that occurred in an extended wear contact lens user.

Methods: A 48-year-old woman was evaluated in our clinic for a 36-hour history of left eye pain.

Trainee glaucoma surgery: experience with trabeculectomy and glaucoma drainage devices.

Background And Objective: To examine outcomes of trabeculectomy with mitomycin C and glaucoma drainage device placement for uncontrolled glaucoma when performed by resident surgeons.

Patients And Methods: This study included any patient who underwent a trabeculectomy with mitomycin C (n = 93) or a glaucoma drainage device (n = 60) by a resident surgeon between 2001 and 2006. Outcome measures at 3, 6, and 12 months included failure of treatment, number of follow-up appointments, complications, number of medications, and need for further surgery.

Is monthly retreatment with intravitreal bevacizumab (Avastin) necessary in neovascular age-related macular degeneration?

Purpose: To report our short-term experience with bevacizumab in neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and recommend a new treatment strategy.

Methods: Retrospective chart review of 29 consecutive patients receiving 1.25 mg of intravitreal bevacizumab for AMD and completing 12 weeks of follow up.

Anterior chamber blood reflux during trabeculectomy in an eye with previous trabectome surgery.

Introduction: The Trabectome is a novel surgical device used in the treatment of open angle glaucoma that removes trabecular meshwork tissue to improve aqueous access to drainage channels. Little is known about the long-term consequences of permanently unroofing Schlemm canal. Eyes that have had previous surgery in the iridocorneal angle, specifically permanent removal of trabecular meshwork tissue, may have an increased propensity for blood reflux.

Comparison of macular optical coherence tomography findings between postacute retinal artery occlusion and nonacute optic neuropathy.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to report differentiating optical coherence tomography (OCT) findings between postacute retinal arterial occlusion (PARAO) and nonacute optic neuropathy (NAON).

Methods: A retrospective observational comparative study included 17 eyes with postacute permanent retinal arterial occlusion and 32 eyes with NAON whose assessment included a fast macular Status OCT. The macular OCT changes in the postacute phase of central retinal arterial occlusion and branch retinal arterial occlusion were, respectively, compared with those in diffuse and segmental NAON in an effort to establish differentiating features.

Combined pars plana lensectomy/vitrectomy for idiopathic macular hole repair without postoperative prone positioning.

Purpose: The aim of this study is to determine the anatomic and visual outcomes following combined pars plana lensectomy/vitrectomy (CPPLV) as a primary procedure for idiopathic macular hole (MH) without post-operative prone positioning (PPP).

Materials And Methods: A retrospective chart review of 42 patients (47 eyes) with MH who underwent CPPLV was performed. No PPP was performed; however, patients were instructed to avoid the supine position during the first postoperative week.

Intravitreal bevacizumab (avastin) treatment of retinal angiomatous proliferation.

Purpose: To report our short-term experience with intravitreal bevacizumab treatment of retinal angiomatous proliferation (RAP) in neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD).

Methods: A retrospective, interventional case series was performed that included 13 patients who received intravitreal injection of bevacizumab (1.25 mg) for treatment of RAP and completed 12 weeks of follow-up.

Optical coherence tomography of peripheral retinal lesions in enucleated human eye specimens with histologic correlation II.

Purpose: To report optical coherence tomography (OCT)-histologic correlations of two peripheral retinal lesions (PRLs) and to emphasize the feasibility of OCT imaging in fixed tissue specimens.

Methods: We studied seven formalin-fixed human eyes two of which contained two common peripheral retinal lesions. OCT scans were performed through these lesions and the vitreous base area, and the images were correlated with corresponding histologic sections.

[Resuscitation after intoxication with amitriptylin].

Intoxications with tricyclic antidepressants are often life threatening situations. In consequence of interference with many organ systems specific treatment consists in transportation to hospital under cardiopulmonary monitoring by physicians. The multiple possibilities of complications require the following treatments: continuous monitoring of the cardiovascular system, gastrolavage, application of carbon through a nasogastric tube, intubation and controlled ventilation in case of coma and continuous stand by for defibrillation.