Diagnostic Accuracy of Artificial Intelligence-Based Automated Diabetic Retinopathy Screening in Real-World Settings: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Purpose: To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of artificial intelligence (AI)-based automated diabetic retinopathy (DR) screening in real-world settings.

Design: Systematic review and meta-analysis METHODS: We conducted a systematic review of relevant literature from January 2012 to August 2022 using databases including PubMed, Scopus and Web of Science. The quality of studies was evaluated using Quality Assessment for Diagnostic Accuracy Studies 2 (QUADAS-2) checklist.

Closure rate and recovery of subfoveal microstructures following conventional internal limiting membrane peeling versus per fluoro octane-assisted inverted flap for large macular holes - A randomized controlled trial (InFlap Study).

Purpose: To analyze the outcomes following conventional internal limiting membrane (ILM) peeling versus perfluoro octane-assisted inverted flap technique for large macular holes (MH).

Methods: A consecutive 99 eyes of 99 patients were enrolled {45 - conventional group and 54 - inverted flap (InFlap) group}. The primary outcome was a difference in closure rate.

Incidence, outcomes, and risk of surgical failure after development of early hypotony following Aurolab aqueous drainage implant surgery.

Purpose: To report the incidence, outcomes, and risk of surgical failure after early postoperative hypotony following Aurolab Aqueous Drainage Implant (AADI) surgery for adult and pediatric refractory glaucoma.

Methods: Medical records of patients who underwent AADI between January 2013 and March 2017 with a minimum of 2-years follow-up were retrospectively reviewed. Early postoperative hypotony was defined as IOP ≤5 mmHg within the first 3 months after AADI.

Outcomes of the Aurolab aqueous drainage implant and trabeculectomy with mitomycin C in iridocorneal endothelial syndrome.

Purpose: To compare the surgical outcomes of the Aurolab aqueous drainage implant (AADI) and trabeculectomy with mitomycin C (MMC) in patients with glaucoma secondary to iridocorneal endothelial (ICE) syndrome.

Materials And Methods: This retrospective comparative case series included 41 eyes of 41 patients with ICE syndrome and glaucoma who underwent either a trabeculectomy with MMC (n = 20) or AADI surgery (n = 21) with a minimum of 2 years follow-up. Outcome measures included intraocular pressure (IOP), the use of glaucoma medications, visual acuity, additional surgical interventions, and surgical complications.

Correlation of pattern of visual field loss by perimetry and anterior chamber angle parameters by anterior segment optical coherence tomography in primary angle-closure glaucoma.

Purpose: To correlate and analyze the pattern of the visual field (VF) defects by perimetry and anterior chamber angle parameters by AS-OCT in primary angle-closure glaucoma (PACG) across varied severity levels on presentation to a tertiary eye care center.

Methods: This was a cross-sectional study, which included 323 eyes of clinically diagnosed cases of PACG. Glaucoma severity was categorized according to mean deviation (MD) as mild (-6.

Community Health Workers for Prevention of Corneal Ulcers in South India: A Cluster-Randomized Trial.

Purpose: To determine whether a community health worker (CHW) program increases referrals to local eye care providers and ultimately reduces the incidence of corneal ulcers.

Design: Cluster-randomized trial performed from 2014 to 2017 in rural South India.

Methods: This was a community-based study that included all inhabitants of 42 rural South Indian communities.

Identification of risk factors for targeted diabetic retinopathy screening to urgently decrease the rate of blindness in people with diabetes in India.

Purpose: There is an exponential rise in the prevalence of diabetes mellitus (DM) in India. Ideally all people with DM should be periodically screening for diabetic retinopathy (DR) but is not practical with current infrastructure. An alternate strategy is to identify high-risk individuals with vision-threatening diabetic retinopathy (VTDR) for priority screening and treatment.

Intraocular Pressure Control Following Phacoemulsification in Eyes With Pre-existing Aurolab Aqueous Drainage Implant.

Purpose: The aim was to investigate intraocular pressure (IOP) control after phacoemulsification in adult glaucomatous eyes with a functioning nonvalved Aurolab Aqueous Drainage Implant (AADI) compared with eyes that did not have cataract extraction post-AADI.

Methods: In this retrospective study, we reviewed records of 47 patients (47 eyes) who had a clear corneal phacoemulsification after AADI placement with a minimum of 2 years of follow up. The control group included 89 patients (89 eyes) who had a functional AADI at 1 year, minimum of 3 years of follow up post-AADI implantation, and no cataract extraction.

Intermediate-term outcomes of the Aurolab aqueous drainage implant in neovascular glaucoma.

Purpose: To assess the outcomes of the non-valved Aurolab aqueous drainage implant (AADI) in neovascular glaucoma (NVG).

Methods: Data of consecutive patients with NVG who underwent AADI and had a minimum follow-up of 2 years were included. The primary outcome measure was the cumulative rate of surgical failure defined as intraocular pressure (IOP) >21 mm Hg or reduced <20% below baseline, IOP ≤5 mm Hg, reoperation for glaucoma or a complication, or loss of light perception vision.

Urgent and emergent glaucoma care during the COVID-19 pandemic: An analysis at a tertiary care hospital in South India.

Purpose: To describe the demographic profiles, clinical characteristics, and clinical outcomes of patients presenting with glaucoma emergencies during the COVID-19 lockdown in India.

Methods: This retrospective, cross-sectional, observational case series involved review of medical records of all patients presenting to the glaucoma service during the COVID-19 lockdown period and comparison with the previous year (March 23 to June 23, 2020 Vs 2019) in a tertiary center in India.

Results: We found a 78.

Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 specific IgG antibodies among eye care workers in South India.

Purpose: Health care workers are at higher risk of acquiring the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. This study aims to understand the seroprevalence of anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibody among the eye care workers in South India.

Methods: The participants included eye care workers from the nine eye care centres.

Impact of COVID-19 on follow-up and medication adherence in patients with glaucoma in a tertiary eye care centre in south India.

Purpose: COVID-19 pandemic has affected the healthcare system worldwide hindering the continuum of treatment of chronic disease patients. The objective of the study is to analyze the barriers encountered by the glaucoma patients for the follow-up visit and medication adherence during the pandemic.

Methods: This cross-sectional study included glaucoma patients who did not attend the scheduled appointment from April 1, 2020 to July 31, 2020 in a tertiary eye care center (88.

Perspectives of physicians regarding the role of webinars on medical education during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Purpose: To understand the perspectives of physicians regarding the role of webinars on continuing medical education.

Methods: An online survey comprising of 34 questions in nine sections was conducted using Google Forms. The link for the questionnaire was shared via e-mail and social media to practicing physicians.

Screening first-degree relatives of glaucoma patients reveals barriers to participation.

Purpose: To report the results of a glaucoma screening campaign targeting first-degree relatives of glaucoma patients in South India.

Methods: 1598 glaucoma patients were contacted via letter or letter and phone call and asked to bring their siblings and children to a glaucoma screening. Participants underwent standardised eye examinations and completed questionnaires that assessed barriers to participation and awareness of glaucoma risk.

Surgical Outcomes of Superotemporal Versus Inferonasal Placement of Aurolab Aqueous Drainage Implant in Refractory Pediatric Glaucoma.

Purpose: We sought to describe the outcomes of the Aurolab aqueous drainage implant (AADI) placed in the superotemporal (ST) versus the inferonasal (IN) quadrant in pediatric eyes with refractory glaucoma.

Design: Retrospective comparative interventional case series.

Methods: This was a retrospective study of patients ≤18 years of age who underwent AADI implantation and completed a minimum of 2-year follow-up.

Comparison of surgical repositioning rates and outcomes for hydrophilic vs hydrophobic single-piece acrylic toric IOLs.

Purpose: To evaluate the comparative rotational stability and the repositioning rates and outcomes of a hydrophilic and hydrophobic acrylic monofocal toric intraocular lens (IOLs).

Setting: Single center, Aravind Eye Hospital in Madurai, India.

Design: Retrospective cohort study.

Incidence of Endophthalmitis after Intravitreal Injections: Risk Factors, Microbiology Profile, and Clinical Outcomes.

Purpose: To report the incidence and characteristics of endophthalmitis after intravitreal injections (IVI) of antivascular endothelial growth factor agents and triamcinolone acetonide.

Methods: Patients' medical records were retrospectively reviewed from January 2009 to June 2016, and the incidence, risk factors, clinical and microbiological characteristics of post-IVI endophthalmitis were evaluated.

Results: The total number of intravitreal injections given, which included ranibizumab, bevacizumab, and triamcinolone acetonide, was 20,566, of which 27 cases developed endophthalmitis, giving an overall incidence of 0.