Three-Month Safety and Efficacy Outcomes for the Smaller-Incision New-Generation Implantable Miniature Telescope (SING IMT™).

The smaller-incision new-generation implantable miniature telescope (SING IMT™) is the second generation of the IMT™, a telescope prosthesis that is indicated for monocular implantation in patients with stable vision impairment caused by bilateral central scotomas associated with end-stage Age-related macular degeneration (AMD). This non-comparative retrospective study is the first and largest single-surgeon case series to evaluate the short-term (3 months) safety and efficacy of the device in patients with disciform scars or geographic atrophy at baseline. The main outcome measures included best-corrected distance and near visual acuity (CDVA and CDNVA, respectively), endothelial cell density (ECD) loss, and the incidence of complications.

Optical coherence tomography angiography in Bietti crystalline dystrophy.

Purpose: Bietti crystalline dystrophy (BCD) is a rare autosomal recessive retinal dystrophy caused by pathogenic variants of gene and characterized by shiny yellow deposits in the retina and progressive atrophy of the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) and choriocapillaris. The main aim of the present study is to describe the optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) characteristics of a patient affected by BCD.

Methods: A 59-years-old female with genetically confirmed BCD underwent an ophthalmological examination complete of OCTA performed in the atrophic retina, the junctional zone and the apparently normal retina.

Retinal vascular impairment in Wolfram syndrome: an optical coherence tomography angiography study.

To evaluate differences in macular and optic disc circulation in patients affected by Wolfram Syndrome (WS) employing optical coherence tomography-angiography (OCTA) imaging. In this retrospective study, 18 eyes from 10 WS patients, 16 eyes of 8 patients affected by type I diabetes and 17 eyes from 17 healthy controls were enrolled. All patients were imaged through OCT and OCTA and vascular parameters, as perfusion density (PD) and vessel length density (VLD) were measured.

Cleft Lip and Palate Repair.

Introduction: Cleft lip and palate is the most frequent congenital craniofacial deformity. In this article, the authors describe their experience with cleft lip and palate repair.

Methods: Data regarding patients presenting with primary diagnosis of cleft lip and/or palate, between 2009 and 2015, were reviewed.