Real-world visual acuity outcomes for patients with naïve neovascular age-related macular degeneration treated with aflibercept, ranibizumab, or bevacizumab in the Republic of Korea.

Background: To compare the visual outcomes of different anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) drugs, including aflibercept, ranibizumab, and bevacizumab, in a real-world setting in Korea.

Methods: We collected data from patients who received monotherapy using one of these three anti-VEGF drugs as naïve treatment after being diagnosed with neovascular age-related macular degeneration. The number of injections and visual acuity (VA) outcomes of each cohort were obtained and pairwise comparisons were performed using propensity score matching.

Psoriasis as a Predictor of Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Nationwide Cohort Study.

Purpose: The objective of this study is to evaluate the relationship of psoriasis and neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) in a population with diabetic mellitus (DM).

Design: Nationwide, population-based, retrospective cohort study.

Methods: Records of patients over 40 years of age who had been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus from January 2009 to December 2012 were analyzed.

Results of office-based fluid-air exchange for postvitrectomy hemorrhage in diabetic retinopathy.

Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy and clinical outcomes of a one-way fluid-air exchange procedure for the treatment of postvitrectomy diabetic vitreous hemorrhage in patients with proliferative diabetic retinopathy.

Methods: This retrospective study included 233 patients with proliferative diabetic retinopathy, who underwent vitrectomy. A one-way fluid-air exchange procedure was performed in 24 eyes of 24 (10.

PSORIASIS INCREASES RETINAL VEIN OCCLUSION RISK IN DIABETIC PATIENTS: A Nationwide Population-Based Study.

Purpose: The objective of this research was to explore how psoriasis is linked to the occurrence of retinal vein occlusion (RVO) in diabetic population.

Methods: This was a retrospective, nationwide, population-based cohort study that examined medical records from January 2009 to December 2012. The study focused on patients ≥20 years of age who had been diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM).

Fluctuation of Intraocular Pressure and Vascular Factors Are Associated With the Development of Epiretinal Membrane in Glaucoma.

Purpose: To identify factors associated with the development of epiretinal membranes (ERM) in glaucoma patients.

Design: Multicenter, propensity-score matched, case-control study.

Methods: One hundred ninety-two eyes of 192 patients with glaucoma from the Catholic Medical Center Glaucoma Suspect Cohort Study were analyzed.

Lack of association between SIX1/SIX6 locus polymorphisms and pseudoexfoliation syndrome in a population from the Republic of Korea.

Previous studies have reported the association of the SIX1/SIX6 locus with open-angle glaucoma in various ethnic populations. However, the relevance of the SIX1/SIX6 locus to pseudoexfoliation syndrome (XFS) appears uncertain at present. Thus, we investigated the relationship between polymorphisms in the SIX1/SIX6 locus and XFS in a Korean XFS cohort.

Treatment of Various Ocular Manifestation of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus with Therapeutic Plasma Exchange.

The goal of this study is to describe a rare case of acute systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) ocular involvement, followed by a rapid deterioration of the overall condition, and to then describe its successful treatment with therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE). In our case, a 21-year-old female, previously diagnosed with SLE, presented with a bilateral decreased vision for one week. Fundus examination and optical coherence tomography revealed subretinal fluid accumulation in both eyes and severe disc swelling with diffuse subretinal hemorrhages and perimacular whitening in the left eye.

Predicting Visual Field Progression by Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography and Pattern Electroretinography in Glaucoma.

Prcis: Reduced P50-N95 amplitude on pattern electroretinography (PERG) and the presence of microvasculature dropout (MvD) on optical coherence tomography angiography (OCT-A) at baseline were significant factors associated with visual field (VF) progression in predominantly normal tension glaucoma (NTG) patients.

Objective: We investigated the baseline demographics and ocular characteristics that predict future progression in glaucoma patients, including PERG and OCT-A parameters.

Methods: One Hundred forty eyes with open angle glaucoma that were prospectively enrolled and followed up for at least 3 years, and underwent at least 5 serial VF tests were included.

Impact of cardiovascular comorbidity on increased neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio in pseudoexfoliation syndrome.

Background: The purpose of this study was to compare neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratios (NLRs) of patients with pseudoexfoliation syndrome (PEX) according to the presence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) with those without CVD as controls.

Methods: A total of 197 participants (97 patients with PEX and 100 participants without PEX regarded as the control group) were included in this retrospective study. The PEX group was divided into 2 subgroups, PEX with CVD (group 1) and PEX without CVD (group 2).

Association of Polymorphisms at the SIX1/SIX6 Locus With Normal Tension Glaucoma in a Korean Population.

Prcis: We demonstrated that SIX1/SIX6 locus polymorphism (rs10483727 and rs33912345) was significantly associated with a genetic susceptibility to NTG in a Korean population. More studies are needed to investigate whether the SIX1/SIX6 locus is associated with NTG among various ethnic populations.

Purpose: Several previous studies have reported that the relevance of the SIX1/SIX6 locus to open angle glaucoma (OAG) in various ethnic populations.

Assessment for Macular Thickness after Uncomplicated Phacoemulsification Using Optical Coherence Tomography.

Purpose: Macular edema including cystoid macular edema is one of the main causes of unfavorable visual outcomes after cataract surgery. The macular thickness and the occurrence of macular edema after uncomplicated cataract surgery was evaluated using optical coherence tomography (OCT) in this study.

Methods: Macular map images were taken by OCT before surgery and at 1 week, 1 month, and 2 months postsurgery.

Inflammatory cytokines and retinal nonperfusion area in quiescent proliferative diabetic retinopathy.

Purpose: We sought to investigate the association between inflammatory cytokine levels and retinal capillary nonperfusion area in eyes with quiescent proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR).

Methods: Samples of aqueous humor were collected from 67 eyes (n = 42 patients) with treatment-naïve PDR. Levels of interleukin (IL)-10, IL-1β, IL-6, IL-8, monocyte chemoattractant protein 1 (MCP-1), and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) were obtained using multiplex bead assay.

Natural history of incomplete retinal pigment epithelial and outer retinal atrophy in age-related macular degeneration.

Objective: To assess the time course and risk factors for conversion of incomplete retinal pigment epithelium and outer retina atrophy (iRORA) to complete retinal pigment epithelium and outer retina atrophy (cRORA) in eyes with non-neovascular intermediate age-related macular degeneration (iAMD), using optical coherence tomography (OCT) analysis.

Design: Retrospective survival study.

Participants: Tracked structural Spectralis OCT (Heidelberg Engineering, Heidelberg, Germany) volume datasets from 2 retinal specialists at the University of California-Los Angeles were retrospectively screened to identify consecutive participants with non-neovascular iAMD without signs of atrophy or macular neovascularization in either eye at baseline.

Non-neovascular age-related macular degeneration with subretinal fluid.

Purpose: To evaluate the various patterns of subretinal fluid (SRF) in eyes with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in the absence of macular neovascularisation (MNV) and to assess the long-term outcomes in these eyes.

Methods: This retrospective study included only eyes with non-neovascular AMD and associated SRF. Eyes with evidence of MNV were excluded.

Lack of correlation between S1 RNA binding domain 1 SNP rs3213787/rs11884064 and normal-tension glaucoma in a population from the Republic of Korea.

Previous studies have reported the association of the S1 RNA binding domain 1 (SRBD1) gene with open-angle glaucoma in various ethnic populations. However, in those studies, the definition of the patients differed, as did the results. Therefore, the relevance of the SRBD1 gene to normal tension glaucoma (NTG) appears uncertain at present.

Relationship Between Nerve Fiber Layer Hemorrhages and Outcomes in Central Retinal Vein Occlusion.

Purpose: To evaluate the depth and pattern of retinal hemorrhage in acute central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO) and to correlate these with visual and anatomic outcomes.

Methods: Retinal hemorrhages were evaluated with color fundus photography and fluorescein angiography at baseline and follow-up. Snellen visual acuity (VA), central foveal thickness (CFT), extent of retinal ischemia, and development of neovascularization were analyzed.

Ultra-Widefield Fluorescein Angiography Findings in Patients with Macular Edema Following Cataract Surgery.

: To evaluate the ultra-widefield fluorescein angiography (UWFA) findings in patients with macular edema (ME) following cataract surgery.: Thirty-three eyes from patients who showed greater than a 30% increase in the central subfield thickness following cataract surgery were included. UWFA scored according to a system suggested by the Angiography Scoring for Uveitis Working Group (ASUWG).

Lack of Correlation between ASB10 and Normal-tension Glaucoma in a Population from the Republic of Korea.

: Ankyrin repeats and suppressor of cytokine signaling box-containing protein 10 () was identified as a novel gene for glaucoma. Since then, there have been reports on the association of with glaucoma in various ethnic populations. In these studies, patients with different glaucoma types were included.

Association of HK2 and NCK2 with normal-tension glaucoma in a population from the Republic of Korea.

Background: Previous studies have reported the association of HK2 and NCK2 genes with normal-tension glaucoma (NTG) in Japan, but there has been no follow-up study in other countries, so the relevance of these genes to NTG appears uncertain at present. Thus, we investigated the relationship between the HK2 and NCK2 genes and NTG in a Korean NTG cohort.

Methods: In total, 154 unrelated Korean patients with NTG and 101 normal Korean controls were recruited.

Systemic Factors Related to Intraocular Levels of Interleukin-6 and Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor in Diabetic Retinopathy.

This study is for identifying systemic factors correlating with intraocular levels of interleukin-6 (IL-6) and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in diabetic retinopathy. Forty-two consecutive patients undergoing pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) for PDR were included in this cross-sectional study. The aqueous humor was sampled just prior to PPV for assay of IL-6 and VEGF.

Neurofibromatosis type 1 with tarsal conjunctiva thickening: A case report.

Rationale: We report a rare case of neurofibroma in the form of tarsal conjunctival thickening of the eyelid in patients with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1), common ocular complications of which are Lisch nodules, choroidal nodules, and optic nerve glioma.

Patient Concerns: A 46-year-old female patient was diagnosed with neurofibroma after biopsy and removal of 2 lumbar level intradural masses 15 years ago. She was being monitored without recurrence.

Effects on ocular discomfort and tear film dynamics of suturing 23-gauge pars plana vitrectomies.

Purpose: To evaluate the effects of suturing 23-gauge pars plana vitrectomies on ocular discomfort and tear film dynamics.

Methods: This retrospective chart review involved data from 50 procedures in 50 patients who underwent 23-gauge pars plana vitrectomy from January to November 2016. We divided the eyes into two groups according to the presence or absence of sutures; 35 eyes underwent sutureless vitrectomies (Group 1), and 15 eyes underwent vitrectomy with at least one sclerotomy suture site (Group 2).