ACUTE RETINAL PIGMENT EPITHELIITIS: ASSOCIATION WITH ACUTE COXSACKIE A VIRUS INFECTION.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to describe the occurrence of acute retinal pigment epitheliitis in association with serologic evidence of acute Coxsackie A virus infection.

Methods: This study is a case report.

Results: A 37-year-old man noted an acute onset of paracentral scotomas in his right eye correlating with stippled retinal pigment epithelial pigment alterations with whitish halos surrounding the fovea.

chorioretinitis as a biomarker of systemic disease activity following nosocomial acquisition during cardiopulmonary bypass.

: To understand the role of ophthalmoscopic examination (dilated retina examination and widefield fundus photography) in the diagnosis and management of nosocomial acquisition of following open heart surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass utilizing a heater-cooler unit, an entity that is associated with >50% mortality during the worldwide outbreak that has occurred since 2013.: Case report with review of previous cases.: Signature chorioretinal lesions can be used as a diagnostic sign and a biomarker for assessment of treatment efficacy.

PNEUMATIC COMPACTION TREATMENT OF ACUTE SUBFOVEAL HEMORRHAGE AFTER BLUNT TRAUMA IN A PATIENT WITH ANGIOID STREAKS ASSOCIATED WITH PSEUDOXANTHOMA ELASTICUM.

Purpose: To report a case of photoreceptor restitution and vision improvement with pneumatic compaction treatment of acute subfoveal hemorrhage in a patient with angioid streaks associated with pseudoxanthoma elasticum, observed by sequential fundus photography, spectral domain optical coherence tomography, and fundus autofluorescence.

Methods: Findings on initial and sequential clinical examinations, fundus autofluorescence, and spectral domain optical coherence tomography are presented, before and after pneumatic compaction, demonstrating the course of compaction and resolution of subfoveal hemorrhage and status of the foveal ellipsoid zone and external limiting membrane. Sequential improvements in oxygen and nutrient diffusion are calculated using Fick's law of diffusion.

SERIAL "EN FACE" OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY IMAGING OF SLOWLY RESORBING SUBRETINAL FLUID AFTER PNEUMATIC RETINOPEXY.

Purpose: To describe the use and utility of serial "en face" C-scan optical coherence tomography in following the postoperative subretinal fluid status in a patient after pneumatic retinopexy treatment of a rhegmatogenous retinal detachment.

Method: Case study.

Results: Serial "en face" optical coherence tomography imaging enhanced postoperative follow-up of persistent subretinal fluid, demonstrating its spontaneous disappearance over time.

Current intravitreal pharmacologic therapies for diabetic macular edema.

Introduction: Diabetic retinopathy is the leading cause of vision loss in working-age adults; it is a highly prevalent cause of vision loss overall and has a potent impact on the quality of life in those with diabetes mellitus and public health in general. Diabetic macular edema (DME) is the most common cause of vision loss from diabetic retinopathy. In patients with diabetes mellitus, chronic hyperglycemia leads to activation of the inflammatory cascade and retinal capillary damage that result in microaneurysm formation in the retina.

Rhegmatogenous retinal detachment.

Patients often present after trauma with symptoms of vision loss or loss of a field of vision from a rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD). This study aims to equip the health care provider with knowledge on the recognition, evaluation, and management of RRD to improve communication between the patient and consultant. The article highlights the symptoms, signs (including ophthalmoscopic findings), and pathogenesis of RRD.

Intravitreal bevacizumab and triamcinolone acetonide combination therapy for exudative neovascular age-related macular degeneration: short-term optical coherence tomography results.

Purpose: The aim of this study to describe the short-term anatomical results after an intravitreal injection of bevacizumab and triamcinolone acetonide in patients with foveal edema and/or subfoveal fluid associated with neovascularization (NV) due to age-related macular degeneration (AMD).

Methods: A retrospective, noncomparative case series was conducted in patients with foveal edema and/or subfoveal fluid associated with NV due to AMD during a 3-month period. Patients were treated with intravitreal injections of bevacizumab (1.

Retinal vascular disease in hypertension. Risk factor modification optimizes vision outcomes.

In a previous article (July 2004, page 57), Dr Colucciello reviewed nonproliferative and proliferative diabetic retinopathy. In this article, he discusses retinal vascular disease associated with hypertension, which is especially likely to occur in persons with vasculopathic risk factors. Retinal vein occlusion, retinal arterial macroaneurysm, retinal artery occlusion, and carotid artery disease are predictive of progressive systemic vascular disease.

Diabetic retinopathy. Control of systemic factors preserves vision.

Diabetic retinopathy, a retinal microangiopathy, is the leading cause of blindness for persons aged 20 to 65 years in the United States. Routine screening and early treatment are cost-effective and have been shown to help preserve sight. Primary care physicians play a key role in treatment of systemic factors that lead to poor outcomes and referral to an ophthalmologist or a retinal specialist for screening and local treatment.