Publications by authors named "Mirataollah Salabati"
To compare the anatomic and visual acuity (VA) outcomes of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) repair in eyes with a multifocal intraocular lens (IOLs) and eyes with monofocal IOLs. This retrospective matched-cohort study comprised pseudophakic eyes that had pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) or PPV with scleral buckling for RRD. Eyes with multifocal IOLs (multifocal group) were matched with eyes with monofocal IOLs (control group) in a 1:2 ratio for age, sex, primary surgeon, timing of surgery from presentation, type of surgery, and macular status.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: To compare visual outcomes and recurrence rates between pro re nata (PRN), treat-and-extend and stop (TES), and treat-and-extend with chronic maintenance dosing (TEM) regimens of anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) injections for myopic macular neovascularization (MNV) in multiethnic patients.
Methods: This retrospective study included patients treated with PRN, TES, or TEM for myopic MNV using intravitreal bevacizumab or ranibizumab. The primary outcome measure was visual improvement at 12 months.
To examine the characteristics of eyes with high-risk lattice degeneration treated with laser retinopexy and determine the indications, safety, and outcomes of the treatment. This interventional single-surgeon consecutive retrospective study was conducted at Wills Eye Hospital between 2014 and 2021. The series included eyes with lattice degeneration with high-risk lesions.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRetinal Displacement Following Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment Repair.
Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina
October 2024
Background And Objective: This study aimed to report retinal displacement incidence following rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) repair with pars plana vitrectomy (PPV), scleral buckle (SB), or combined SB/PPV.
Patients And Methods: A single-center, case series using Optos fundus autofluorescence (FAF) images was performed after RRD repair between April 2020 and February 2022. Retinal displacement was identified by imprinted retinal vessels on FAF imaging.
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to analyze sociodemographic factors in patients with eye-related issues attending emergency departments (EDs) and differentiate between emergent and nonemergent cases.
- A total of 60,677 patients were evaluated across multiple eye hospitals throughout 2019, with findings indicating that most diagnoses were nonemergent (56.7%).
- Key results showed that males and non-White Hispanic patients were more likely to have emergent diagnoses, while those with private insurance were less likely compared to uninsured patients; standard ED visits were associated with more emergent conditions than visits to specialized eye EDs.
Pseudoxanthoma elasticum-associated angioid streaks near a scleral buckle.
Am J Ophthalmol Case Rep
June 2024
Purpose: We report a patient with pseudoxanthoma elasticum (PXE) with angioid streaks near a scleral buckle site.
Observations: A 46-year-old male with PXE presented for evaluation of blurry vision and was found to have classic PXE findings in both eyes and angioid streaks adjacent to the site of a scleral buckle in his left eye. He underwent multimodal imaging, genetic testing, and intravitreal aflibercept in the right eye.
Article Synopsis
- * It included 53 eyes from 47 patients who had not been followed up for at least 180 days, and findings showed that visual acuity remained stable over time after their return visit.
- * Notably, some patients experienced increased IOP at their first return visit; however, no patients required surgery, and those with diabetic macular edema showed a more significant rise in IOP compared to other conditions.
To describe the clinical course and optical coherence tomography (OCT) features of patients with spontaneous reattachment of macula-off tractional retinal detachments (TRDs). Findings on clinical examination and OCT were evaluated. Four eyes of 4 patients with a history of macula-off TRD secondary to diabetic retinopathy (n = 3) or sickle cell retinopathy (n = 1) were included.
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- - This study assessed the outcomes of treating retinal arterial macroaneurysm with vitreous hemorrhage in patients over an 8-year period, comparing three treatment methods: observation, intravitreal injections (IVIs), and pars plana vitrectomy (PPV).
- - All treatment groups showed improvement in best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), but those in the IVI and PPV groups initially had worse vision; many patients treated with observation had excellent outcomes without any invasive procedure.
- - No link was found between the number of IVIs and BCVA improvement, and the use of anticoagulants did not affect final visual outcomes, indicating that type of treatment may not significantly determine long-term vision success. *
Purpose: To report the anatomical and visual outcomes of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment repair in patients with congenital or acquired nystagmus.
Methods: This was a case series involving a retrospective review of medical records from January 1, 2015, to April 1, 2021, of eight eyes of eight patients (seven men and one woman) with documented nystagmus who underwent rhegmatogenous retinal detachment repair. Primary outcomes included final reattachment rate and single surgery anatomical success at three months postoperatively.
Purpose: To compare visual acuity (VA) changes using standardized ETDRS best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) and nonstandardized Snellen VA among subjects enrolled in clinical trials.
Design: Retrospective study.
Participants: Patients enrolled in prospective clinical trials at 3 urban retina practices.
Purpose: To determine the outcomes of intentionally suspending anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF) injections in eyes with advanced neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD).
Design: Retrospective cohort study.
Methods: The study sample comprised 93 patients with nAMD and best available Snellen visual acuity (VA) ≤20/400 in which anti-VEGF treatment was suspended by the treating physician.
Purpose: To evaluate surgical outcomes in eyes with primary rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) deemed at high risk for postoperative proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR).
Design: Retrospective, consecutive case cohort study.
Participants: Eyes undergoing primary RRD repair with pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) or combined PPV with scleral buckling (PPV/SB) between January 1, 2016, and December 30, 2017, at Wills Eye Hospital.
Purpose: To report the outcomes of pars plana vitrectomy for vitreous hemorrhage (VH) associated with retinal vein occlusion and to identify prognostic indicators.
Methods: Interventional, retrospective consecutive case series between 2015 and 2021.
Results: The study included 138 eyes of 138 patients (64 female and 74 male); 81 patients had branch retinal vein occlusion and 57 had central retinal vein occlusion.
Background And Objective: To utilize quantitative ultra widefield retinal imaging to investigate the risk factors associated with the incidence and severity of postoperative epiretinal membrane (ERM) in patients who underwent primary rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) repair.
Patients And Methods: This retrospective study included patients who underwent pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) with scleral buckle (SB) for RRD, without a prior history of ERM, and who underwent ultra widefield imaging postoperatively between June 2020 and February 2022. The size and location (distance from the macula) of the drainage retinotomy and the area of peripheral pathology, including retinal breaks and laser scars, were quantitatively measured with cloud-based software.
Purpose: Performing laser retinopexy through multifocal intraocular lenses may be challenging due to aberrations of the peripheral retinal view. This study investigated the influence of multifocal versus monofocal intraocular lenses on outcomes of laser retinopexy for retinal tears.
Methods: Pseudophakic eyes (multifocal and monofocal intraocular lenses) that underwent in-office laser retinopexy for retinal tears, with a minimum follow-up of 3 months, were retrospectively analyzed.
Purpose: To characterize the most common ophthalmic conditions seen in the emergency department (ED) DESIGN: Cross-sectional study METHODS: This is a multicenter study of 64,988 patients who visited the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Wills Eye Hospital, and Johns Hopkins Hospital/Wilmer Eye Institute from January 1, 2019, until December 31, 2019. Demographic and primary diagnosis data were extracted including gender, age, race, ethnicity, insurance type, and ophthalmology consult status. Descriptive statistics were performed on all data using STATA IC 14 (64-bit).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAim: To report anatomical and functional outcomes after surgical repair of acute-onset vs delayed-onset rhegmatogenous retinal detachments (RDs) following acute posterior vitreous detachment (PVD).
Methods: A retrospective, comparative interventional cohort study where patients presenting to a single-centre retina practice between October 2015 and March 2020 with delayed RDs (diagnosed ≥42 days after initial presentation of acute PVD) were compared with a 2:1 age-matched and gender-matched acute RD cohort (PVD and RD at initial presentation). The primary outcome was the final attachment rate and single surgery anatomic success (SSAS) at 3 months after RD repair.
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View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To identify risk factors for surgical failure after scleral buckling (SB) for primary rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) repair.
Design: Single-centre retrospective consecutive case series.
Participants: All patients who underwent SB for repair of primary RRD at Wills Eye Hospital between January 1, 2015, and December 31, 2018, were included.
Purpose: To assess the outcomes of glaucoma surgery in patients with a history of scleritis at a tertiary medical center.
Methods: The retrospective case series included patients with a history of scleritis who required glaucoma surgery between 4/2006 and 8/2021.
Results: Two hundred and eighty-one eyes of 259 patients had glaucoma and scleritis with 28 eyes (10%) of 25 patients requiring glaucoma surgery.
Aim: To quantify the areas of burden experienced by patients requiring repeated intravitreal injections (IVI) in the management of exudative retinal diseases.
Methods: The validated Questionnaire to Assess Life Impact of Treatment by Intravitreal Injections survey was administered to patients at four retina clinical practices across four US states. The primary outcome measure was Treatment Burden Score (TBS), a single score assessing overall burden.
Objective: To compare the rates of complications in eyes that received a dexamethasone (DEX) implant (0.7 mg) or intravitreal triamcinolone (IVT) (2 mg) to treat postvitrectomy macular edema (ME).
Design: Retrospective, comparative, case series.
Purpose: To identify baseline ocular and systemic factors associated with central subfield thickness (CST) fluctuations in patients with diabetic macular edema (DME) using data from Diabetic Retinopathy Clinical Research Protocols T and V.
Design: Post hoc analysis of clinical trial databases.
Subjects: Patients in Protocols T and V.