Outcomes of Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Keratitis After Clear Corneal Incision Phacoemulsification Surgery: A Case Series of 6 Eyes in South Florida.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to present the successful management and outcomes in a series of 6 cases of culture-positive nontuberculous mycobacterial keratitis after clear corneal incision phacoemulsification surgery.

Methods: This is a case series of 6 consecutive eyes that presented at the Cornea Division at an academic institution, diagnosed with culture-positive nontuberculous mycobacterial keratitis after phacoemulsification surgery.

Results: Six eyes of 5 patients were included.

Complete Resolution of Traumatic Indirect Carotid-Cavernous Fistula Two Years After Inciting Event.

Indirect carotid cavernous fistulas (CCFs) are most often spontaneous, but can rarely be caused by trauma. With traumatic etiology, the timeline for the development of symptoms varies significantly and can be difficult to predict. In this report, we discuss the case of a patient found to have an indirect CCF who presented for acutely worsening ocular symptoms and a history of pulsatile tinnitus that began two years prior after a suspected inciting head injury.

Retinopathy in a Full-Term Infant with Cri-du-Chat Syndrome.

Cri-du-chat (CdC) is a 5p chromosomal deletion syndrome. CdC has numerous systemic associations but only a few ocular manifestations have been documented. In this report we present novel ocular findings of peripheral avascular retina and retinal hemorrhages in a full-term female infant, born to non-consanguineous parents, who had clinical features of cri-du-chat syndrome and genetic confirmation.

COMPARISON OF 2D AND 3D VIDEO DISPLAYS FOR TEACHING VITREORETINAL SURGERY.

Purpose: To compare medical students' learning uptake and understanding of vitreoretinal surgeries by watching either 2D or 3D video recordings.

Methods: Three vitreoretinal procedures (tractional retinal detachment, exposed scleral buckle removal, and four-point scleral fixation of an intraocular lens [TSS]) were recorded simultaneously with a conventional recorder for two-dimensional viewing and a VERION 3D HD system using Sony HVO-1000MD for three-dimensional viewing. Two videos of each surgery, one 2D and the other 3D, were edited to have the same content side by side.

Loss of citron kinase affects a subset of progenitor cells that alters late but not early neurogenesis in the developing rat retina.

Purpose: To understand how loss of citron kinase (CitK) affects retinal progenitor cells (RPCs) in the developing rat retina.

Methods: We compared knockout (KO) and wild-type (WT) retinae by immunohistochemistry. The TdT-mediated dUTP terminal nick-end labeling (TUNEL) assay was performed to determine cell death.