Identification of leakage sites in central serous chorioretinopathy using optical coherence tomography and the assessment of the characteristics of the biomarkers.

Purpose: To identify optical coherence tomography (OCT)-based imaging biomarkers that can localize focal leakage points without fluorescein angiography in central serous chorioretinopathy (CSC).

Methods: This retrospective case-control study analyzed 119 consecutive patients (123 eyes) with CSC between April 2018 and February 2024, comprising 66 eyes with focal-leakage type and 57 eyes with diffuse-leakage type. We assessed leakage sites using OCT, and the proportions of OCT findings were compared between focal- and diffuse-leakage types.

Predictive risk scores for visual prognosis after photodynamic therapy for central serous chorioretinopathy.

Purpose: To comprehensively evaluate baseline characteristics of patients with central serous chorioretinopathy (CSC) and develop predictive risk scores to identify visual prognosis.

Methods: This single-institute, retrospective cohort study included 144 eyes of 144 patients with CSC who underwent photodynamic therapy and achieved serous retinal detachment resolution. We developed and assessed the performance of several risk scores for best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) outcomes six months post-treatment: i) BCVA improvement (≤-1.

Polypoidal Choroidal Vasculopathy Complicated by Red Blood Cell-Coated Intraocular Lens: A Case Report.

This study aimed to characterize the detailed multi-modal imaging findings of red blood cell (RBC)-coated intraocular lenses (IOLs). A 68-year-old patient with polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy underwent vitrectomy for subretinal and vitreous hemorrhage. Subsequently, RBC-coated IOL was diagnosed.

Sex differences in choroidal vessels using novel wide-field choroidal en-face images from optical coherence tomography.

This study aims to develop a method to quantify choroidal vessels in normal eyes using wide-field optical coherence tomography (OCT) en-face images. The study included participants with normal eyes in whom wide-angle OCT images were acquired to generate planarized choroidal en-face and thickness map images. The images were segmented into central, midperipheral, and peripheral areas, and the midperipheral and peripheral areas were further segmented into supratemporal, infratemporal, supranasal, and infranasal sectors.

Evaluating health information systems-related errors using the human, organization, process, technology-fit (HOPT-fit) framework.

Complex socio-technical health information systems (HIS) issues can create new error risks. Therefore, we evaluated the management of HIS-related errors using the proposed human, organization, process, and technology-fit framework to identify the lessons learned. Qualitative case study methodology through observation, interview, and document analysis was conducted at a 1000-bed Japanese specialist teaching hospital.