Purpose: Rapid identification of virulent pathogens is essential to strengthen the therapeutic strategy of acute endophthalmitis.
Objectives: This study sought to compare the contribution of a combination of polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based tests to culture methods, in patients with postoperative endophthalmitis.
Design: Prospective multicenter study diagnostic evaluation.
Objective And Setting: Primary prevention, comprising patient-oriented and environmental interventions, is considered to be one of the best ways to reduce violence in the emergency department (ED). We assessed the impact of a comprehensive prevention programme aimed at preventing incivility and verbal violence against healthcare professionals working in the ophthalmology ED (OED) of a university hospital.
Intervention: The programme was designed to address long waiting times and lack of information.
Purpose: To update the recommendations of the France Macula Federation for treatment of wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD).
Methods: Analysis of literature and expert opinion.
Results: The FFM recommends initiating anti-VEGF therapy as soon as possible after diagnosis of exudative AMD.
Purpose: To update the recommendations of the France Macula Federation for the diagnosis of wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD).
Methods: Analysis of literature and expert opinion.
Results: The FMF recommends diagnosing wet AMD by combining the results of fundus examination (or color or monochromatic fundus photographs), optical coherence tomography (OCT) showing exudative signs, and morphological visualization of the neovascular membrane, which may be obtained non-invasively (OCT-angiography) or invasively (fluorescein and/or indocyanine green angiography).