Ultrasound findings in Terson's syndrome: two case reports.

Terson's syndrome describes the concurrence of intracranial hemorrhage, vitreous hemorrhage and juxtapapillary subinternal limiting membrane and retinal hemorrhage. In most cases, the retinal and vitreous hemorrhage will clear spontaneously. Vitrectomy was indicated by persistent hemorrhage in two cases.

Intravitreal triamcinolone with transpupillary therapy for subfoveal choroidal neovascularization in age related macular degeneration. A randomized controlled pilot study [ISRCTN74123635].

Background: To assess the effect of intravitreal triamcinolone acetonide (iTA) as an adjunctive treatment to transpupillary therapy (TTT) for new subfoveal choroidal neovascular membranes (CNV) in age-related macular degeneration (AMD).

Methods: This prospective randomized controlled pilot study comprised 26 patients scheduled to receive TTT, due to either absent indications for photodynamic therapy or financial issues. Patients were assigned into; Group A (n = 14) received TTT alone and Group B (n = 12) received iTA (4 mg) followed by TTT within one week.

Perfluorocarbon-perfused vitrectomy: a new method for vitrectomy--a safety and feasibility study.

Purpose: To evaluate the safety and feasibility of perfluorocarbon-perfused vitrectomy (PCPV) as a technique during vitrectomy for proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) and rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD).

Methods: In an experimental, prospective, noncomparative and interventional study, 28 eyes of 28 patients were submitted to vitrectomy with the PCPV technique, 18 eyes with PDR and 10 with RRD. In this technique we replaced the traditional balanced saline solution (BSS) in the infusion line (conventional vitrectomy) by perfluorocarbon liquids (PCL).