Publications by authors named "R H Jonas"
Purpose: Formation of a full thickness macular hole (FTMH) after vitrectomy is rare. The aim of this study was to describe risk factors, clinical course, anatomical and functional prognosis of secondary FTMH development following surgery for primary rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD).
Methods: Retrospective study.
Purpose: To examine intraretinally migrated retinal pigment epithelium cells (iRPECs) in enucleated human eyes with various retinal conditions and corresponding intraretinal hyperreflective bodies (iHRBs) in a large cohort of patients with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in China.
Design: Population-based study and histomorphometric investigation.
Participants: Participants of the population-based Beijing Eye Study and enucleated human eyes.
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- The review summarizes the clinical and anatomical aspects of myopia, highlighting the different stages of myopic maculopathy (MMP) and their association with retinal changes.
- Recent findings show that MMP stage-4 is linked to defects in Bruch's membrane and previous macular neovascularization, while stage-3 demonstrates differences based on the presence of these defects.
- Additionally, higher axial lengths in myopic eyes correlate with increased risks for vision loss and certain eye conditions, including open-angle glaucoma, emphasizing the complexity and implications of myopia in aging populations.
Purpose: Anti-seizure medications (ASM) can lower the efficacy of hormonal birth control (BC), while estrogen-containing BC can increase ASM metabolism, altering seizure frequency. Despite these adverse interactions, many youth with epilepsy demonstrate inadequate knowledge about this topic. Thus, there is a need to develop tools that empower youth with epilepsy to make more informed contraceptive decisions.
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- The study looked at how the use and cost of certain medications (non-IV rescue benzodiazepines) changed after new options (intranasal midazolam and diazepam) became available from 2016 to 2022.
- Out of 4,444 patients, over half switched from using rectal diazepam to the new intranasal options, and this trend increased each year.
- The study found that the costs for the last medication patients used were higher than for the first one, meaning those who switched to intranasal medications ended up paying more.