Corneal topography with upper eyelid platinum chain implantation using the pretarsal fixation technique.

Purpose: To determine the effect of upper eyelid platinum chain implantation, with the pretarsal fixation technique, on corneal astigmatism.

Methods: This is a prospective, cohort study. Fifteen eyes of 15 patients underwent upper eyelid platinum chain implantation, with the pretarsal fixation technique, for facial nerve palsy.

Pharmacokinetics of intravitreal bevacizumab (Avastin®) in rabbits.

Purpose: To describe the pharmacokinetics of intravitreal bevacizumab (Avastin®) in rabbits.

Methods: The right eye of 20 rabbits was injected intravitreally with 1.25 mg/0.

Choroidal neovascularization due to punctate inner choroidopathy: long-term follow-up and review of literature.

Introduction: The aim of the article was to report on the long-term follow-up of choroidal neovascularization (CNV) cases secondary to punctate inner choroidopathy (PIC) either treated with photodynamic therapy (PDT) or followed without treatment. A comprehensive review of existing literature on the various treatment modalities is incorporated.

Methods: Nine eyes of 8 female patients with CNV due to PIC were followed retrospectively for an average of 105 months (range, 36-162 months).

Ranibizumab for diabetic macular edema difficult to treat with focal/grid laser.

Background: To evaluate the efficacy of intravitreal injections of ranibizumab in patients with diabetic clinically significant macular edema (CSME), when further focal or grid laser was considered to be unsafe.

Methods: In this retrospective, interventional case study, intravitreal injections of ranibizumab were performed in 16 eyes (ten patients) suffering from diabetic retinopathy with CSME. All patients had been treated in the past with focal or grid laser.

Bevacizumab (Avastin) for the management of anterior chamber neovascularization and neovascular glaucoma.

Purpose: To establish the efficacy and safety of intravitreal bevacizumab in reducing iris and anterior chamber angle neovascularization and managing neovascular glaucoma.

Design: Prospective interventional case series.

Patient And Methods: Eleven eyes of 11 patients with iris and anterior chamber angle neovascularization with refractory intraocular pressure were treated with intravitreal injection of 1.