Lyophilised amniotic membrane patches are a safe and effective treatment for rhegmatogenous lesions in combined tractional and rhegmatogenous retinal detachment: a prospective interventional study.

Objectives: This study was performed to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of a lyophilised amniotic membrane (LAM) as a patch for the treatment of retinal breaks and to describe the structural changes at the implantation site.

Design: Prospective, interventional case series study. Patients with diabetic retinopathy and combined tractional and rhegmatogenous retinal detachment.

OCT Features of the Donor Area in Autologous Retinal Transplant Surgery for Macular Hole.

To describe the structural features of the autologous retinal transplant donor tissue area seen on optical coherence tomography (OCT). This observational prospective study included patients who had vitrectomy and autologous retinal graft surgery for a macular hole. OCT of the donor area was performed in the postoperative period after gas reabsorption (mean, 16.

Proliferative vitreoretinopathy and its relationship with inflammatory serum biomarkers.

Aim: To analyze if a relationship between levels of inflammatory serum biomarkers and severity of primary proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR) exists.

Methods: A retrospective case-control study. The healthy adult patients with rhegmatogenous retinal detachment and primary PVR were included in the PVR group.

A Novel Technique Using Lyophilized Amniotic Membrane Patch (LAMPatch) as Primary Procedure in Patients with Myopic Traction Maculopathy with Macular Detachment.

Introduction: Maculopathy secondary to pathologic myopia (PM) is increasingly causing visual impairment and blindness worldwide. PM is associated with tractional maculopathy that ranges from macular foveoschisis to macular hole. These disorders are treated with different options that offer variable results, reflecting the need for new techniques that address myopic maculopathy with consistent outcomes.

A clinical metagenomic study of biopsies from Mexican endophthalmitis patients reveals the presence of complex bacterial communities and a diversity of resistance genes.

Infectious endophthalmitis is a severe ophthalmic emergency. This infection can be caused by bacteria and fungi. For efficient treatment, the administration of antimicrobial drugs to which the microbes are susceptible is essential.

Characteristics and Prognostic Factors Associated With the Progression of Myopic Traction Maculopathy in Mexican Patients.

Background In this study, the characteristics and prognostic factors associated with the progression of myopic traction maculopathy (MTM) were evaluated in a Mexican population. Methods This is a retrospective observational study that analyzed patients with MTM who underwent optical coherence tomography (OCT). Clinical-ocular information, the MTM classification, and initial and final visual acuity (VA) were recorded.

Case Report: Fibroglial Retinal Tissue in Contractile Morning Glory Disc Anomaly.

The purpose of the present case is to describe a patient with tractional retinal detachment (RD) associated with contractile morning glory: a 17-year-old female, with a history of failed surgery for RD when she was 2 years old in her right eye (OD), nystagmus, and a limited visual acuity in the left eye (OS). The slit lamp examination showed phthisis bulbi in OD and the anterior segment was unremarkable in OS. Dilated fundus examination revealed a tractional RD in the posterior pole and peripapillary and preretinal fibrosis without evidence of intravitreal dispersion of retinal pigment epithelial cells.

Autologous full-thickness retinal transplant for refractory large macular holes.

Background: Despite the constant refinement of techniques and surgical aids, extremely large and refractory macular holes continue to have poor surgical outcomes with the current standard of care. The objective of the present study is to assess the anatomical and functional outcomes, as well as the structural change through time, of the optical coherence tomography of patients with refractory macular holes treated with a full-thickness autologous retinal transplant.

Methods: Prospective, case series.

Single-Spot Yellow Laser Versus Conventional Green Laser on Panretinal Photocoagulation: Patient Pain Scores and Preferences.

Background And Objective: Panretinal photocoagulation (PRP) is the mainstay therapy for proliferative diabetic retinopathy. Pain during and after its application is a complication that affects patients' therapeutic adherence. This study aimed to compare pain perception and patient preference for the 577-nm yellow laser (YL-577) (LIGHTL as 577; LIGHTMED, San Clemente, CA) and the conventional 532-nm green laser (GL-532) (Purepoint Laser; Alcon, Fort Worth, TX) with PRP.

Visual rehabilitation via microperimetry in patients with geographic atrophy: a pilot study.

Background: Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of blindness in the western world. As a consequence of AMD, patients develop structural damage that comprises the fovea and subsequently present loss of central vision, low visual acuity and unstable fixation. Contrary to what happens with anti-angiogenic treatment in neovascular AMD, there is currently no definitive treatment to reverse geographic atrophy progression.