Prospective Assessment of Adjuvant Netarsudil Use in Patients Undergoing Descemet Stripping Only.

Purpose: We sought to determine whether adjuvant use of netarsudil improves corneal clearance rate and regeneration of corneal endothelial cells in patients undergoing Descemet stripping only (DSO).

Methods: We conducted a prospective assessment on the use of adjuvant netarsudil in 50 eyes from 25 patients undergoing DSO at Massachusetts Eye and Ear between May 2021 and May 2023. Our comparison group was a retrospective cohort of patients (23 eyes from 15 patients) who previously underwent DSO without the use of a postoperative rho-kinase inhibitor between September 2014 and March 2020.

Aberrant regeneration of accommodation in pediatric inferior division oculomotor palsy.

Aberrant regeneration occurs in forms of oculomotor motor nerve palsy and frequently involves the pupil, but the incidence and functional impact of ciliary muscle involvement in pediatric patients is sparsely reported in the literature. A 4-year-old girl presented with inflammatory oculomotor motor nerve paresis affecting the inferior division. Initial treatment focused on her inability to accommodate through her physiologic +2.

Content, Readability, and Accountability of Online Health Information for Patients Regarding Blue Light and Impact on Ocular Health.

Objective To evaluate the quality and readability of online health content regarding the ocular health effects of blue light. Methods Five commercial and five non-commercial websites with content regarding the ocular effect of blue light were examined. Quality evaluations were conducted using a 14-question assessment composed by the authors and the 16-question DISCERN instrument.

Use of Informational Brochures on Knowledge of Cataracts in Rural Ecuador.

Background Cataracts are the leading global cause of preventable blindness. Despite the high prevalence of cataracts in rural Ecuadorian communities, no community-wide educational efforts on the impact of cataract-related blindness have been attempted. This study used an educational brochure to assess individual knowledge of cataract blindness before and after the distribution of the brochure.

Recurrence of Guttae and Endothelial Dysfunction After Successful Descemet Stripping Only in Fuchs Dystrophy.

Purpose: There are limited data about long-term durability of endothelial rejuvenation after Descemet stripping only (DSO). This study reports a case of bilaterally recurrent endothelial dysfunction and guttae formation after initially successful DSO in combination with cataract extraction (DSO-CE).

Methods: This is a retrospective case report.

Impact of SARS-CoV-2 on Ocular Surface Pathology and Treatment Practices: a Review.

Purpose Of Review: The ocular surface is a potential site of ocular involvement by SARS-CoV-2 infection. We performed a review of the literature to understand the pathogenesis of SARS-CoV-2 disease manifestations on the ocular surface as well as to elucidate emerging treatment patterns and practice changes during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Recent Findings: The ocular manifestations of SARS-CoV-2 are likely limited to a mild and transient conjunctivitis.

Penetrating keratoplasty using collagen crosslinked donor tissue: A case report.

Purpose: In patients with corneal melt, pretreatment crosslinking (CXL) of donor tissue prior to placement of Boston keratoprosthesis (K-Pro I) decreases graft failure. We report a case of corneal sparing in a phthisical eye following penetrating keratoplasty (PKP) with pretreatment CXL of the donor cornea.

Observations: A 69-year-old female with a history of familial aniridia and bilateral K-Pro I placement.

Pinguecula with spheroidal degeneration: clinicopathologic correlation.

Clinicopathologic correlation of a pinguecula with spheroidal degeneration: a benign entity occasionally encountered in clinical practice.

Association of Weight Gain Acceleration With Risk of Retinopathy of Prematurity.

Importance: Early slow postnatal weight gain, a surrogate for low insulinlike growth factor 1 (IGF-1) levels, is predictive of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP). While low IGF-1 levels inhibit retinal vessel growth, a later rise theoretically activates vascular endothelial growth factor, causing neovascularization. Rate of rise of IGF-1 level is represented by weight gain acceleration (WGA) and may be used to evaluate risk of ROP.

Visual Health and Visual Healthcare Access in Refugees and Displaced Persons: A Systematic Review.

Vision impairment is a significant global health concern. Still, there remains a gap in our knowledge of visual health in refugees. We conducted a systematic review of the distinctive eye care needs of refugees.

Presence of Vision Impairment and Risk of Hospitalization among Elderly Medicare Beneficiaries.

Purpose: To examine the association between vision impairment and all-cause hospitalization among elderly Medicare beneficiaries.

Methods: A population-based study (N = 22,681) of community-dwelling Medicare beneficiaries aged 65 years and older who participated in the Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey for the years 2001-2007. Beneficiaries were classified into self-reported presence of vision impairment versus no vision impairment.