Ocular complications of diabetes mellitus in a pediatric population and proposals for screening and follow-up programs.

Background: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is one of the world's greatest health emergencies of the 21st century. Ocular complications of DM are commonly chronic and progressive, but vision loss can be effectively prevented or delayed with early detection and timely treatment. Therefore, regular comprehensive ophthalmologic examinations are mandatory.

Noncongenital juvenile-onset bilateral lamellar cataract in 1p36 deletion syndrome.

We report the case of a 16-year-old girl with 1p36 deletion syndrome, who experienced visual loss in both eyes for 2 months because of lamellar cataracts. Mutations on some 1p36 genes in both experimental models and humans may be associated with cataract. This is the first detailed description of acquired juvenile-onset bilateral cataract with 1p36 deletion.

Lens-sparing vitrectomy for stage 4A retinopathy of prematurity in infants with aggressive-posterior ROP: Anatomic and functional results.

Aim: To assess long-term anatomic and functional outcomes of early lens-sparing vitrectomy (LSV) for stage 4A retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) in infants with aggressive-posterior ROP (AP-ROP) which progressed to retinal detachment despite laser treatment.

Methods: Chart review of infants who underwent early 25-gage LSV for stage 4A ROP. Outcomes were anatomic success, mean visual acuity (VA), development of postoperative complications, and refractive changes.

Optic Nerve Hypoplasia, Corpus Callosum Agenesis, Cataract, and Lissencephaly in a Neonate with a Novel Mutation.

We report the case of a girl with a novel mutation of the gene (c.2716+2T>C) presenting microcephaly, parenchymal hemorrhages, lissencephaly, and bilateral cataracts, associated with agenesis of the corpus callosum and hypoplasia of the optic nerve. , located on chromosome 13, encodes the α1 chain of type IV collagen, a key component of the basement membrane in various organs, such as eye, brain, kidneys, and muscles.

Fungal Endogenous Endophthalmitis Secondary to .

We report the case of a 68-year-old immunocompetent patient with a dilatation of the ascending aorta, intraluminal vegetations, and pseudoaneurysmatic bulging who presented with unilateral fungal endogenous endophthalmitis 8 days after coronary angiogram. The isolated pathogen resulted to be , a filamentous, yeast-like fungus that can be commonly found in normal human microflora, with an immunosuppression-related pathogenicity. A literature research revealed a single case of ophthalmic infection - a keratitis - caused by this pathogen.

Long-Term Anatomic and Visual Outcome Following Vitrectomy for Stage 4B and 5 Retinopathy of Prematurity.

Background And Objectives: Surgical indications in stages 4B and 5 retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) are not universally accepted. The authors' purpose is to evaluate the long-term anatomic and visual outcomes of vitrectomy for retinal detachment (RD) associated with stages 4B and 5 ROP.

Patients And Methods: Data of patients who consecutively underwent vitrectomy for stages 4B and 5 ROP from 1999 to 2013 were retrospectively reviewed and included grade of retinal attachment and visual acuity (VA) at the last follow-up.

A 5-Year-Old Case of Choroidal Neovascularization in Enhanced S-Cone Syndrome Treated with Ranibizumab.

Introduction: We describe the youngest case of enhanced S-cone syndrome (ESCS) associated with choroidal neovascularization (CNV) successfully treated with intravitreal ranibizumab injections.

Case Report: A 5-year-old boy presented with round-shaped fibrotic subretinal lesions in both eyes with surrounding subretinal fluid and progressive visual deterioration in the right eye. Fine foci of increased autofluorescence were observed along the arcades in both eyes.

Predictive algorithms for early detection of retinopathy of prematurity.

Purpose: To evaluate sensitivity, specificity and the safest cut-offs of three predictive algorithms (WINROP, ROPScore and CHOP ROP) for retinopathy of prematurity (ROP).

Methods: A retrospective study was conducted in three centres from 2012 to 2014; 445 preterms with gestational age (GA) ≤ 30 weeks and/or birthweight (BW) ≤ 1500 g, and additional unstable cases, were included. No-ROP, mild and type 1 ROP were categorized.

A case of CRB1-negative Coats-like retinitis pigmentosa.

Retinitis pigmentosa is a heterogeneous group of ocular diseases that causes progressive degeneration of the photoreceptor cells mainly affecting the rods of the peripheral retina. The association between retinitis pigmentosa and exudative retinopathy was first described in 1956 and has been called "Coats-like retinitis pigmentosa." Mutations in the Crumbs homolog 1 (CRB1) gene have been reported as a risk factor for developing Coats-like changes in patients with autosomal recessive retinitis pigmentosa.

The Photographic Screening for Retinopathy of Prematurity Study (Photo-ROP): study design and baseline characteristics of enrolled patients.

Objective: The Photographic Screening for Retinopathy of Prematurity Study (Photo-ROP) sought to evaluate the utility of digital wide-angle photographic fundus screening for retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) as compared to bedside indirect ophthalmoscopy. This article describes the study design and presents baseline characteristics of the subjects.

Design: Prospective, multicenter, masked, Internet-based clinical trial.