Novel Grading Scale for Conjunctival Inflammation in Cicatrizing Conjunctivitis Associated with Pemphigoid.

Purpose: To develop a novel grading scale for assessing conjunctival inflammation in cicatrizing conjunctivitis associated with Pemphigoid.

Methods: We performed a retrospective analysis of digital slit-lamp images for patients with cicatricial pemphigoid in which best-quality conjunctival images for each eyelid at each photographic session was selected and anonymized. These images were subsequently prospectively assessed for inflammation severity on a scale of 0-4+ by a fellowship-trained ophthalmologist specializing in pemphigoid.

Retinal neovascularization in the setting of -mutation positive essential thrombocythemia.

Patients with Calreticulin () mutation positive essential thrombocythemia are often thought of as having a "low-risk" of thrombotic complications. This report examines a case of a patient with mutation positive essential thrombocythemia presenting with peripheral retinal ischemia and subsequent retinal neovascularization. This patient had a 2-year documented history of -mutation positive essential thrombocythemia with a maximum platelet count of over 800,000 cells/µL.

Comparison of Surgical Outcomes for Uncomplicated Primary Retinal Detachment Repair.

Purpose: To compare the outcomes of primary uncomplicated rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) repair using pars plana vitrectomy (PPV), scleral buckling (SB), or combined scleral buckling with vitrectomy (SB/PPV).

Patients And Methods: Single-institution, retrospective, observational study of 179 patients with primary RRD managed at a large academic hospital system. We excluded patients with less than 6 months of follow-up, previous vitrectomy or buckle, giant retinal tears, aphakia, recurrent forms of RRD, or extensive proliferative vitreoretinopathy (Grade C or worse) documented on exam or requiring membrane peel.