Incidence of acute onset endophthalmitis following intravitreal bevacizumab (Avastin) injection.

Purpose: To report the incidence of acute endophthalmitis as a complication of intravitreal bevacizumab (Avastin) (IVB) injection in a tertiary vitreoretinal group practice.

Methods: A retrospective chart review of 5,233 consecutive eyes that underwent IVB injection at Retina Consultants of Alabama (RCA) from October 1, 2005, to August 31, 2007, was performed to identify cases of acute endophthalmitis.

Results: During the 23-month study interval, the overall incidence rate of postinjection endophthalmitis was 0.

Quantification of sedimented triamcinolone for intravitreal injection.

Purpose: To develop a practical method to concentrate triamcinolone acetonide for intravitreal injection.

Methods: A protocol using sedimentation was developed to increase the concentration of triamcinolone acetonide in a 0.1 mL dose.

Intravitreal bevacizumab treatment for radiation macular edema after plaque radiotherapy for choroidal melanoma.

Purpose: To evaluate the effect of intravitreal bevacizumab treatment on patients with macular edema (ME) due to radiation retinopathy after plaque radiotherapy for choroidal melanoma.

Methods: In this retrospective case series, 10 consecutive patients with ME due to radiation retinopathy after plaque radiotherapy for choroidal melanoma were treated with a single intravitreal injection of bevacizumab. Postinjection best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) and mean foveal thickness measured by ocular coherence tomography were the primary outcome measures.

Solitary orbital infantile myofibroma: a case report and review of the literature.

Infantile myofibromatosis is a benign condition involving the skin, viscera, or bone that presents rarely in the orbit where rapid growth and bony destruction can mimic malignant tumors. Lesions can be solitary or scattered throughout the body. Growth in viscera such as the lungs can lead to death.