Publications by authors named "Thomas A Hanscom"
Purpose: To evaluate the clinical course of patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) after developing endophthalmitis during their treatment with intravitreal injections.
Methods: Multicenter, retrospective series.
Results: From April 2013 to October 2018, 196,598 intravitreal anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) injections were performed, with 75 cases of endophthalmitis (incidence 0.
Postoperative endophthalmitis remains a serious clinical problem in ophthalmology, with an incidence of approximately 0.5%. Prognosis is largely determined by the virulence of the offending organism.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: To describe a patient with central retinal artery occlusion successfully treated with neodymium:yttrium-aluminum-garnet laser arteriotomy and embolectomy.
Design: Interventional case report.
Methods: A 77-year-old woman noted sudden loss of vision after vigorous coughing.