Fundus Autofluorescence Findings in Eyes With Birdshot Chorioretinitis.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to describe fundus autofluorescence (FAF) findings in eyes with birdshot chorioretinitis (BSCR) and to compare findings to demographic, medical, and clinical characteristics.

Methods: In this multicenter, prospective, cross-sectional study, 172 eyes (86 patients) with BSCR were investigated. Participants underwent a standardized evaluation including collection of demographic data, ophthalmic and treatment history, and ophthalmologic examination.

Choroidal Findings in Eyes With Birdshot Chorioretinitis Using Enhanced-Depth Optical Coherence Tomography.

Purpose: The purposes of this study were to describe choroidal findings observed using optical coherence tomography with enhanced depth imaging (EDI-OCT) in eyes with birdshot chorioretinitis (BSCR) and to test the hypothesis that these findings are related to participant demographics, clinical characteristics, and treatment.

Methods: In a multicenter, cross-sectional study, 172 eyes of 86 individuals with BSCR underwent a standardized clinical evaluation, including defined protocols for EDI-OCT imaging, with macular and peripapillary volume scans. Choroidal findings were compared to demographic information, ophthalmic examination findings, and treatment history, using logistic regression models.

PNEUMATIC DISPLACEMENT AS A TREATMENT OF TRAUMATIC MACULAR HOLE WITH SUBMACULAR HEMORRHAGE.

Purpose: To report the potential benefit of pneumatic displacement with perfluoropropane in the acute treatment of traumatic macular hole and submacular hemorrhage.

Methods: This article is a descriptive case report. Intravitreal injection of 0.

Intermediate uveitis: an unusual presentation of cytomegalovirus intraocular infection in an immunocompetent patient.

We report a case of cytomegalovirus (CMV) intraocular infection in an otherwise healthy 51-year-old patient, presenting atypically as isolated intermediate uveitis without retinitis or retinal vasculitis. The patient had a confirmed CMV infection as a cause of her intraocular inflammation via PCR DNA testing of an aqueous sample. Appropriate oral antiviral therapy was initiated, and resulted in complete resolution of inflammation and improvement in visual acuity.

Clinical features and incidence rates of ocular complications in patients with ocular syphilis.

Purpose: To describe the clinical outcomes of ocular syphilis.

Design: Retrospective chart review.

Methods: The charts of patients with ocular syphilis (regardless of human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] status) seen in a uveitis referral center between 1984 and 2014 were reviewed.

Tattoo-associated uveitis.

Purpose: To describe the clinical presentation of uveitis with coincident onset of raised and indurated tattooed skin.

Design: Case series.

Methods: Seven consecutive patients were evaluated at a tertiary ophthalmologic facility with coincident uveitis and cutaneous tattoo induration over an 18-month period.

Clinical features and incidence rate of ocular complications in punctate inner choroidopathy.

Purpose: To study the clinical features and incidence rate of ocular complications in patients with punctate inner choroidopathy.

Methods: This is a retrospective cohort study conducted in a single-center academic practice setting. Patients diagnosed with punctate inner choroidopathy at the Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University from 1984 to 2012 were identified.

Spectral domain optical coherence tomography findings in acute syphilitic posterior placoid chorioretinitis.

Background: We describe the spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) findings in three patients with acute syphilitic posterior placoid chorioretinitis (ASPPC). The SD-OCT images demonstrate the pathologic changes in ASPPC with a high level of anatomic detail and may provide information about the pathophysiology of the disease.

Findings: We report a series of three consecutive patients seen at the Wilmer Eye Institute in 2012 and 2013 who presented with clinical and laboratory findings consistent with a diagnosis of unilateral ASPPC.

Reconciliation of sequence data and updated annotation of the genome of Agrobacterium tumefaciens C58, and distribution of a linear chromosome in the genus Agrobacterium.

Two groups independently sequenced the Agrobacterium tumefaciens C58 genome in 2001. We report here consolidation of these sequences, updated annotation, and additional analysis of the evolutionary history of the linear chromosome, which is apparently limited to the biovar I group of Agrobacterium.