Prediction of vitreomacular traction syndrome outcomes with deep learning: A pilot study.

Purpose: To investigate the potential of an Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) based Deep-Learning (DL) model in the prediction of Vitreomacular Traction (VMT) syndrome outcomes.

Design: A single-centre retrospective review.

Methods: Records of consecutive adult patients attending the Royal Adelaide Hospital vitreoretinal clinic with evidence of spontaneous VMT were reviewed from January 2019 until May 2022.

Real-world outcomes of low-dose atropine therapy on myopia progression in an Australian cohort during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Background: To report the outcomes of low-dose atropine (0.01% and 0.05%) for preventing myopia progression in a real-world Australian cohort during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Distinguishing laboratory characteristics in giant cell arteritis: a real-world retrospective cohort study.

Background: Untreated Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA) has the potential to cause serious complications such as vision loss. Appropriate initial assessment by General Practitioners, early treatment and specialist referral are therefore essential in reducing morbidity. However, lack of awareness around the range of presentations can lead to a delay in diagnosis.

Functional epiphora: an under-reported entity.

Purpose: To determine the etiology of epiphora in a tertiary Australian lacrimal clinic and highlight the high proportion of 'functional' cases.

Methods: Single-center retrospective review: Records of adult patients presenting to a tertiary lacrimal clinic from January 2011 to February 2021 with epiphora were reviewed. Patients underwent testing with syringing/probing and lacrimal imaging to reach a diagnosis of functional epiphora.

Case Report: Late spontaneous orbital subperiosteal hematoma after endoscopic sinonasal tumor resection.

Introduction And Importance: We report a case of spontaneous subperiosteal orbital hematoma many years after endoscopic sinonasal resection of malignancy.

Case Presentation: A 50-year-old female with a six-year history of endoscopic sinonasal resection of a poorly differentiated neuroendocrine tumor presented with two days of worsening frontal headache and left periocular swelling. A subperiosteal abscess was initially suspected on CT; however, MRI sequences revealed changes consistent with the diagnosis of hematoma.

Soft stop on syringing and probing may have a high false-positive rate in diagnosing pre-sac obstruction.

Purpose: To determine the diagnostic value of 'soft stops' encountered during lacrimal syringing and probing.

Methods: Single-center retrospective review. Adult patients with epiphora attending a tertiary lacrimal clinic from May 2010 to April 2021 were reviewed.

Outcomes of intubation and endoscopic DCR in functional nasolacrimal duct obstruction.

Background: To ascertain the success of lacrimal intubation and DCR in alleviating epiphora due to functional nasolacrimal duct obstruction (FNLDO).

Methods: Consecutive adult patients with epiphora attending a tertiary lacrimal clinic from May 2010 to February 2021 were reviewed to identify cases with FNLDO. FNLDO was defined as epiphora with the exclusion of alternate causes of watering on clinical examination, patent lacrimal syringing, normal DCG, and post-sac delay on DSG.

DCR for nasolacrimal duct stenosis may be less effective than for complete obstruction.

Objectives: To ascertain the success of endo-DCR in nasolacrimal duct stenosis (NLDS) versus nasolacrimal duct obstruction (NLDO).

Methods: Consecutive adult patients with epiphora attending a tertiary lacrimal clinic from February 2012 to February 2021 were reviewed. NLDS was diagnosed by patent lacrimal syringing and combined dacryocystography (NLD stenosis) and dacryoscintigraphy (post-sac delay) findings in all eyes.