Metastasis of Lung Adenocarcinoma to the Lacrimal Sac.

The authors report an unusual case of lung adenocarcinoma metastasis to the lacrimal sac. A 61-year-old woman with stage IV non-small cell lung cancer presented with left facial pain and epiphora. She was found to have an elevated tear meniscus associated with a firm, fixed medial canthal mass.

The association between cigarette smoking, cancer screening, and cancer stage: a prospective study of the women's health initiative observational cohort.

Objective: To assess the dose-dependent relationship between smoking history and cancer screening rates or staging of cancer diagnoses.

Design: Prospective, population-based cohort study.

Setting: Questionnaire responses from the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) Observational Study.

Complete RPE and outer retinal atrophy in patients receiving anti-VEGF treatment for neovascular age-related macular degeneration.

Importance: Neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) is a leading cause of blindness with several intravitreal anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF) agents available for its management such as aflibercept, bevacizumab, and ranibizumab. However, direct comparisons between these three agents among the same patient population are limited.

Objective: To assess the rate and growth of complete retinal pigment epithelium and outer retinal atrophy (cRORA) in eyes with nAMD treated with aflibercept, bevacizumab, and/or ranibizumab.

Patient-reported outcomes and quality of life in recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa: A global cross-sectional survey.

Background: A spectrum of skin disease severity exists in patients with recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (RDEB).

Objective: To characterize the patient-reported outcomes and quality of life (QOL) in patients with RDEB.

Methods: A cross-sectional study of patients with RDEB surveyed through the global EBCare Registry.

Subthreshold laser therapy for macular oedema from branch retinal vein occlusion: focused review.

Retinal vein occlusion is the second-leading cause of vision loss by retinal vascular disease. Subthreshold micropulse laser therapy (SLT) is safer than conventional laser photocoagulation (CLP), yet existing reviews of its use for branch retinal vein occlusion (BRVO) are limited in scope. A literature search of PubMed, Google Scholar, Embase, Cochrane Library and ClinicalTrials.

Association between financial links to indoor tanning industry and conclusions of published studies on indoor tanning: systematic review.

Objective: To assess whether an association exists between financial links to the indoor tanning industry and conclusions of indoor tanning literature.

Design: Systematic review.

Data Sources: PubMed, Embase, and Web of Science, up to 15 February 2019.

Preoperative weight loss: is waiting longer before bariatric surgery more effective?

Background: Many insurance companies require patients to undergo supervised weight loss programs lasting several months. However, the association between time to surgery (TTS)-the wait time between the initial consultation visit and the immediate preoperative visit-and weight loss is not well documented.

Objectives: To investigate whether TTS affects pre- or postoperative weight loss or complication rates.

Preventing Progression in Nonexudative Age-Related Macular Degeneration With Subthreshold Laser Therapy: A Systematic Review.

Background And Objective: Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of irreversible blindness among the elderly in developed countries. Subthreshold retinal laser therapy is a new technique that targets drusen - a marker of nonexudative AMD - without causing incidental retinal damage associated with conventional laser photocoagulation. This review summarizes published literature on subthreshold retinal laser therapy as prophylactic treatment of nonexudative AMD.