Utilization of Instagram by Ophthalmology Residency Programs in the Era of COVID-19.

Purpose: The aim of this research is to describe the use of the social media platform, Instagram, by academic ophthalmology residency programs in the United States over time and consider the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on ophthalmology's social media presence.

Methods And Subjects: This cross-sectional study was conducted online by reviewing the publicly accessible Instagram accounts of all accredited US academic ophthalmology residency programs.

Main Outcomes And Measures: Number of US ophthalmology residency programs with an affiliated Instagram account were analyzed by year of creation.

Iris and orbital myeloid sarcoma in a pediatric patient.

We report the case of a 35-month-old previously healthy girl who presented with a history of several months of both an enlarging orbital mass and a contralateral iris mass as her initial signs of acute myeloid leukemia.

Systemic follicular lymphoma in a patient with a history of thyroid eye disease: a case report.

The most common cause of both unilateral and bilateral proptosis in adults is thyroid eye disease (TED), and the diagnosis in typical cases is made without imaging. However, many other orbital diseases, including inflammatory, infectious, and neoplastic processes, can mimic the symptoms of thyroid eye disease, highlighting the importance of imaging and biopsy in challenging cases. There are limited reports in the literature of orbital lymphoma being diagnosed in patients with a history of thyroid eye disease.

Locus Associated with Low-Risk Baseline Glaucomatous Features in the POAAGG Study.

Primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) is the leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide and has been associated with multiple genetic risk factors. The gene is a genetic susceptibility factor for POAG, and several single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were shown to be associated with POAG in our own prior Primary Open-Angle African American Glaucoma Genetics (POAAGG) study genome-wide association study (GWAS). This study evaluated the association of the locus with baseline optic disc and clinical phenotypic characteristics of glaucoma patients from our African American cohort.

Computer-based video training is effective in teaching basic surgical skills to novices without faculty involvement using a self-directed, sequential and incremental program.

Introduction: Computer-based video training (CBVT) of surgical skills overcomes limitations of 1:1 instruction. We hypothesized that a self-directed CBVT program could teach novices by dividing basic surgical skills into sequential, easily-mastered steps.

Methods: We developed a 12 video program teaching basic knot tying and suturing skills introduced in discrete, incremental steps.

Choriocapillaris and retinal vascular plexus density of diabetic eyes using split-spectrum amplitude decorrelation spectral-domain optical coherence tomography angiography.

Background/aims: Split-spectrum amplitude decorrelation angiography for spectral-domain optical coherence tomography has enabled detailed, non-invasive assessment of vascular flow. This study evaluates choriocapillaris and retinal capillary perfusion density (CPD) in diabetic eyes using optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA).

Methods: Records of 136 eyes that underwent OCTA imaging at a single institution were reviewed.

Long-term Clinical Outcomes of Pars Plana Versus Anterior Chamber Placement of Glaucoma Implant Tubes.

Purpose: To compare long-term surgical outcomes and complications of pars plana (PP) tube implantation with conventional anterior chamber (AC) tube implantation.

Materials And Methods: Records of patients undergoing glaucoma tube implant surgery at a single institution between 2007 and 2015 were retrospectively reviewed. Eyes were matched for glaucoma diagnosis and patient age.

Measuring outcomes in cataract surgery.

Purpose Of Review: The article presents a review of recently published studies reporting postcataract surgery outcomes and the use of electronic systems to track them.

Recent Findings: Current publications report several parameters to measure cataract outcomes such as visual acuity, patient-reported visual function, contrast sensitivity, reading speed, residual refractive errors and complications (intraoperative and postoperative).

Summary: Cataracts currently afflict an estimated 94 million people worldwide, and surgical removal is the only effective therapy known.

OUTCOMES OF PATIENTS WITH EXUDATIVE AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION TREATED WITH ANTIVASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR THERAPY FOR THREE OR MORE YEARS: A Review of Current Outcomes.

Purpose: To summarize the findings of long-term outcomes of anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) therapy (≥36 months) in patients with exudative age-related macular degeneration.

Methods: Studies reporting long-term outcomes (≥36 months) of anti-VEGF therapy (n = 11) were identified and analyzed for changes in visual acuity (VA), optical coherence tomography, and safety findings.

Results: Six prospective extension studies of Phase 3 clinical trials and five retrospective evaluation studies were identified.