Favourable outcome in retinal macrovessel-related choroidal neovascularization.

Congenital retinal macrovessel (CRM) is an aberrant retinal blood vessel, which crosses the central macula and has tributaries extending on both sides of the horizontal raphe. It is a rare vascular condition, usually asymptomatic and incidentally discovered on routine fundus exam. This report describes a case of venous CRM associated with visual impairment secondary to choroidal nonvascular membrane (CNV).

Acute Bacterial Endophthalmitis Following Dexamethasone Intravitreal Implant: A Case Report.

A 54-year-old male presented to our ophthalmology clinic with a diagnosis of the right central retinal vein occlusion with macular edema. The patient was treated with dexamethasone intravitreal implant. Three days after the implant insertion, the patient experienced pain, redness and blurred vision in the same eye.

Comparative study of visual dysfunctions in 6-10-year-old very preterm- and full-term-born children.

Purpose: To compare visual dysfunction between very preterm-born (VPB) children with no retinopathy of prematurity (no-ROP) at 6-10 years of age and age- and sex-matched full-term-born controls.

Methods: This is an observational, prospective study that included 30 children, 6-10 years of age, born ≤ 32 weeks of gestation, with no-ROP, and 30 age- and sex-matched full-term-born controls, conducted from January 2015 until August 2015. All children underwent complete ophthalmic evaluation.

Visual Outcomes and Refractive Status after Combined Silicone Oil Removal/Cataract Surgery with Intraocular Lens Implantation.

Purpose: To evaluate refractive status and identify predictors of surgical success following a combined silicone oil removal/cataract surgery with intraocular lens (IOL) implantation procedure.

Methods: In this single-armed, retrospective study, we reviewed patients who underwent vitreoretinal surgery followed by a combined silicone oil removal/cataract surgery procedure between 2009 and 2013. Preoperative data included patient demographics, refractive status, IOL power, and axial length (measured with the IOL Master).

Recent developments in age-related macular degeneration: a review.

Background: Visual impairment in elderly people is a considerable health problem that significantly affects quality of life of millions worldwide. The magnitude of this issue is becoming more evident with an aging population and an increasing number of older individuals.

Objective: The objective of this article was to review the clinical and pathological aspects of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), diagnostic tools, and therapeutic modalities presently available or underway for both atrophic and wet forms of the disease.

Macular thickness in healthy Saudi adults. A spectral-domain optical coherence tomography study.

To determine the macular thickness in the eyes of healthy Saudi adults using spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT). Methods: This is a prospective, cross-sectional study, including 158 healthy participants between August and December 2015. Mean subject age was 29.

Hospital Prevalence of Retinopathy in Patients with Newly-Diagnosed Type 2 Diabetes.

Aims: To determine the period prevalence of diabetic retinopathy (DR) and the associated factors in patients with newly-diagnosed Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).

Subjects And Methods: In this prospective study, all newly-diagnosed T2DM patients who attended the ophthalmology clinic at King Fahad Hospital of the University between January 2012 and January 2015, were examined for DR. After pupillary dilation, the ophthalmic fundus was examined by a retina consultant using slit-lamp indirect ophthalmoscopy.

Pars plana vitrectomy with juxtapapillary laser photocoagulation versus vitrectomy without juxtapapillary laser photocoagulation for the treatment of optic disc pit maculopathy: the results of the KKESH International Collaborative Retina Study Group.

Background/aims: To compare the functional and anatomic outcomes of pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) with juxtapapillary laser photocoagulation (JLP) versus vitrectomy without JLP in optic disc pit maculopathy.

Methods: This was a multicentre, retrospective study of 46 consecutive patients with optic disc pit maculopathy presenting at tertiary eye centres between 1992 and 2012. Indications for surgery included distorted or decreased vision.

Short-term safety and efficacy of intravitreal 0.7-mg dexamethasone implants for pseudophakic cystoid macular edema.

Aims: To determine the feasibility, safety, and clinical efficacy of intravitreal 0.7-mg dexamethasone implants (Ozurdex) in patients with refractory cystoid macular edema after uncomplicated cataract surgery.

Methods And Materials: In this study, 11 eyes of 11 patients affected by pseudophakic cystoid macular edema refractory to medical treatment were treated with a single intravitreal injection of a dexamethasone implant.

Lymphocytic leukemia presenting as acute Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease.

Leukemia commonly involves eyes and adnexae. It is unusual, however for leukemia to present with visual complaints. There are only rare case reports of a leukemic patient presenting with bilateral exudative retinal detachment.

Spontaneous corneal perforation in ocular rosacea.

Rosacea is a dermatologic condition that affects the midfacial region. Ocular rosacea is most frequently diagnosed when cutaneous signs and symptoms are also present. Ocular manifestations are essentially confined to the eyelids and ocular surface.