Phase-dependent trends in the prevalence of myalgic encephalomyelitis / chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) related to long COVID: A criteria-based retrospective study in Japan.

Background: The characteristics of myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) related to COVID-19 have remained uncertain. To elucidate the clinical trend of ME/CFS induced by long COVID, we examined data for patients who visited our outpatient clinic established in a university hospital during the period from Feb 2021 to July 2023.

Methods: Long COVID patients were classified into two groups, an ME/CFS group and a non-ME/CFS group, based on three diagnostic criteria.

Comparison of one-year real-world outcomes between red (670 nm) subthreshold micropulse laser treatment and intravitreal aflibercept injection for treatment-naïve diabetic macular edema.

Purpose: To evaluate the treatment outcomes of subthreshold micropulse laser (SMPL) with a wavelength of 670 nm (red) for treatment-naïve diabetic macular edema (DME).

Methods: A retrospective observational study which included 42 eyes in 34 patients diagnosed with treatment-naïve DME was conducted. Twenty-one eyes underwent red SMPL and the other 21 eyes underwent intravitreal injection of aflibercept (IVA) as initial treatment and were followed up for 12 months.

Clinical and genetic characteristics of simple central serous chorioretinopathy according to age.

Purpose: To investigate whether genetic and clinical characteristics differ depending on generations using 326 patients (male/female, 259/67; mean age, 55.4 ± 12.5 years) with simple CSC.

Familial Occurrence of a Severe Phenotype of Central Serous Chorioretinopathy in Two Brothers.

We report the familial occurrence of a severe phenotype of central serous chorioretinopathy (CSC). A 62-year-old man was referred to our institute to treat a macular lesion in his right eye. Best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) in his right eye was 0.