Compliance With Hydroxychloroquine Screening Guidelines at a Large Academic Medical Center.

Purpose: Long-term hydroxychloroquine use can result in irreversible maculopathy and vision loss. New screening guidelines to identify early maculopathy were issued by American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) in 2016; however, few studies have evaluated compliance with these updated guidelines.

Methods: This cross-sectional study evaluated compliance with hydroxychloroquine maculopathy screening examinations at a large academic institution.

Glaucoma Drainage Device Erosions in Patients Receiving Anti-Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Therapy for Diabetic Retinopathy.

Purpose: To determine if intravitreal anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF) injections are associated with an increased risk of glaucoma drainage device (GDD) erosions.

Patients And Methods: A retrospective chart review was conducted including patients with diabetic retinopathy and had a GDD implanted at a large academic institution. The rate of GDD erosions was compared between eyes that did or did not receive intravitreal anti-VEGF injections.

Outcomes of Vitreoretinal Complications Requiring Operation after Abusive Head Trauma.

Abusive head trauma (AHT) can result in retinal complications that require operative intervention. There is no review evaluating the outcomes of vitreoretinal operations in aggregate or on the timing of vitreoretinal intervention. This systematic review aims to fill this knowledge gap.

Diagnosis and management of iatrogenic trochar-induced cyclodialysis cleft with intraoperative gonioscopy and argon endolaser.

Purpose: To report a case of iatrogenic vitrectomy trochar-induced cyclodialysis cleft successfully treated with intraoperative argon endolaser.

Observations: A 68-year-old Caucasian male with a history of high myopia underwent pars plana vitrectomy to clear symptomatic vitreous opacities but developed early postoperative hypotony that was recalcitrant to medical management for the first 6 postoperative months. Intraoperative gonioscopy demonstrated a cyclodialysis cleft and argon endolaser was applied to close the cleft.

Incontinentia pigmenti and the eye.

Purpose Of Review: Incontinentia pigmenti (IP) is a rare X-linked dominant phakomatosis that predominately presents with dermatologic manifestations but can also cause central nervous system and ocular abnormalities. Awareness of the ocular complications of IP is crucial to identify ocular abnormalities early and prevent permanent vision loss.

Recent Findings: There have been significant recent advances in ocular diagnostic imaging in IP.

Management of endophthalmitis related to glaucoma drainage devices: review of the literature and our experience.

Glaucoma drainage device (GDD)-related endophthalmitis is a devastating complication of device implantation. There are no guidelines in the literature to assist clinicians in deciding if the GDD should be explanted or if patients require pars plana vitrectomy (PPV). This study compares the outcomes of GDD explantation with device retention and also independently compares the outcomes of PPV versus intravitreal antibiotics alone in patients with GDD-related endophthalmitis.

Like Father, Like Daughter-inherited cutis aplasia occurring in a family with Marfan syndrome: a case report.

We present the case of a newborn with co-occurrence of Marfan syndrome and aplasia cutis congenita (ACC) and a family history significant for Marfan syndrome and ACC in the father. This case details a previously unreported mutation in Marfan syndrome and describes a novel coinheritance of Marfan syndrome and ACC.

Timing and Outcomes of Vitreoretinal Surgery after Traumatic Retinal Detachment.

Traumatic retinal detachments are a significant cause of morbidity. There are currently no evidence-based guidelines on the appropriate time to perform vitreoretinal surgery to repair a traumatic retinal detachment. Early intervention, within seven days of the inciting trauma, may decrease proliferative vitreoretinopathy and postoperative endophthalmitis.