The full range of ophthalmological clinical manifestations in systemic lupus erythematosus.

Purpose: To determine the full range of ophthalmological clinical manifestations in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and to compare the systemic features associated with them.

Methods: Files of 13 patients with ocular SLE ( 20 eyes) diagnosed as per the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) 2012 revised criteria were retrospectively reviewed.

Results: The following clinical manifestations were found: keratoconjunctivitis sicca ( three patients), anterior uveitis associated with an inflammatory pseudo-tumor orbital mass ( one patient, one eye), episcleritis and periorbital edema ( one patient, two eyes), posterior scleritis ( one patient, two eyes), bilateral papillary edema in the context of idiopathic intracranial hypertension ( one patient, one eye), inflammatory optic neuritis ( one patient, one eye), and lupus retinopathies with varying degrees of capillary occlusions mainly arteriolar ( seven patients, 13 eyes) and larger arteries or veins (retinal arteries occlusions and retinal veins occlusions) ( one patient, two eyes).

Predictibility of the efficacy of peripheral iridotomy in primary angle closure: Utility of UBM.

Purpose: To assess the utility of UBM in the management of primary angle closure (PAC) and assessing the predictability of peripheral iridotomy (PI) in re-opening the closed angle.

Design: Retrospective clinical study.

Subjects: Patients with suspicion of PAC.

[Treatment of exudative age-related macular degeneration: Consensus of French experts for first-line treatment selection and the importance of long-term risk/benefit ratio].

Choosing a first-line treatment to optimize long-term outcomes is a major challenge for treating patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD). The development of several new molecules makes it critical to identify the relevant factors to consider so as to provide an optimal risk-benefit ratio when initiating a treatment in naïve patients with neovascular AMD. This paper proposes a consensus established with the Delphi method (which includes a gradation in a consensus based on an analysis of the convergence rate of answers) to provide criteria that guide the ophthalmologist's decision for treatment initiation and follow-up in neovascular AMD patients.

Predominantly Superior Retinal Tears Detected by B-Scan Ultrasonography.

Introduction: When fundus examination is not possible, ultrasonography (US) is an accurate tool for the diagnosis of retinal tears (RT). The aim of this study was to describe the predominant location of RT, the factors influencing their location, and the vitreous status of eyes with RT using US.

Methods: A prospective study was conducted in all patients diagnosed with RT by B-scan US (Aviso, Quantel Médical, Clermont-Ferrand, France).

[Ranibizumab and exudative age-related macular degeneration: 5-year multicentric functional and anatomical results in real-life practice].

Purpose: The goal of this study was to evaluate five year functional and anatomical outcomes of wet AMD patients treated with ranibizumab according to a pro re nata (PRN) regimen in real-life practice.

Methods: A retrospective, multicentric chart review of 201 eyes of 201 patients who underwent their first ranibizumab intravitreal injection (IVT) between January 1, 2007 and December 31, 2008 was performed. Best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), central macular thickness (CMT) on SD-OCT, number of IVT and follow-up visits were collected at baseline and during the entire follow-up period of 5 years.

Unusual retinopathy associated with hemochromatosis.

Purpose: To describe unusual retinal findings of a patient affected by hemochromatosis.

Methods: Case report of a 49-year-old patient who presented a progressive loss of vision. Fundus photography, fluorescein angiography, full-field electroretinogram, autofluorescence imaging, and spectral domain optical coherence tomography were performed.

A ciliary body tumor preventing angle closure.

We present a case report of a 60-year-old white woman, found to have advanced angle closure glaucoma in the right eye and appositional closure for about half of the left eye and no glaucoma. The remaining angle of the left eye was open with localized heavy pigmentation of the ciliary body band and trabecular meshwork. Ultrasound biomicroscopy showed a ciliary body tumor displacing the iris root centripetally preventing angle closure.