456 results match your criteria: "University Department of Ophthalmology[Affiliation]"

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  • * Conducted in July 2024, the study analyzed literature focusing on adult patients with exfoliation who had no prior ocular surgeries, measuring IOP reduction 6 and 12 months post-surgery.
  • * Results showed a mean IOP reduction of 3.43 mmHg at 6 months and 2.75 mmHg at 12 months after surgery; however, the evidence quality was very low due to limitations in the studies, indicating a need for further research.
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  • The study evaluates the accuracy of various intraocular lens (IOL) formulas during the DMEK triple procedure for patients with Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy and cataracts.
  • All examined formulas exhibited a mean hyperopic error, with the Haigis-L formula performing the best and Barrett Universal II performing the worst.
  • The presence of additional tomographic features of corneal edema correlated with increased mean hyperopic error, suggesting that these features can help predict calculation errors in IOL placement.
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Purpose: To investigate the functional and structural daily variations in eyes with a mild form of Fuchs' endothelial corneal dystrophy (FECD).

Methods: This prospective study included 30 eyes with the mild form of FECD. Subjects underwent functional and structural testing at 8 AM, 2 PM, and 8 PM.

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  • Congenital stationary night blindness (CSNB) is a genetic eye condition often linked to high myopia, which can lead to serious retinal issues, making understanding myopic progression crucial for potential treatments.
  • The study analyzed cases of CSNB associated with specific genetic variants in patients under 18 who had multiple eye measurements, using a mixed-effect model to track changes in myopia over time.
  • Results showed that individuals with CSNB are significantly myopic from birth and continue to experience worsening myopia as they grow, suggesting they may benefit from treatments aimed at slowing down myopia progression.
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Background: Presently, the global prevalence of myopia and high myopia reaches approximately 1.95 billion and 277 million individuals, respectively. Projections suggest that by 2050, the number of people with myopia may rise to 4.

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A New Technique with Scleral Grooves for Sutureless Scleral Fixation of the Carlevale Intraocular Lens.

Ophthalmol Ther

August 2024

First University Department of Ophthalmology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, AHEPA Hospital, St. Kyriakidi 1, 54636, Thessaloniki, Greece.

Introduction: A novel technique is described employing scleral grooves to facilitate sutureless scleral fixation of the Carlevale intraocular lens (CIL). We describe its use in a series of 47 patients with aphakia.

Methods: A retrospective study of all patients with aphakia who underwent CIL implantation with the new technique by a single surgeon during 1 year.

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Objective: To demonstrate the therapeutic similarity of CT-P42 compared with reference aflibercept (Eylea) in adult patients with diabetic macular edema (DME).

Design: Randomized, active-controlled, double-masked, phase III clinical trial PARTICIPANTS: Patients with a diagnosis of either type 1 or 2 diabetes mellitus with DME involving the center of the macula.

Methods: Patients were randomized (1:1) to receive either CT-P42 or reference aflibercept (2 mg/0.

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Purpose Of Review: This review highlights treatment options, both under investigation and currently available, for the treatment of dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD). An update on current clinical studies for dry AMD has been summarized.

Recent Findings: Advanced dry AMD, characterized by geographic atrophy (GA), is a leading cause of blindness in the developed world, though prior to 2023 there was no approved treatment.

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Prcis: There is evidence that cataract surgery can reduce intraocular pressure in patients with primary open angle, normal tension, or exfoliative glaucoma. The complete effect of phacoemulsification is masked by topical intraocular pressure-lowering medications.

Purpose: To assess the impact of phacoemulsification and intraocular lens implantation on intraocular pressure (IOP) level in individuals with primary open angle glaucoma (POAG), exfoliative glaucoma (XFG), exfoliation syndrome (XFS), normal tension glaucoma (NTG), ocular hypertension (OH), or healthy controls 12 months after the surgery.

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Solitary Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma Metastasis to the Eyelid: A Case Report.

Case Rep Oncol

March 2024

University Department of Ophthalmology and Optometry, University Hospital Center, Sestre milosrdnice, Zagreb, Croatia.

Introduction: This study is a case of solitary clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) eyelid metastasis in a 66-year-old man as the first sign of a primary tumor. ccRCC usually spreads to the lungs, mediastinum, bones, liver, and brain, while ocular metastases are rare.

Case Presentation: Solitary metastasis presented as a solid mass in the central third of the upper eyelid, which has been growing for 3 weeks.

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The availability of big data can transform the studies in biomedical research to generate greater scientific insights if expert labeling is available to facilitate supervised learning. However, data annotation can be labor-intensive and cost-prohibitive if pixel-level precision is required. Weakly supervised semantic segmentation (WSSS) with image-level labeling has emerged as a promising solution in medical imaging.

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Objectives: To aid doctors in selecting the optimal preoperative implantable collamer lens (ICL) size and to enhance the safety and surgical outcomes of ICL procedures, a clinical decision support system (CDSS) is proposed in our study.

Design: A retrospective study of patients after ICL surgery.

Setting: China Tertiary Myopia Prevention and Control Center.

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Purpose: We present two cases of fungal keratitis following amniotic membrane transplantation, including and keratitis.

Observations: A 76-year-old female with a history of anterior basement membrane dystrophy referred for reduced vision and left eye pain ten days following AMT at an outside facility. Despite topical management, the patient continued to worsen clinically, with a recalcitrant course of Fusarium keratitis requiring conjunctival flap, cryotherapy, and intracameral and intrastromal injection.

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Introduction: Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are commonly employed perioperatively to reduce intraoperative prostaglandin release, diminishing pain, preventing miosis, modulating postoperative inflammation, and reducing the incidence of cystoid macular edema (CME).

Case Report: A 70-year-old female patient without previous history of ocular or systemic disease was urgently referred to our hospital because of a sudden corneal perforation concerning her left eye (OS). The patient had instilled bromfenac eye drops and antiseptic eye drops twice and four times daily, respectively, for 2 days only, in preparation of scheduled cataract surgery.

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Context: Evaluation of visual quality in soft and rigid gas-permeable contact lens wearers, with an emphasis on twilight vision.

Purpose: To assess the visual acuity and visual performance at dusk before and after soft and rigid gas-permeable contact lens (CL) correction in healthy subjects.

Settings And Design: This prospective study was conducted in a tertiary eye-care center.

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Purpose: To describe a previously unreported method for optimizing early intraocular pressure-lowering in non-valved aqueous shunt surgery, and to report pilot results from a case series.

Observations: We report pilot results of 30 eyes that underwent Baerveldt-350 implantation with adjunctive goniotomy, in addition to 3 needle-puncture fenestrations, to enhance intraocular pressure lowering and facilitate higher steroid dosing before spontaneous ligature dissolution.

Conclusions And Importance: In patients with open-angle glaucoma, goniotomy is a safe and effective procedure when performed in conjunction with non-valved glaucoma tube shunt implantation.

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Antiviral treatment for acute retinal necrosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Surv Ophthalmol

December 2023

Department of Bioinformatics, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore; National Institute for Health Research Biomedical Research Centre, Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, UK; UCL-Institute of Ophthalmology, London, UK; Department of Ophthalmology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore; Singapore National Eye Centre, Singapore, Singapore; MyungSung Christian Medical Center (MCM) Eye Unit, MCM General Hospital, and MyungSung Medical School, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; National Healthcare Group Eye Institute, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore, Singapore; Duke NUS Medical School, Singapore, Singapore; Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore, Singapore.

Acute retinal necrosis is a progressive intraocular inflammatory syndrome characterized by diffuse necrotizing retinitis that can lead to a poor visual outcome, mainly from retinal detachment. The antiviral treatment approach for acute retinal necrosis varies as there are no established guidelines. We summarize the outcomes of acute retinal necrosis with available antiviral treatments.

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Aims: To present current practice patterns in the diagnosis and management of Cytomegalovirus anterior uveitis (CMV AU) by uveitis experts worldwide.

Methods: A two-round modified Delphi survey with masking of the study team was performed. Based on experience and expertise, 100 international uveitis specialists from 21 countries were invited to participate in the survey.

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Objective: Halting and reversing glaucoma therapy-related ocular surface disease (GTR-OSD) will improve the success of long-term medical therapy, impacting millions of patients worldwide.

Methods: A single-centre, masked, prospective, placebo-controlled, crossover trial of 41 well-controlled open-angle glaucoma subjects with moderate to severe GTR-OSD on preserved latanoprost and dorzolamide/timolol fixed combination (DTFC) therapy was conducted. Subjects were randomized to preservative-free (PF) tafluprost and DTFC with either placebo or cyclosporine 0.

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To study patient follow-up after they engage in a teleretinal screening program and to understand potential barriers to care. This was a retrospective analysis and a prospective study of telephone-based patient interviews of outpatients screened for diabetic retinopathy (DR) through a teleretinal referral system. Of 2761 patients screened through a teleretinal referral program, 123 (4.

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Purpose: To analyze visual outcomes and accuracy of intraocular lens (IOL) calculation formulas in predicting postoperative outcomes in patients undergoing flanged intrascleral IOL fixation.

Design: Case Series.

Subjects: Twenty-three patients who had undergone secondary IOL placement using flanged intrascleral fixation technique.

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Orbital apex inflammation: a curious case of COVID-19.

Digit J Ophthalmol

November 2022

Department of Ophthalmology, New York Medical College, Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, New York.

A 25-year-old man presented to an urgent care facility with sudden loss of vision in his right eye, diplopia, and anosmia. He tested positive by reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. Nine days later, he presented at our emergency department, at which time ophthalmic examination revealed reduced visual acuity in the right eye, with poor color vision and a relative afferent pupillary defect.

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  • The study aimed to compare the outcomes of using fresh versus reused cold storage solutions for donor corneas in Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty.
  • Results showed similar 3-year graft success rates between the two groups, with 93.4% in the Fresh group and 95.2% in the Original group.
  • However, the Fresh group experienced significantly higher mean endothelial cell loss (45%) compared to the Original group (38%), but the rates of positive donor rim cultures were comparable between both groups.
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Purpose: To describe a novel case of marginal keratitis following COVID 19 vaccination.

Methods: Case report.

Results: A 68-year-old female received the Moderna COVID 19 vaccine.

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