Utilizing a composite citation index for evaluating clinical ophthalmology research: insights into gender, nationality, and self-citation among top ophthalmology researchers.

Objectives: To compare the performance of a composite citation score (c-score) and its six constituent citation indices, including H-index, in predicting winners of the Weisenfeld Award in ophthalmologic research. Secondary objectives were to explore career and demographic characteristics of the most highly cited researchers in ophthalmology.

Methods: A publicly available database was accessed to compile a set of top researchers in the field of clinical ophthalmology and optometry based on Scopus data from 1996 to 2021.

Rifle Blast Exacerbating Hearing Loss in a Patient Treated With Teprotumumab for Thyroid Eye Disease.

Teprotumumab is a promising new immunomodulatory therapy for thyroid eye disease. One unique adverse effect observed in clinical trials was hearing impairment; however, all adverse auditory effects in prior clinical trials resolved spontaneously after completion of teprotumumab therapy. The authors present a case of a patient on teprotumumab for thyroid eye disease who experienced sustained hearing loss secondary to shooting a rifle without ear protection.

Endophthalmitis: a bibliographic review.

Purpose: To analyze the 100 most cited articles pertaining to endophthalmitis using bibliometric analysis.

Methods: An all-time Web of Science literature search and refined to peer-reviewed articles in the field of ophthalmology with the keyword "endophthalmitis" was completed. Total citation count of articles published pertaining to endophthalmitis, topic, incidence rate, publishing journals, year published, language, country of origin, number of authors, names of the first and last authors, study type, and number of patients/eyes studied.

Prevalence, Patterns, and Characteristics of Eye Injuries in Professional Mixed Martial Arts.

Purpose: To describe the frequency and type of eye injuries in fighters in mixed martial arts (MMA) competition.

Methods: Fight result data were collected from the Nevada Athletic Commission database from 2001 to 2020. Any fighters in a professional mixed martial arts (MMA) contest with an eye injury were included.

Corneal Laser Refractive Surgery Curriculum Development in the Military: Using the Nominal Group Technique.

Introduction: Corneal laser refractive surgery (CRS) has emerged over the past three decades as a surgical method for correcting or improving vision. In the military, CRS helps warfighters achieve weapon grade vision, which offers a tactical advantage in the deployed environment. As refractive surgery has become more prevalent in both the military and civilian sector, more ophthalmologists need to learn about treatment options as well as management of complications in order to meet increasing patient demand.

POSTERIOR SEGMENT INJURIES IN OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM AND OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM: 2001 to 2011.

Background/purpose: To characterize the nature of posterior segment ocular injuries in combat trauma.

Methods: Eyes in the Walter Reed Ocular Trauma Database were evaluated for the presence of posterior segment injury. Final visual outcomes in open-globe versus closed-globe injuries and by zone of injury and the types of posterior segment injuries in open-globe versus closed-globe injuries were assessed.

A Comparison of Radial and Horizontal Macular Optical Coherence Tomography on Detection of Macular Pathology: A Prospective Study at an Academic Institution.

Purpose: Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is useful in diagnosing and monitoring retinal pathology such as age-related macular degeneration, diabetic macular edema (DME), central serous chorioretinopathy, and epiretinal membrane, among others. This study compared the ability of horizontal (H) 25-, 13-, and 7-cut macular OCT vs 24-, 12-, and 6-cut radial (R) macular OCT in identifying various macular pathology.

Methods: This was a prospective study of 161 established patients evaluated at Wilford Hall Eye Center Retina Clinic between September and October of 2019.

Patient Perception of Physician Attire in a Military Ophthalmology Clinic.

Introduction The purpose of this study is to investigate patient preferences of physician attire in an outpatient military ophthalmology clinic to determine how these preferences affect patients' perceptions of physician competence and their overall clinical experience. Materials and methods This study is a prospective survey administered to patients at the ophthalmology clinic at Brooke Army Medical Center. USA.

A History of Anti-VEGF Inhibitors in the Ophthalmic Literature: A Bibliographic Review.

Purpose: This work aimed to analyze the 100 most-cited articles on antivascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF) inhibitors.

Methods: A literature search for anti-VEGF inhibitors using the Web of Science was completed using the bibliographic databases for peer-reviewed literature published in , the , , and . Primary outcomes were the most frequently cited articles and journals with the most citations as well as the specific drug and disease process studied.

Long-Term Outcomes After Central Retinal Artery Occlusion Treated Acutely With Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy: A Case Series.

Purpose: This study assesses the long-term outcomes, including neovascular complications, of central retinal artery occlusion (CRAO) treated acutely with hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT).

Methods: Four cases of CRAO treated acutely with HBOT were reviewed. Visual and structural outcomes were reviewed.

Multidrug-Resistant Organisms from Ophthalmic Cultures: Antibiotic Resistance and Visual Acuity.

Introduction: There is a growing trend of multidrug-resistant organisms (MDRO). The goal of this study was to characterize MDRO at a single center from ophthalmic cultures to better understand how treatments were tailored and to assess effect on visual acuity.

Materials And Methods: The MDRO data were collected by the Multidrug-Resistant Organism Repository and Surveillance Network from the Brooke Army Medical Center clinical laboratory.

Assessment of Factors Associated With Postoperative Pain After Photorefractive Keratectomy.

Purpose: To define the factors that affect patient's self-assessed postoperative pain after photorefractive keratectomy (PRK).

Methods: Patients who underwent PRK in 2016 were evaluated. Anonymized data collected included patient gender, age, and season at the time of surgery, ablation depth, surgeon status (attending vs.

Comparing fundus autofluorescence and infrared imaging findings of peripheral retinoschisis, schisis detachment, and retinal detachment.

Purpose: The primary goal of this study was to identify characteristic features of peripheral degenerative retinoschisis (RS), schisis detachment (SD) and retinal detachment (RD) on both fundus autofluorescence (FAF) and infrared (IR) imaging, using spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) imaging of the peripheral retina as the confirmatory imaging tool.

Methods: This is a descriptive case series study. A total of 27 eyes of 22 patients were included.

Prevalence of Myopia in Newly Enlisted Airmen at Joint Base San Antonio.

Purpose: Myopia is the most common type of refractive error and can lead to significant visual impairment. The frequency of myopia has risen considerably, and its worldwide prevalence is expected to continue to increase. Myopia is present in an increasing number of Basic Military Trainees upon entry into the United States Air Force.

Orbital Fractures and Associated Ocular Injuries in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom Referred to a Tertiary Care Military Hospital and the Effect on Final Visual Acuity.

Purpose: To update the incidence of orbital fractures in U.S. Soldiers admitted to the former Walter Reed Army Medical Center from 2001 to 2011 after sustaining combat injuries in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom.

Achiasma and Kapur-Toriello syndrome: Two rare entities.

Purpose: Describe a unique case of achiasma in a patient with Kapur-Toriello syndrome.

Observations: We provide a brief review of achiasma with common findings on examination and imaging studies, and a published classification system. In addition, consistent with the rare Kapur-Toriello syndrome, he had a right unilateral cleft lip and palate, neurologic abnormality in his achiasma, anal atresia, vesicoureteral reflux, hypospadias, and growth deficiency.

Global Health Outreach by United States Ophthalmology Residency Programs: Understanding of Host Country Systems-Based Practice.

Introduction: For medical residents, global health outreach is the first experience of learning how to develop partnerships with foreign medical systems. The overall objective of this project was to develop an overview of global health programs in U.S.

Enucleations and Eviscerations for Combat Ocular Trauma Performed During Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom: 2001 to 2011.

Purpose: To describe the demographics and clinical outcomes of patients who underwent posttraumatic enucleation or evisceration during Operations Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and Enduring Freedom (OEF) from 2001 to 2011.

Methods: The Walter Reed Ocular Trauma Database is a retrospective case series of US Servicemembers and Department of Defense civilians who had combat ocular injuries in OIF and OEF. Data regarding posttraumatic enucleations and eviscerations performed during OIF and OEF were extracted.

Lateral Canthotomy and Cantholysis in Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom: 2001-2011.

Purpose: To describe outcomes and associated ocular injuries of lateral canthotomy and cantholysis (LCC) as performed in combat ocular trauma.

Methods: Data from the Walter Reed Ocular Trauma Database of patients requiring LCC during Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom was reviewed as a retrospective cohort. Primary outcome measures included final visual acuity (VA) and Ocular Trauma Score.