Journal ArticleSurv Ophthalmol · 2026
The Choroidal Vascularity Index (CVI), derived from optical coherence tomography (OCT), has emerged as a potential biomarker for detecting vascular changes. Understanding its variability across physiological states, ocular conditions, and systemic diseases ...
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Journal ArticleEye (Lond) · December 2025
PURPOSE: To understand the early experience of ranibizumab biosimilar (FYB 201) that has been approved in the United Kingdom (Ongavia, Teva Pharmaceuticals, Tel Aviv Israel), United States (Cimerli, Sandoz Inc, Princeton, NJ, USA) and Europe (Ranivisio, Bi ...
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Journal ArticleAlzheimers Dement · December 2025
BACKGROUND: We assessed differences in retinal structure and microvasculature among individuals with Alzheimer's disease (AD), APOE ε4 carriers, and APOE ε4 noncarriers. METHOD: Participants underwent cognitive evaluation with Mini-Mental State Examination ...
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Journal ArticleAm J Ophthalmol · October 2025
PURPOSE: To develop consensus-based imaging guidelines for diagnosing and monitoring birdshot chorioretinopathy (BSCR). DESIGN: Consensus-based approach guided by literature and an expert committee using a nominal group technique (NGT). METHODS: An expert ...
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Journal ArticleJ Vitreoretin Dis · September 3, 2025
Purpose: To assess retinal layer thickness and volume by optical coherence tomography (OCT) in patients with prior traumatic brain injury (TBI). Methods: Adults (≥18 years) with prior TBI were prospectively recruited. 512 × 128-mm macular cube scans were o ...
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Journal ArticleCurr Opin Ophthalmol · August 25, 2025
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: This review summarizes the literature regarding vitreous and chorioretinal biopsy, with a focus on surgical techniques and methods to optimize diagnostic yield for the collected samples. RECENT FINDINGS: Various novel options for analyzi ...
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Journal ArticleJ Vitreoretin Dis · August 11, 2025
Purpose: To compare the incremental cost-effectiveness of a clinical trial-simulated step-therapy versus real-world treatment for diabetic macular edema (DME). Methods: A theoretical Markov model (follow-up of 2 years and lifetime of 17 years) from the 202 ...
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Journal ArticleEye (Lond) · August 2025
PURPOSE: To evaluate the early real-world clinical outcomes regarding safety and efficacy after administering the aflibercept 2 mg biosimilar (Tyalia, Cinnagen, Tehran, Iran). METHODS: A retrospective, uncontrolled observational study was conducted with a ...
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Journal ArticleOphthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina · July 2025
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a leading cause of vision loss, with progression to geographic atrophy (GA) posing a significant challenge. This study aimed to assess whether dopaminergic therapies (DMTs) reduce risk of ...
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Journal ArticleBMC Ophthalmol · July 1, 2025
BACKGROUND: We assess the relationships between retinal and choroidal structural and microvascular parameters and brain volumetric magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) parameters in individuals with amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI) and Alzheimer's dis ...
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Journal ArticleRetin Cases Brief Rep · May 1, 2025
PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to report a case of autoimmune retinopathy as the presenting feature of stiff person syndrome and assess its evolution. METHODS: Case report. RESULTS: A 35-year-old man presented with progressive, chronic vision loss. On ...
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Journal ArticleJ Vitreoretin Dis · April 2, 2025
Purpose: To investigate whether modulating dopamine signaling affects conversion to exudative age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Methods: A retrospective cohort study was performed using the Duke Epic database. Eyes from patients with a diagnosis of n ...
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Journal ArticleRetina · March 4, 2025
PURPOSE: To establish a normative database of choroidal vascularity index (CVI) in cognitively normal adults. METHODS: Cognitively healthy volunteers who had a Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) score of 23 or higher were included. Exclusion criteria inc ...
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Journal ArticleJ Vitreoretin Dis · 2025
Purpose: To describe the triple S technique for aiding the visualization (staining), preparation (sizing), and placement (sliding) of human amniotic membrane grafts in cases of refractory macular holes (MHs). Methods: Brilliant blue-green dye was used to s ...
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Journal ArticleOphthalmol Sci · 2025
TOPIC: Autoimmune retinopathy (AIR) is a group of rare inflammatory diseases treated with immunosuppression; however, there is no treatment consensus. This meta-analysis and review aims to investigate treatment effectiveness in slowing AIR progression. CLI ...
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Journal ArticleBrain Commun · 2025
This scientific commentary refers to 'Retinal microstructure and microvasculature in association with brain amyloid burden', by Egle et al. (https://doi.org/10.1093/braincomms/fcaf013). ...
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Journal ArticleOcul Immunol Inflamm · October 2024
PURPOSE: To describe a case of bilateral panuveitis in an 11-year-old girl with autoimmune lymphoproliferative syndrome (ALPS) due to CTLA4 haploinsufficiency. CASE DESCRIPTION: A 5-year-old girl developed cervical adenopathy, and autoimmune hemolytic anem ...
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Journal ArticleRetina · October 1, 2024
PURPOSE: To evaluate outcomes of patients who underwent rhegmatogenous retinal detachment repair and were started on oral curcumin for proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR) prevention. METHODS: Retrospective, observational case series of eyes of patients u ...
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Journal ArticleInt Ophthalmol Clin · October 1, 2024
OBJECTIVE/PURPOSE: Compare outcomes and costs of TNF-alpha inhibitor biosimilars to reference medications in the treatment of pediatric NIU. METHODS: Patients 18 years old or below treated with reference or biosimilar TNF-alpha inhibitor for noninfectious ...
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Journal ArticleJAMA Ophthalmol · September 1, 2024
IMPORTANCE: Noninfectious uveitis is a leading cause of visual impairment with an unmet need for additional treatment options. OBJECTIVE: To assess the efficacy and safety of filgotinib, a Janus kinase 1 (JAK1) preferential inhibitor, for the treatment of ...
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Journal ArticleRetin Cases Brief Rep · September 1, 2024
PURPOSE: To report a case of angiographically silent cystoid macular edema (CME) secondary to pentosan polysulfate sodium (PPS) maculopathy responsive to intravitreal steroids. METHODS: Observational case report. RESULTS: A 52-year-old female patient with ...
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Journal ArticleJIMD Rep · September 2024
Gaucher disease (GD) type 3 is an autosomal recessive lysosomal disease caused by deficiency of β-glucocerebrosidase (GCase) and encompasses a spectrum of cardiac, neurological, and ophthalmological abnormalities. Although the clinical presentations can be ...
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Journal ArticleTransl Vis Sci Technol · August 1, 2024
PURPOSE: Changes in retinal structure and microvasculature are connected to parallel changes in the brain. Two recent studies described machine learning algorithms trained on retinal images and quantitative data that identified Alzheimer's dementia and mil ...
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Journal ArticleOphthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina · February 2024
OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to identify peripapillary microvascular changes in Alzheimer's disease (AD) and mild cognitive impairment (MCI). PATIENTS AND METHODS: In this prospective study, 66 eyes of 36 subjects with AD, 119 eyes of 63 with MCI, and 513 e ...
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Journal ArticleTransl Vis Sci Technol · January 2, 2024
PURPOSE: To investigate retinal vascular characteristics using ultra-widefield (UWF) scanning laser ophthalmoscopy in Parkinson disease (PD). METHODS: Individuals with an expert-confirmed clinical diagnosis of PD and controls with normal cognition without ...
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Journal ArticleOcul Immunol Inflamm · January 2024
BACKGROUND: We review the current literature on the use of wide-field optical coherence tomography (OCT) and wide-field optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) in different uveitic phenotypes as well as various sequelae of uveitis and discuss the l ...
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Journal ArticleOphthalmol Sci · 2024
OBJECTIVE: To validate GATHER-1 inclusion criteria and the study's primary anatomic end point by assessing the reproducibility of geographic atrophy (GA) measurements and factors that affect reproducibility. DESIGN: Post hoc analysis of phase II/III clinic ...
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Journal ArticleOphthalmol Sci · 2024
PURPOSE: The aim of this analysis was to characterize the spectrum of inflammatory changes arising from brolucizumab use in routine clinical practice. DESIGN: Retrospective analysis of fluorescein angiography (FA), fundus photography (FP) and OCT images ta ...
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Journal ArticleOphthalmol Sci · 2024
PURPOSE: To develop a machine learning tool capable of differentiating eyes of subjects with normal cognition from those with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) using OCT and OCT angiography (OCTA). DESIGN: Evaluation of a diagnostic technology. PARTICIPANTS: ...
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Journal ArticleJ Vitreoretin Dis · 2024
Purpose: To evaluate the retinal and choroidal microvasculature and structure in individuals with dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) compared with controls with normal cognition using optical coherence tomography (OCT) and OCT angiography (OCTA). Methods: An ...
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Journal ArticlePLoS One · 2024
OBJECTIVE: To characterize retinal and choroidal microvascular and structural changes in patients who are gene positive for mutant huntingtin protein (mHtt) with symptoms of Huntington's Disease (HD). METHODS: This study is a cross-sectional comparison of ...
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Journal ArticleOphthalmol Sci · 2024
PURPOSE: Automated machine learning (AutoML) has emerged as a novel tool for medical professionals lacking coding experience, enabling them to develop predictive models for treatment outcomes. This study evaluated the performance of AutoML tools in develop ...
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Journal ArticleOphthalmol Sci · 2024
PURPOSE: To utilize ultrawidefield (UWF) imaging to evaluate retinal and choroidal vasculature and structure in individuals with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) compared with that of controls with normal cognition. DESIGN: Prospective cross sectional study ...
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Journal ArticleJ Alzheimers Dis · 2024
BACKGROUND: Plasma and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) levels of p-tau181 have been associated with Alzheimer's disease (AD). The retina and vitreous have shown measurable quantities of phosphorylated tau 181 (p-tau181). The aqueous humor, which can be collected ...
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Journal ArticleJ Vitreoretin Dis · 2024
Purpose: To compare the efficacy and safety of color channel optimization with 3-dimensional (3D) heads-up vitrectomy (3D HUD group) vs standard operating microscope vitrectomy (control group) for macular surgery. Methods: This retrospective multicenter co ...
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Journal ArticleJ Vitreoretin Dis · 2024
Introduction: To evaluate longitudinal peripapillary changes in cognitively normal older adults using optical coherence tomography (OCT) and OCT angiography (OCTA). Methods: Participants older than 50 years with no history of neurodegenerative disease or c ...
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Book · January 1, 2024
Curbside Consultation in Retina: 49 Clinical Questions has been updated into a Second Edition! The Second Edition contains new questions and is completely updated! Curbside Consultation in Retina: 49 Clinical Questions, Second Edition contains new question ...
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Journal ArticleJ Vitreoretin Dis · 2024
Purpose: To compare the modeled costs of the Protocol AC bevacizumab-first treatment protocol (with a switch to aflibercept for sub-responders) with real-world costs for treatment-naïve patients with diabetic macular edema (DME) over a 2-year period. Metho ...
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Journal ArticleJ Vitreoretin Dis · 2024
Introduction: To compare the retinal and choroidal architecture and microvasculature between patients with mild or moderate traumatic brain injury (TBI) and controls with normal cognition using optical coherence tomography (OCT) and OCT angiography (OCTA). ...
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Journal ArticlePLoS One · 2024
OBJECTIVE: Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder that affects the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain, leading to cognitive decline and personality changes. The objective of this cross-sectional study was to characte ...
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Journal ArticleBMJ Open Ophthalmol · December 22, 2023
BACKGROUND/AIMS: This study aims to determine the incidence and risk of open-angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension (OHT) following ocular steroid injections using healthcare claims data. METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed deidentified insurance claims da ...
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Journal ArticleOphthalmol Sci · December 2023
PURPOSE: To quantify rate of change of retinal microvascular and choroidal structural parameters in subjects with Parkinson's disease (PD) compared with controls using OCT and OCT angiography (OCTA). DESIGN: Prospective longitudinal study. PARTICIPANTS: Se ...
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Journal ArticleRetin Cases Brief Rep · September 1, 2023
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to describe a case of development of pentosan polysulfate sodium (PPS)-related maculopathy that exhibited potential improvement in imaging findings after drug cessation. METHODS: This study is a case report. RESULTS: ...
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Journal ArticleCurr Allergy Asthma Rep · August 2023
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Provide a framework for recognizing key symptoms and clinical findings in patients with autoimmune inflammatory eye disease. RECENT FINDINGS: The most common manifestations of autoimmune inflammatory eye disease are episcleritis, sclerit ...
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Journal ArticleRetin Cases Brief Rep · July 1, 2023
PURPOSE: We report a case of delayed onset Cutibacterium acnes ( C. acnes , formerly Propionibacterium acnes or P. acnes ) endophthalmitis with the onset triggered by intravitreal steroid injection (triamcinolone acetonide) in a pseudophakic patient, 7 yea ...
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Journal ArticleThe British journal of ophthalmology · July 2023
Background/aimsTo establish a consensus in the nomenclature for reporting optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA findings in uveitis.MethodsThe modified Delphi process consisted of two rounds of electronic questionnaires, followed ...
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Journal ArticleBr J Surg · June 12, 2023
BACKGROUND: Healthcare cannot achieve net-zero carbon without addressing operating theatres. The aim of this study was to prioritize feasible interventions to reduce the environmental impact of operating theatres. METHODS: This study adopted a four-phase D ...
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Journal ArticleRetina · June 1, 2023
PURPOSE: To report the outcomes of the 0.18 mg fluocinolone acetonide insert (FAi) in the treatment of chronic (>6 months) postoperative cystoid macular edema after cataract surgery. METHODS: This was a retrospective consecutive case series of eyes with ch ...
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Journal ArticleOphthalmol Sci · June 2023
PURPOSE: To assess the intrasession repeatability of macular OCT angiography (OCTA) parameters in Alzheimer's disease (AD), mild cognitive impairment (MCI), Parkinson's disease (PD), and normal cognition (NC). DESIGN: Cross sectional study. SUBJECTS: Patie ...
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Journal ArticleTransl Vis Sci Technol · June 1, 2023
PURPOSE: To train and test convolutional neural networks (CNNs) to automate quality assessment of optical coherence tomography (OCT) and OCT angiography (OCTA) images in patients with neurodegenerative disease. METHODS: Patients with neurodegenerative dise ...
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Journal ArticleTransl Vis Sci Technol · January 3, 2023
PURPOSE: Retinal microvascular abnormalities measured on retinal images are a potential source of prognostic biomarkers of vascular changes in the neurodegenerating brain. We assessed the presence of these abnormalities in Alzheimer's dementia and mild cog ...
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Journal ArticleSurv Ophthalmol · 2023
An array of retinochoroid imaging modalities aid in comprehensive evaluation of the immunopathological changes in the retina and choroid, forming the core component for the diagnosis and management of inflammatory disorders such as uveitis. The recent tech ...
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Journal ArticleExpert Opin Biol Ther · 2023
PURPOSE: To assess the awareness of biosimilar intravitreal anti-VEGF agents among retina specialists practicing in the United States (US) and Europe. METHODS: A 16-question online survey was created in English and distributed between Dec 01, 2021 and Jan ...
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Journal ArticleSurv Ophthalmol · 2023
Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) are used to treat type 2 diabetes mellitus. Recent research suggests that GLP-1 RAs may influence diabetic retinopathy (DR). We searched ClinicalTrials.gov for trials comparing FDA-approved GLP-1 RAs to ...
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Journal ArticleFront Med (Lausanne) · 2023
PURPOSE: To report a case series of herpetic uveitis following COVID-19 vaccinations. METHODS: Demographic, clinical and treatment-related data of herpetic anterior uveitis cases was collected at five tertiary eye hospitals between January 2021 and June 20 ...
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Journal ArticleCurr Opin Ophthalmol · September 1, 2022
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Artificial intelligence tools are being rapidly integrated into clinical environments and may soon be incorporated into dementia diagnostic paradigms. A comprehensive review of emerging trends will allow physicians and other healthcare p ...
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Journal ArticleOphthalmol Retina · July 2022
PURPOSE: To assess the baseline differences and longitudinal rate of change in retinal and choroidal imaging parameters between apolipoprotein ε4 (APOE ε4) carriers and noncarriers with normal cognition. DESIGN: Prospective study. SUBJECTS: Four hundred th ...
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Journal ArticleRetina · July 1, 2022
PURPOSE: To assess retinal microvascular alterations in individuals with amnestic mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and nonamnestic MCI. METHODS: One hundred twelve eyes of 59 amnestic MCI participants, 32 eyes of 17 nonamnestic MCI participants, and 111 eye ...
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Journal ArticleRetin Cases Brief Rep · May 1, 2022
PURPOSE: To describe the ocular findings in a patient with glycogen storage disease II (Pompe disease). METHODS: Case report. RESULTS: A 14-year-old boy with Pompe disease was referred for evaluation of a retinal detachment in the left eye. Indirect ophtha ...
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Journal ArticleEur J Ophthalmol · May 2022
PURPOSE: To assess the ability of wide field Swept Source OCTA (SS-OCTA) imaging to detect morphological variations in Serpiginous Choroiditis (SC) and Serpiginous Like Choroiditis (SLC) in response to treatment and also analyze these findings quantitative ...
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Journal ArticleEur J Ophthalmol · May 2022
PURPOSE: To explore the possible challenges and difficulties of using Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in ophthalmic practice during the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. METHODS: This is a multicenter, international survey among practicing ...
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Journal ArticleAm J Ophthalmol · May 2022
PURPOSE: To assess the relationship between best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) and optical coherence tomography (OCT) features in noninfectious uveitis (NIU)-related macular edema. DESIGN: Clinical cohort study from post hoc analysis of 2 phase 3 clinical ...
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Journal ArticleOcul Immunol Inflamm · April 3, 2022
INTRODUCTION: Computer vision, understood as the area of science that trains computers to interpret digital images through both artificial intelligence (AI) and classical algorithms, has significantly advanced the analysis and interpretation of optical coh ...
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Journal ArticleBr J Ophthalmol · March 2022
BACKGROUND/AIMS: To develop a convolutional neural network (CNN) to detect symptomatic Alzheimer's disease (AD) using a combination of multimodal retinal images and patient data. METHODS: Colour maps of ganglion cell-inner plexiform layer (GC-IPL) thicknes ...
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Journal ArticleOphthalmol Sci · March 2022
PURPOSE: To evaluate differences in the retinal microvasculature and structure and choroidal structure among men and women with Alzheimer's disease (AD) compared with age-matched cognitively normal male and female controls. DESIGN: Case-control study of pa ...
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Journal ArticleBr J Ophthalmol · February 2022
The choroidal vascularity index (CVI) is a relatively new parameter, calculated off optical coherence tomography (OCT) images, for the quantitative evaluation of choroid vascularity. It is defined as the ratio of vascular area to the total choroidal area, ...
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Journal ArticleRetina · February 1, 2022
PURPOSE: To describe the presentation, microbiology, management, and prognosis of eyes with endophthalmitis after Boston keratoprosthesis implantation. METHODS: Retrospective case series with history, diagnostics, management, and outcomes data in endophtha ...
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Journal ArticleOphthalmol Retina · January 2022
PURPOSE: To compare radial peripapillary capillary (RPC) plexus vascular parameters and retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness between those with Parkinson's disease (PD) and controls. DESIGN: Prospective, cross-sectional study. PARTICIPANTS: A total o ...
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Journal ArticleSurv Ophthalmol · 2022
An important goal of advancements in ocular imaging algorithms and devices has been to improve the image acquisition and resolution of deeper ocular tissues, namely the choroid and its vasculature that are otherwise inaccessible to direct clinical examinat ...
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Journal ArticleOman J Ophthalmol · 2022
PURPOSE: To study functional changes in vision and morphological changes on optical coherence tomography (OCT) scans in patients where intravitreal therapy (IVT) with injections has been delayed due to COVID-19 pandemic lockdown. METHODS: Retrospective cro ...
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Journal ArticleJ Vitreoretin Dis · 2022
PURPOSE: To report a case of Mycobacterium chelonae endogenous endophthalmitis in a 28-year-old man with recent intravenous drug use that presented as an intraretinal peripapillary granuloma extending from the optic nerve head with an associated macular tr ...
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Journal ArticleOphthalmol Sci · December 2021
PURPOSE: To assess the repeatability of peripapillary OCT angiography (OCTA) in those with Alzheimer disease (AD), mild cognitive impairment (MCI), Parkinson disease (PD), or normal cognition. DESIGN: Cross-sectional. PARTICIPANTS: Patients with a clinical ...
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Journal ArticleBr J Surg · September 27, 2021
BACKGROUND: Preoperative SARS-CoV-2 vaccination could support safer elective surgery. Vaccine numbers are limited so this study aimed to inform their prioritization by modelling. METHODS: The primary outcome was the number needed to vaccinate (NNV) to prev ...
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Journal ArticleRetin Cases Brief Rep · September 1, 2021
PURPOSE: To demonstrate a rapid improvement of recalcitrant cystoid macular edema (CME) and perivascular leakage, in a patient with non-paraneoplastic autoimmune retinopathy and autoimmune optic neuropathy after treatment with sarilumab, a human anti-inter ...
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Journal ArticleOphthalmol Retina · July 2021
PURPOSE: This study assessed relationships between best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), central subfield thickness (CST), and ellipsoid zone (EZ) integrity in macular edema (ME) patients. DESIGN: Post hoc analysis of 6 clinical trials, which included verif ...
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Journal ArticleOphthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina · June 2021
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: To evaluate retinal microvascular changes in early and late-onset Alzheimer's disease (AD). PATIENTS AND METHODS: Eighty-six eyes of 50 late-onset AD participants, 27 eyes of 15 early onset AD participants, and 111 eyes of 57 cogn ...
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Journal ArticleMed Clin North Am · May 2021
Comprehensive patient care requires an integrated approach that often includes different specialties. Of these specialties, Ophthalmology stands out with its variable pathologic conditions, unique tools, and special examination techniques, which are not pa ...
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Journal ArticleRetina · April 1, 2021
PURPOSE: To analyze and describe serial follow-up of choriocapillaris alterations in tubercular serpiginouslike choroiditis (SLC) using optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) and to compare it with multimodal imaging. METHODS: In this prospective ...
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Journal ArticleJAMA Ophthalmol · April 1, 2021
IMPORTANCE: The American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) indicated that urgent or emergent vitreoretinal surgical procedures should continue during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Although decreases in the frequency of critical procedures ...
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Journal ArticleAm J Ophthalmol · March 2021
PURPOSE: To assess choroidal structural parameters in symptomatic Alzheimer disease (AD), mild cognitive impairment (MCI), and cognitively healthy control subjects. DESIGN: Prospective cross-sectional study. METHODS: This study took place in an outpatient ...
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Journal ArticleJAMA Ophthalmol · February 1, 2021
IMPORTANCE: Noninvasive retinal imaging may detect structural changes associated with Parkinson disease (PD) and may represent a novel biomarker for disease detection. OBJECTIVE: To characterize alterations in the structure and microvasculature of the reti ...
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Journal ArticleAlzheimers Dement (Amst) · 2021
INTRODUCTION: Discovering non-invasive and easily acquired biomarkers that are conducive to the accurate diagnosis of dementia is an urgent area of ongoing clinical research. One promising approach is retinal imaging, as there is homology between retinal a ...
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ConferenceLecture Notes in Computer Science Including Subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics · January 1, 2021
Optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) is a non-invasive imaging method that can visualize the finest vascular networks in the human retina. OCTA image analysis has been successfully applied to the investigation of retinal vascular diseases of the ...
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Journal ArticleDigit J Ophthalmol · 2021
We report a case of type 2 acute macular neuroretinopathy (AMN) that occurred in an otherwise healthy 22-year-old white woman taking oral contraceptives and consuming large quantities of caffeinated coffee. The patient presented with a teardrop-shaped scot ...
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Journal ArticleJ Vitreoretin Dis · 2021
PURPOSE: This work assesses the intrasession repeatability of capillary perfusion density (CPD) and capillary flux index (CFI) measurements on peripapillary optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) in healthy eyes of older adults. METHODS: In this c ...
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Journal ArticleEye (Lond) · December 2020
BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: To compare the detailed optical coherence tomography (OCT)-based morphological parameters of pigment epithelial detachment (PED) in eyes presenting with neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) and polypoidal choroidal vas ...
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Journal ArticleOphthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina · December 1, 2020
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the association of changes in retinal anatomy and microvasculature with age and sex in cognitively healthy older adults. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Cross-sectional study of cognitively healthy subjects aged 50 years and old ...
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Journal ArticleOphthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina · November 1, 2020
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Exploratory investigation of the effect of diabetic macular edema (DME) control with the 0.2 µg/day fluocinolone acetonide (FAc) intravitreal implant on quality of life (QOL) outcomes. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Post-hoc analysis of pa ...
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Journal ArticleRetina · October 2020
PURPOSE: To report the outcomes of autologous neurosensory retinal transplant as a primary treatment for patients with large chronic macular holes and evaluate the safety and feasibility of the procedure. DESIGN: Retrospective study, consecutive case serie ...
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Journal ArticleJ Vitreoretin Dis · June 2020
PURPOSE: This article presents an unusual case of ocular involvement of multiple myeloma masquerading as macular edema associated with diabetic retinopathy. METHODS: A report of a single case. RESULTS: The presence of concomitant type 2 diabetes and scatte ...
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Journal ArticleGraefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol · May 2020
PURPOSE: To determine the time to disease recurrence with long-acting injectable fluocinolone acetonide implant (FAi) for noninfectious intermediate, posterior, and panuveitis. METHODS: This was a retrospective study of patients with at least 12 months of ...
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Journal ArticleRetin Cases Brief Rep · 2020
PURPOSE: To report an unusual case of cryptococcal choroiditis and highlight the multimodal imaging findings, particularly the choriocapillaris flow voids using optical coherence tomography angiography. METHODS: Retrospective review of the clinical course ...
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Journal ArticleGraefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol · January 2020
PURPOSE: Compared with fluorescein angiography (FA), the gold standard for diagnosing choroidal neovascularization (CNV) activity, optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) is non-invasive without risks associated with fluorescein dye use, and may be ...
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Journal ArticleIndian J Ophthalmol · January 2020
PURPOSE: To evaluate the potential clinical utility of wide-field swept source optical coherence tomography angiography (SS-OCTA) using a prototype device compared to a wide-field fundus autofluorescence (FAF) for analysis of the disease activity in eyes w ...
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Journal ArticleOphthalmol Retina · December 2019
PURPOSE: To describe the rate of development and progression of fibrosis and macular atrophy (MA) and their relationship with 1-year visual outcomes in Asian participants with neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD). DESIGN: Review of images co ...
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Journal ArticleIndian J Ophthalmol · November 2019
PURPOSE: To compare foveal avascular zone (FAZ) area and circularity, ganglion cell layer (GCL) thickness, retinal perfusion density (PD), and vessel density (VD) in eyes with branch retinal vein occlusion (BRVO) after resolution of cystoid macular edema ( ...
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Journal ArticleOphthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina · November 1, 2019
BACKGROUD AND OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the relationship between retinal microvascular parameters on optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) and neurodegenerative changes assessed by measurement of brain volume on volumetric magnetic resonance imaging ...
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Journal ArticleOphthalmology · October 2019
PURPOSE: To report the structural and functional outcomes of autologous neurosensory retinal transplant for closure of refractory large macular holes (MHs). DESIGN: Multicenter, retrospective, consecutive case series. PARTICIPANTS: A total of 41 eyes of 41 ...
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Journal ArticleOphthalmol Retina · June 2019
PURPOSE: Evaluate and compare the retinal microvasculature in the superficial capillary plexus (SCP) in Alzheimer's disease (AD), mild cognitive impairment (MCI), and cognitively intact controls using OCT angiography. OCT parameters were also compared. DES ...
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Journal ArticleOphthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina · June 1, 2019
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: To assess the impact of the disorganization of retinal inner layers (DRIL) on visual acuity (VA) and its correlation with ischemic index (IsI) on ultra-widefield fluorescein angiography (UWFFA) in eyes with acute, treatment-naïve ...
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Journal ArticleJ Glaucoma · May 2019
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to compare the accuracy of 2 portable tonometers, Tonopen and iCare, in extreme corneal edema, while also accounting for the location of pressure measurement over a wide range of intraocular pressure (IOP). METHODS: U ...
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Journal ArticleAntimicrob Agents Chemother · March 2019
Treatment options for drug-resistant cytomegalovirus (CMV) are limited. Letermovir is a novel antiviral recently approved for CMV prophylaxis following hematopoietic cell transplantation, but its efficacy in other settings is unknown. We recently used lete ...
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Journal ArticleOphthalmol Retina · February 2019
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the outcomes of patients undergoing pneumatic retinopexy (PR) performed by vitreoretinal fellows at 6 academic centers in the United States. DESIGN: Retrospective, multicenter, consecutive case series. PARTICIPANTS: 483 patients with ...
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Journal ArticleBMJ Open Ophthalmol · 2019
OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to determine whether treatment with the 0.2 µg/day fluocinolone acetone implant (FAc; ILUVIEN, Alimera Sciences) and the associated improvements in best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) and central subfield thickness (CST) demonst ...
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Chapter · January 1, 2019
This chapter reviews the imaging findings for diagnosis and monitoring treatment response of inflammatory pediatric choroidal neovascular membranes. ...
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Chapter · January 1, 2019
This chapter reviews the clinical features and imaging findings of white dot syndrome in the pediatric population and the treatment options available. ...
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Chapter · January 1, 2019
This chapter reviews the clinical presentation, imaging characteristics and treatment options for Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada (VKH) syndrome. VKH syndrome is a multisystem disease with a clinical course comprising four stages; aggressive treatment may shorten the ...
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Chapter · January 1, 2019
This chapter describes the clinical features, imaging and OCT findings, and treatment of eyes in children with TORCH syndrome (Toxoplasmosis, Other infections [syphilis, varicella-zoster virus, parvovirus B19], Rubella, Cytomegalovirus infection, and Herpe ...
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Chapter · January 1, 2019
This chapter reviews cystoid macular edema and retinal vasculitis, common complications of pediatric uveitis. Anatomic features of juvenile idiopathic arthritis, multiple sclerosis, tubulointerstitial nephritis and uveitis (TINU), pars planitis, and Behçt ...
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Chapter · January 1, 2019
This chapter reviews the distinct optical coherence tomography (OCT) imaging characteristics of choroidal granulomas associated with tuberculosis and sarcoidosis. Clinical features and treatment of these choroidal granulomas are reviewed. ...
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Journal ArticleIndian J Ophthalmol · December 2018
Optical coherence tomography (OCT) angiography is a promising technique that provides depth resolved images of blood flow in the retina and choroid with levels of detail far exceeding that obtained with older forms of imaging and offers several advantages ...
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Journal ArticleOphthalmol Retina · November 2018
PURPOSE: To determine whether disorganization of retinal inner layers (DRIL) on optical coherence tomography (OCT) is associated with ischemia on ultra-widefield fluorescein angiography (UWFFA) and with visual outcomes in eyes with acute, treatment-naïve c ...
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Journal ArticleGraefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol · October 2018
PURPOSE: To determine the relationship between cystoid macular edema (CME) and disease severity and progression in non-paraneoplastic autoimmune retinopathy (npAIR). METHODS: A retrospective study was conducted on patients seen between 2008 and 2016 with n ...
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Journal ArticleRetina · September 2018
PURPOSE: To evaluate the feasibility and initial functional and anatomical outcomes of transplanting a full-thickness free graft of choroid and retinal pigment epithelium (RPE), along with neurosensory retina in advanced fibrosis and atrophy associated wit ...
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Journal ArticleAm J Ophthalmol Case Rep · September 2018
PURPOSE: To report an unusual case of bilateral recurrent full-thickness macular holes (FTMH) in both eyes of a single patient over a 15-year period, with a total of 3 FTMH in the right eye and 2 in the left eye. Each FTMH was successfully treated with vit ...
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Journal ArticleOcul Oncol Pathol · September 2018
BACKGROUND/AIMS: Plaque brachytherapy is currently the most common treatment for uveal melanoma and has many known potential complications. Here we present 3 cases of early conjunctival and scleral necrosis following iodine-125 plaque. METHODS: This study ...
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Journal ArticleOphthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina · September 1, 2018
The authors report the widefield montage swept-source optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) findings in a 36-year-old male with sympathetic ophthalmia and illustrate the presence of multiple small areas of choriocapillaris flow voids that likely ...
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Journal ArticleOphthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina · June 1, 2018
The authors report the optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA)-based comparative assessment of the retinal microvasculature in a rare pair of 96-year-old female monozygotic twins discordant for Alzheimer's disease (AD). Using automated mapping of t ...
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Journal ArticleClin Ophthalmol · 2018
Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is a group of heterogeneous inherited retinal degenerative disorders characterized by progressive rod and cone dysfunction and ensuing photoreceptor loss. Many patients suffer from legal blindness by their 40s or 50s. Artificial v ...
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Journal ArticleJ AAPOS · October 2017
We report a 23-month-old patient presenting with multifocal iris melanoma who underwent plaque brachytherapy with full corneal coverage. The lesion demonstrated several high-risk clinical and histopathologic features associated with iris melanoma in adults ...
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Journal ArticleAm J Ophthalmol · May 2017
PURPOSE: To determine whether disorganization of retinal inner layers (DRIL) assessed by spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SDOCT) correlates with visual acuity (VA) in eyes with uveitic cystoid macular edema (CME). DESIGN: Secondary analysis of ...
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Journal ArticleOphthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina · May 1, 2017
The authors report the unique response of two patients treated for cystoid macular edema (CME) secondary to central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO) who developed sequential episodes of likely sterile inflammatory responses following separate intravitreal inj ...
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Journal ArticleOphthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina · May 1, 2017
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: To report the initial experience of 27-gauge vitrectomy-assisted choroidal and subretinal biopsy PATIENTS AND METHODS: Retrospective, interventional case series. Eighteen eyes of 18 patients undergoing 27-gauge vitrectomy-assisted ...
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Journal ArticleRetina · April 2017
PURPOSE: We describe two cases of intraoperative 4D microscope–integrated swept source optical coherence tomography (4D MIOCT) guided 27-gauge transvitreal retinochoroidal biopsy for choroidal melanoma. METHODS: Two 68-year-old females with choroidal melan ...
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Journal ArticleAm J Ophthalmol · February 2017
PURPOSE: To describe the characteristics of pediatric choroidal neovascular membranes (CNVs) associated with retinochoroidal and optic nerve coloboma using optical coherence tomography (OCT) and their response to treatment. DESIGN: Retrospective case serie ...
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Journal ArticleOphthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina · February 1, 2017
The authors describe three vitrectomized eyes that each subsequently developed a full-thickness macular hole (FTMH) that then spontaneously closed and summarize the current literature reporting these rare events. Clinical history, imaging, and course of th ...
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Journal ArticlePLoS One · 2017
PURPOSE: To identify the risk factors for development of peripapillary retinal splitting (schisis) in patients with glaucoma or suspicion of glaucoma. SETTING: Glaucoma Clinic, Department of Ophthalmology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicin ...
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ConferenceOphthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina · November 1, 2016
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Submacular fluid (SMF) can persist for months to years following rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RD) repair. The authors' objective was to describe fundus autofluorescence (FAF) and optical coherence tomography (OCT) findings a ...
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Journal ArticleBr J Ophthalmol · October 2016
BACKGROUND/AIMS: To assess peripheral retinal lesions and the posterior pole in single widefield optical coherence tomography (OCT) volumes. METHODS: A wide field of view (FOV) swept-source OCT (WFOV SSOCT) system was developed using a commercial swept-sou ...
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Journal ArticleOphthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina · October 1, 2016
A 54-year-old male developed symptomatic scleral buckle exposure 16 years after placement and presented with large conjunctival defects with fibrosed edges. Following surgical removal of the buckle elements, primary conjunctival closure could not be achiev ...
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Journal ArticleOphthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina · October 1, 2016
Portable, hand-held optical coherence tomography (OCT) revealed three clinically relevant yet not ophthalmoscopically detected or confirmed manifestations of retinoblastoma in a single patient with familial bilateral disease. Specifically, OCT showed new r ...
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Journal ArticleOphthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina · October 1, 2016
The authors present an incidentally noted pigmented anterior vitreous cyst in an asymptomatic male adult. Observation was elected. Stability during the course of 2 years and mobility of the vitreous cyst using dynamic imaging are demonstrated. [Ophthalmic ...
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Journal ArticleOphthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina · September 1, 2016
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: To assess regional changes in choroidal thickness in the affected temporal hemifield of eyes with branch retinal artery occlusion (BRAO) compared to the unaffected temporal hemifield of the same eye and to fellow eyes. PATIENTS AN ...
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Journal ArticleJ Biomed Opt · July 1, 2016
We introduce a metric in graph search and demonstrate its application for segmenting retinal optical coherence tomography (OCT) images of macular pathology. Our proposed “adjusted mean arc length” (AMAL) metric is an adaptation of the lowest mean arc lengt ...
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Journal ArticleJ Refract Surg · May 1, 2016
PURPOSE: To analyze the impact of learning curve on operating room (OR) times, femtosecond laser times, procedure time (time for laser and non-laser steps combined), and surgical time (procedure time minus transfer and preoperative times) during transition ...
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Journal ArticleOphthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina · April 1, 2016
A 57-year-old white woman developed autoimmune retinopathy (AIR) in both eyes associated with bilateral autoimmune sensorineural hearing loss. Laboratory testing was positive for 68kDa (heat-shock protein) and 136kDa (human interstitial retinoid-binding pr ...
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Journal ArticleAm J Ophthalmol · January 2016
PURPOSE: To investigate agreement in intraocular pressure (IOP) measurements among Icare rebound tonometry, Tonopen tonometry, and Goldmann applanation tonometry following vitreoretinal surgery. DESIGN: Reliability analysis of tonometers. METHODS: Fifty-ey ...
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Journal ArticleSurv Ophthalmol · 2016
Femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery (FLACS) putatively offers several advantages over conventional phacoemulsification. We review the current status of FLACS and discuss the evolution of femtosecond lasers in cataract surgery and the currently avai ...
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Journal ArticleClin Ophthalmol · 2016
For years, the standard of care for branch-retinal-vein-occlusion-associated macular edema was initial observation followed by grid-pattern laser photocoagulation for persistent edema. Newer pharmacologic options have revolutionized the management of branc ...
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Journal ArticleAm J Ophthalmol · November 2015
PURPOSE: To evaluate the foveal microstructure using high-density (24-line) radial scans and their correlation with visual recovery following macular hole surgery. DESIGN: Retrospective, consecutive, interventional case series. METHODS: Forty-five eyes of ...
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Journal ArticleEye (Lond) · September 2015
PURPOSE: To evaluate frequency of injections, visual and anatomical outcomes of neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) patients transitioned to intravitreal aflibercept after failure to extend treatment interval beyond 8 weeks with prior intra ...
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Journal ArticleOphthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina · June 2015
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: To quantitatively evaluate the change in pigment epithelial detachment (PED) morphology on spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) 18 months after the transition to intravitreal aflibercept in patients with neovascul ...
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Journal ArticleCurrent Ophthalmology Reports · March 1, 2015
Neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD) has a complex pathophysiology, and although anti-VEGF therapy has been one of the most significant and successful advances, it is not effective for all patients with neovascular AMD. The potential role of ...
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Journal ArticleJ Glaucoma · 2015
PURPOSE: To report a unique case of topiramate-induced bilateral angle closure following ingestion of a recently introduced weight loss medication containing topiramate, and to describe its management. METHODS: Case report of a 39-year-old, otherwise healt ...
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Journal ArticleJ Cataract Refract Surg · December 2014
We report 2 cases involving femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery following a retinal-detachment repair performed 1 and 2 years earlier using silicone oil endotamponade that was subsequently removed. Preoperative slitlamp examination did not show emu ...
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Journal ArticleJ Cataract Refract Surg · November 2014
UNLABELLED: We report a patient with phacomorphic angle closure having femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery. A staged procedure was followed to achieve mydriasis and deepen the anterior chamber with bisulfate-free epinephrine (epi-Shugarcaine) and a ...
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Journal ArticleEye (Lond) · July 2014
PURPOSE: To describe the efficacy of intravitreal aflibercept on 12-month visual and anatomical outcomes in patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD) recalcitrant to prior monthly intravitreal bevacizumab or ranibizumab. METHODS: Non ...
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Journal ArticleJ Refract Surg · June 2014
PURPOSE: To describe a surgical technique and intraoperative modifications to create a secondary capsulotomy using the femtosecond cataract laser in an eye with traumatic aphakia and aniridia. METHODS: The expanded use of the femtosecond cataract laser (Ca ...
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Journal ArticleRetina · May 2014
PURPOSE: To review the current state for diagnosis and management of autoimmune retinopathy. METHODS: A review of the literature was performed, encompassing autoimmune retinopathy including paraneoplastic retinopathy (cancer-associated retinopathy, melanom ...
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Journal ArticleJ Cataract Refract Surg · April 2014
UNLABELLED: We report the occurrence and management of intraoperative vertical gas breakthrough during clear corneal incision creation with the femtosecond laser (Catalys) in 2 patients. Both eyes were managed by creation of a keratome incision, and the su ...
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Journal ArticleJ Cataract Refract Surg · April 2014
PURPOSE: To compare the morphology of clear corneal incisions (CCIs) created with a femtosecond laser (Catalys) or a keratome (2.65 mm steel) during phacoemulsification using anterior segment optical coherence tomography (AS-OCT) and analyze the intended v ...
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Journal ArticleJ AAPOS · February 2014
We report a case of sudden-onset abducens nerve palsy in an otherwise healthy 8-day-old boy following neonatal hepatitis B vaccination. A complete workup, including magnetic resonance imaging of the brain and orbits revealed no abnormalities. The patient r ...
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Journal ArticlePLoS One · 2014
PURPOSE: To analyze the topographic correlation between reticular pseudodrusen (RPD) visualized on infrared reflectance (IR) and choroidal vasculature using en-face volumetric spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT). METHODS: A masked observe ...
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Journal ArticleCornea · January 2014
PURPOSE: The aim was to determine which of 2 commonly used nonfold donor insertion techniques was advantageous for initial Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty (DSAEK) cases. METHODS: This involved an ex vivo, prospective comparative case ...
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Journal ArticleCurr Opin Ophthalmol · March 2013
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: With the rapid adoption of spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SDOCT) in clinical practice and the recent advances in software technology, there is a need for a review of the literature on glaucoma detection and progression ana ...
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Journal ArticleEur J Ophthalmol · May 14, 2012
Purpose. To quantify the effects of laser peripheral iridotomy (LPI) on peripheral anterior chamber depth (PACD), central internal anterior chamber depth (CACD), and anterior chamber volume (ACV) using Rotating Scheimpflug Imaging System, i.e., Pentacam, o ...
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Journal ArticleJ Cataract Refract Surg · May 2012
UNLABELLED: We describe modifications to previously described techniques for evacuation of Soemmerring ring during secondary intraocular lens (IOL) implantation in aphakic eyes following previous pediatric cataract surgery. A new anterior capsulotomy is in ...
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Journal ArticleJ Glaucoma · 2012
PURPOSE: To compare the rates of retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness loss using optical coherence tomography (OCT) in progressing versus nonprogressing eyes using 4 methods to define functional progression. METHODS: Normal and glaucomatous eyes with ...
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Journal ArticleSaudi J Ophthalmol · January 2012
Since the Scheimpflug principle was first described over a century ago, there has been a great interest among ophthalmologists for the use of Scheimpflug camera in anterior segment imaging. Scheimpflug imaging has since advanced significantly and modern da ...
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Journal ArticleBr J Ophthalmol · August 2011
BACKGROUND: This prospective analysis was designed to examine the rate of RNFL loss using scanning laser polarimetry (GDx enhanced corneal compensation (GDxECC)) in progressing versus non-progressing eyes using various methods to define functional progress ...
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Journal ArticleInvest Ophthalmol Vis Sci · June 23, 2011
PURPOSE: To examine the impact of retardance pattern variability on retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) measurements over time using scanning laser polarimetry with variable (GDxVCC) and enhanced corneal compensation (GDxECC; both by Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc., ...
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Journal ArticleEye (Lond) · May 2011
PURPOSE: To compare the performance of anterior chamber volume (ACV) and anterior chamber depth (ACD) obtained using Scheimpflug imaging with angle opening distance (AOD500) and trabecular-iris space area (TISA500) obtained using spectral domain anterior s ...
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Journal ArticleJ Refract Surg · April 2011
PURPOSE: To evaluate and compare posterior corneal changes using elevation data obtained from Pentacam (Oculus Optikgeräte GmbH) Scheimpflug imaging in eyes undergoing LASIK with three different modes of flap creation: IntraLase femtosecond laser FS60 (Abb ...
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Journal ArticleBr J Ophthalmol · April 2011
OBJECTIVE: To compare detection of glaucoma progression with scanning laser polarimetry using two methods for corneal compensation. METHODS: Normal, glaucoma suspects and glaucoma patients with 36 months' follow-up meeting the eligibility criteria were pro ...
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Journal ArticleVision Res · January 28, 2011
PURPOSE: To evaluate the impact of intraocular (IOP) reduction on retinal ganglion cell (RGC) function measured using pattern electroretinogram optimized for glaucoma (PERGLA) in glaucoma suspect and glaucomatous eyes receiving latanoprost 0.005% versus pl ...
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Journal ArticleOphthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging · 2011
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: the purpose of this study was to examine the hypothesis that retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) birefringence increases following surgical reduction of intraocular pressure (IOP). PATIENTS AND METHODS: twenty-six glaucomatous eyes r ...
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Journal ArticleOphthalmology · December 2010
PURPOSE: The pattern electroretinogram optimized for glaucoma screening (PERGLA) is a noninvasive method of objectively measuring retinal ganglion cell (RGC) function. This study was undertaken to quantify the RGC response to intraocular pressure (IOP) red ...
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Journal ArticleJ Glaucoma · August 2010
PURPOSE: To describe the clinical findings of hypotony maculopathy using 3-dimensional (3D) topography maps reconstructed from spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) imaging, and compare SD-OCT with time domain OCT (TD-OCT) for hypotony macu ...
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Journal ArticleJ Cataract Refract Surg · June 2010
PURPOSE: To compare the central corneal thickness (CCT) in normal eyes, eyes with keratoconus, and eyes after laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) using 3 methods. SETTING: Cornea Clinic, Grewal Eye Institute, Chandigarh, India. METHODS: In this study, CCT ...
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Journal ArticleArch Ophthalmol · November 2009
OBJECTIVES: To compare the retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness and retinal sensitivity in the normal visual hemifield of glaucomatous eyes with localized visual field loss with those of normal eyes and eyes with suspected glaucoma, and to evaluate t ...
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Journal ArticleAm J Ophthalmol · October 2009
PURPOSE: To compare retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness assessments and the discriminating ability of Fourier-domain optical coherence tomography (FD-OCT) with that of time-domain optical coherence tomography (TD-OCT) for glaucoma detection. DESIGN: ...
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Journal ArticleOphthalmology · August 2009
PURPOSE: To calculate the average lens density (ALD) and nuclear lens density (NLD) using Scheimpflug images and to determine their correlation with logarithmic minimal angle resolution (logMAR) best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), contrast sensitivity (CS ...
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Journal ArticleMed Hypotheses · March 2009
Neural tube defects (NTDs) are the most common cause of potentially preventable congenital malformations in the human fetus. Even with the universal folate supplementation the incidence of NTDs remain higher is developing world than the industrialized coun ...
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Journal ArticleJ Cataract Refract Surg · March 2009
PURPOSE: To evaluate changes in corneal curvature, corneal elevation, corneal thickness, lens density, and foveal thickness after corneal collagen crosslinking with riboflavin and ultraviolet-A (UVA) light in eyes with progressive keratoconus. SETTING: Gre ...
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Journal ArticleJ Glaucoma · February 2009
PURPOSE: We describe a patient with ocular hypertension and nonglaucomatous retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) atrophy associated with an ocular toxoplasmosis retinal lesion. PATIENT AND METHOD: Single case report. RESULTS: An RNFL defect was identified adja ...
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Journal ArticleExpert Review of Ophthalmology · January 1, 2009
Since the Scheimpflug principle was first described more than a century ago, there has been great interest among ophthalmologists in the use of Scheimpflug cameras in anterior-segment imaging. Scheimpflug cameras have advanced significantly and modern-day ...
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Journal ArticleIndian J Ophthalmol · 2009
We report a case of an 11-year-old boy who presented two days after blunt trauma to the left eye with a slingshot. On examination his best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) was 20/20 in the right eye and 20/400 in the left eye. Slit-lamp examination of the le ...
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Journal ArticleOphthalmology · December 2008
PURPOSE: To determine whether bevacizumab can reduce bleb failure in patients undergoing first-time trabeculectomy for primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) or chronic angle-closure glaucoma (CACG). DESIGN: Nonrandomized, open-label, prospective, intervention ...
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Journal ArticleClin Exp Ophthalmol · October 2008
PURPOSE: To compare the incidence and severity of development of posterior capsule opacification (PCO) following implantation of square-edged polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) or hydrophobic acrylic intraocular lenses (IOLs) following paediatric cataract surge ...
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Journal ArticleInvest Ophthalmol Vis Sci · May 2008
PURPOSE: To develop and validate a method to quantify posterior capsule opacification (PCO) in eyes after cataract surgery and intraocular lens implantation using Scheimpflug Pentacam tomograms and compare its validity with slit lamp retroillumination imag ...
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Journal ArticleNeuropediatrics · April 2008
Moyamoya disease is a cerebral vasculopathy of unknown etiology frequently seen in the Asian population. We report a case of moyamoya vasculopathy in an African-American child who had renal failure followed by cerebral ischemia. Our patient presented with ...
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Journal ArticleEur J Ophthalmol · 2008
PURPOSE: To develop, train, and test an artificial neural network (ANN) for differentiating among normal subjects, primary open angle glaucoma (POAG) suspects, and persons with POAG in Asian-Indian eyes using inputs from clinical parameters, optical cohere ...
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Journal ArticleEur J Ophthalmol · 2008
PURPOSE: To report the Scheimpflug and clinical findings in a case of pediatric posterior capsule rupture due to blunt ocular trauma. METHODS: Interventional case report. Analysis of Scheimpflug findings and review of literature. RESULTS: An 11-year-old bo ...
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Journal ArticleJ Cataract Refract Surg · June 2007
A 22-year-old man presented with diminution of vision in the left eye 1 month after sustaining an injury from a high-voltage electric current to the left side of his head. Slitlamp examination and Scheimpflug imaging confirmed the typical anterior subcapsu ...
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Journal ArticleJ Cataract Refract Surg · January 2007
We report a case of a 48-year-old pseudophakic woman who presented 3 weeks after Heidelberg retinal angiography using intravenous sodium fluorescein 2%. Bilateral retinal vasculitis with severe retinal ischemia and extensive capillary dropouts had been dia ...
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Journal ArticleIndian J Ophthalmol · 2007
AIM: To investigate the coefficient of repeatability (CR) for corneal parameters evaluated with Pentacam after laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) in myopic eyes. DESIGN AND SETTING: Prospective, non-interventional, non-comparative study in an institution ...
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Journal ArticleAm J Ophthalmol · December 2006
PURPOSE: To describe two cases of late Capsular Bag Distention syndrome (CBDS) and posterior capsular opacification (PCO) as documented on Pentacam. DESIGN: Case series. METHODS: A 55-year-old male and a 72-year-old female presented three years after phaco ...
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Journal ArticleAm J Ophthalmol · October 2006
PURPOSE: The role of Pentacam Scheimpflug imaging in evaluation of penetrating eye injury and intralenticular foreign body (ILFB). DESIGN: Interventional case report. METHODS: A 35-year-old male presented to our clinical practice with penetrating eye injur ...
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