FOCAL CHOROIDAL THICKNESS HEMODYNAMICS AS a SIGN OF MACULAR NEOVASCULARIZATION ACTIVITY IN PATHOLOGIC MYOPIA
Purpose: To analyze the relationship between a focal increase of choroidal thickness (ChT) and exudative activity of macular neovascularization (MNV) secondary to pathologic myopia. Methods: Retrospective analysis including eyes with pathologic myopia presenting with a focally increased ChT underneath active MNV. All patients included were treated, and ChT was measured before and after each intravitreal injection by two experienced ophthalmologists. Results: Fifty-two eyes of 52 patients with myopic MNV (19 men and 33 women) were included in this analysis. ChT at T-1 averaged 51.09 ± 33.56 μm, whereas a...
Source: RETINA - November 24, 2022 Category: Opthalmology Tags: Original Study Source Type: research

DISTORTION RESOLUTION AFTER VITRECTOMY FOR MACULA-INVOLVING RETINAL DETACHMENT REPAIR: Post Hoc Analysis of the PostRD Trial
Conclusion: Subjective distortion and objective distortion are common after macula-involving retinal detachment, but can improve over time. Objective measures of distortion were more closely correlated with quality of life and retinal displacement in comparison with subjective distortion. (Source: RETINA)
Source: RETINA - November 24, 2022 Category: Opthalmology Tags: Original Study Source Type: research

Drainage retinotomy is a risk factor for surgical failure after pars plana vitrectomy in patients with primary uncomplicated rhegmatogenous retinal detachment
Conclusion: The avoidance of drainage retinotomy during small-gauge pars plana vitrectomy in patients with RRD may lead to better surgical success and less frequent epiretinal membrane formation. (Source: RETINA)
Source: RETINA - November 24, 2022 Category: Opthalmology Tags: Original Study Source Type: research

Evaluation of the retinal hazard with 3d digitally assisted visualization system and conventional microscope in macular surgeries
Purpose: To investigate the retinal light hazard during macular surgery using a digital three-dimensional visualization system (3D) and a conventional microscope (CM). Design: Experimental study and retrospective evaluation of a case–control study. Subjects: A total of 20 and 10 patients who underwent pars plana vitrectomy for epiretinal membrane using 3D and CM, respectively. Methods: Spectral irradiances of endoilluminators were measured for representative settings used during core vitrectomy and macular manipulations with 3D and CM. From the medical record of the patients, time needed for core...
Source: RETINA - November 24, 2022 Category: Opthalmology Tags: Original Study Source Type: research

Clinical implication of retinal nerve fiber layer schisis and macular fluorescein leakage in primary idiopathic epiretinal membrane
Conclusion: In the presence of macular fluorescein leakage and RNFL schisis, postoperative best-corrected visual acuity is worse, and improvements in the central macular thickness are greater than those in the absence of both factors. (Source: RETINA)
Source: RETINA - November 24, 2022 Category: Opthalmology Tags: Original Study Source Type: research

Nasal crowding and nasal tilting of the macula after epiretinal membrane surgery
Conclusion: Postoperative nasal crowding and tilting was quantitatively identified. The causative layers for nasal deviation might be the inner retinal layers, as the foveal angle decreased with time. Postoperative disk margin-to-fovea distance shortening and nasal-deviated horizontal asymmetry were correlated with best-corrected visual acuity improvement. (Source: RETINA)
Source: RETINA - November 24, 2022 Category: Opthalmology Tags: Original Study Source Type: research

Internal limiting membrane peeling distorts the retinal layers and induces scotoma formation in the perifoveal temporal macula
Conclusion: Internal limiting membrane peeling induced functional changes specifically in the perifoveal temporal macula. Distortion in the retinal layers is proposed to underly scotomas pathogenesis. (Source: RETINA)
Source: RETINA - November 24, 2022 Category: Opthalmology Tags: Original Study Source Type: research

Three-dimensional quantification of intraretinal cystoid spaces associated with full-thickness macular hole
Purpose: To evaluate intraretinal cystoid spaces in patients with idiopathic macular hole (MH). Methods: Retrospective cohort study included consecutive patients with full-thickness MH who underwent successful MH surgery and 12 months of follow-up. Custom software was applied to preoperative optical coherence tomography scans to generate fluid volume. Inner fluid volume was defined as cystoid spaces in the inner nuclear layer, and outer fluid volume was defined as cystoid spaces in Henle fiber layer of the outer nuclear layer. Results: Thirty-nine eyes from 39 participants were included. Postoperative 12-...
Source: RETINA - November 24, 2022 Category: Opthalmology Tags: Original Study Source Type: research

Treatment of persistent macular holes with heavy silicone oil
Conclusion: Heavy silicone oil tamponade in secondary surgery for persistent full-thickness macular holes is a safe and efficient surgical method. Best-corrected visual acuity and minimum linear diameter before surgery may be indicators for anatomical success. (Source: RETINA)
Source: RETINA - November 24, 2022 Category: Opthalmology Tags: Original Study Source Type: research

CONVENTIONAL INTERNAL LIMITING MEMBRANE PEELING VERSUS INVERTED FLAP FOR SMALL-TO-MEDIUM IDIOPATHIC MACULAR HOLE: A Randomized Trial
Conclusion: A better final MS was found in eyes undergoing conventional ILM peeling. Inverted flap technique has disadvantages compared with conventional peeling for the treatment of small-to-medium idiopathic macular holes. (Source: RETINA)
Source: RETINA - November 24, 2022 Category: Opthalmology Tags: Original Study Source Type: research

Anti–vascular endothelial growth factor biosimilars in ophthalmology
Conclusion: Biosimilar use in ophthalmology is expected to grow with the patent expiration of two major anti–vascular endothelial growth factor drugs, ranibizumab and aflibercept, and the development of an ophthalmology-specific bevacizumab biosimilar. Financial savings from biosimilar use in ophthalmology have the potential to reduce economic burden, increase treatment adherence, and ultimately improve health outcomes. (Source: RETINA)
Source: RETINA - November 24, 2022 Category: Opthalmology Tags: Review Source Type: research

Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography Findings in Pigmented Paravenous Chorioretinal Atrophy: Erratum
No abstract available (Source: RETINA)
Source: RETINA - October 25, 2022 Category: Opthalmology Tags: Erratum Source Type: research

Varicella Zoster Virus and Acute Retinal Necrosis
No abstract available (Source: RETINA)
Source: RETINA - October 25, 2022 Category: Opthalmology Tags: Photo Essay Source Type: research

Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenges
No abstract available (Source: RETINA)
Source: RETINA - October 25, 2022 Category: Opthalmology Tags: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenges Source Type: research

Surgical Technique, Indications, and Outcomes of BIOM-Assisted Transvitreal Biopsy for Uveal Melanoma
We describe our transvitreal technique and evaluate the safety of this technique as well as the efficacy for obtaining sample for prognostic genetic profiling. Methods: Description of surgical technique and retrospective case series. Medical records for uveal melanoma patients who underwent transvitreal biopsy using our described technique were analyzed for tumor size, location, primary treatment, method of biopsy, and any complications thereof. Characteristics of tumors that underwent transvitreal biopsy were noted including tumor size, location, or presence of subretinal fluid, to see whether these affected surgeo...
Source: RETINA - October 25, 2022 Category: Opthalmology Tags: Surgical Technique Source Type: research