Ophthalmic Surgery, Lasers and Imaging Retina

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: To characterize vitreofoveal traction syndrome and to correlate clinical observations, optical coherence tomography features, and surgical results. PATIENTS AND METHODS: A retrospective, consecutive, interventional case series of 36 ...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Four treatment methods for central retinal vein occlusion were compared with its natural course. PATIENTS AND METHODS: In this partially prospective, comparative, interventional case series on 63 eyes with central retinal vein ...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: To compare automated versus manual retinal measurement using Stratus optical coherence tomography (OCT) (Carl Zeiss Meditec, Dublin, CA) in patients with choroidal neovascularization (CNV) due to age-related macular degeneration (...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: To determine the association between retinal pigment epithelium elevation and maximum retinal thickness in patients with age-related macular degeneration. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Fifteen patients (mean age = 76 ± 8 years) with age-...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: To evaluate ranibizumab for exudative age-related macular degeneration previously treated with pegaptanib, bevacizumab, or both. PATIENTS AND METHODS: This was a retrospective, interventional case series of patients with exudative ...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: To report the development of subretinal fibrosis after the injection of intravitreal bevacizumab in eyes with proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) refractory to panretinal laser photocoagulation (PRP). PATIENTS AND METHODS: ...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: To assess the role of ultrasound biomicroscopy in the surgical management of eyes with stage 5 retinopathy of prematurity. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Ultrasound biomicroscopy was performed preoperatively in 18 eyes with stage 5 ...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: To report foveal optical coherence tomography (OCT) findings in patients with a history of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP). PATIENTS AND METHODS: In a case–control study, OCT imaging of the fovea was performed on mostly adult ...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the safety and efficacy of bimanual 23-gauge transconjunctival sutureless vitrectomy for patients with complicated vitreoretinopathies. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Twenty-nine eyes of 27 patients that received bimanual 23-...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the anatomic and visual outcomes of undergoing combined internal limiting membrane peeling and endophotocoagulation in retinal detachment related to high myopia in patients with macular hole. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Fifty-...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the safety and efficacy of residents performing glaucoma valve surgery at a metropolitan county hospital. PATIENTS AND METHODS: A retrospective analysis was performed of consecutive resident-performed Ahmed valve (New ...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Phaco non-penetrating deep sclerectomy (PhacoNPDS) is an option to simultaneously treat cataract and glaucoma. The authors assessed tensional success of PhacoNPDS and NPDS up to 3 years of follow-up. PATIENTS AND METHODS: A ...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the amount of ultrasound energy used, corneal endothelial cell loss, and central corneal thickness using the phaco-chop and stop-and-chop techniques for cataracts with different degrees of nuclear density. PATIENTS AND ...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the outcomes of femtosecond laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) compared to combined LASIK and astigmatic keratotomy in the treatment of refractive errors following penetrating keratoplasty. PATIENTS AND METHODS: A ...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: To develop a prototype three-dimensional anterior segment spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) device and demonstrate the feasibility of its use in the operating room. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Single-institution ...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effect of femtosecond laser lamellar dissection on corneal endothelium ultrastructure and viability. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Newly enucleated porcine eyes (N = 32) were used. The eyes were divided into four groups and ...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: To establish a rabbit model of conjunctival injection after strabismus surgery. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A prospective, masked-observer, controlled study was performed. Twenty eyes of 20 rabbits underwent strabismus surgery. Fifteen ...

The modified McCannel and Siepser techniques allow surgeons to create a locking knot at the extraocular space to maintain a closed chamber. The authors demonstrate that this method made the pupilloplasty easy and applied it to suspend a subluxated ...

Scleral fixation of a foldable intraocular lens (IOL) was performed in 17 eyes of 17 patients using a new small incision technique with injector implantation. All eyes were implanted with a hydrophobic acrylic three-piece IOL, either with ...

Using a high-definition video camera for slit-lamp examination is now possible with the assistance of an adaptor. The authors describe the easy manipulation, convenience of use, and performance of a high-definition slit-lamp video camera system and ...

Optic disc photography is used in the management and study of glaucoma. Quality assessment is needed at the time of acquisition and during review. A computerized algorithm for objective quality assessment was developed to mimic the procedure used by human ...