En Face Optical Coherence Tomography Imaging as a Structural Surrogate for Posterior Pole Inflammatory Retinal Vascular Activity

Sep 20, 2026 by drzezo in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on En Face Optical Coherence Tomography Imaging as a Structural Surrogate for Posterior Pole Inflammatory Retinal Vascular Activity

Highlights • En face OCT detected structural changes associated with FA-defined activity. • En face OCT showed high sensitivity but limited specificity compared with FA. • Structural OCT may serve…

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Limited Independent Impact of Maternal Age on Early Childhood Ophthalmic Morbidity: A Nationwide Population-Based Cohort Study

Sep 20, 2026 by drzezo in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Limited Independent Impact of Maternal Age on Early Childhood Ophthalmic Morbidity: A Nationwide Population-Based Cohort Study

Highlights • Maternal age is not an independent risk factor for pediatric ophthalmic morbidity. • Perinatal factors, not maternal age, drive ophthalmic disease and treatment needs. • Maternal age-related diagnoses…

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Visual Field Progression in Glaucoma Patients With Delayed Follow-Up

Sep 20, 2026 by drzezo in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Visual Field Progression in Glaucoma Patients With Delayed Follow-Up

Highlights • Delayed glaucoma follow-up (DFU) occurred in over half of all glaucoma visits. • Most patients had stable HVF mean deviation over the follow-up period. • Higher rate of…

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Outcomes of Minimally Invasive Glaucoma Surgery, Trabeculectomy, and Tube Shunt Surgery in Secondary Glaucoma: IRIS® Registry Analysis

Sep 20, 2026 by drzezo in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Outcomes of Minimally Invasive Glaucoma Surgery, Trabeculectomy, and Tube Shunt Surgery in Secondary Glaucoma: IRIS® Registry Analysis

Highlight • Failure occurred in approximately half of the MIGS cases within 2 years. • MIGS had higher failure rates than filtration surgeries in traumatic glaucoma cases. • Glaucoma due…

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The Effect of Peribulbar Block Volume on Intraocular Pressure Change: A Randomized Prospective Study

Sep 20, 2026 by drzezo in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on The Effect of Peribulbar Block Volume on Intraocular Pressure Change: A Randomized Prospective Study

Purpose Peribulbar block (PB) is a widely used anesthesia modality in ophthalmic surgical procedures globally. There are no evidence-based guidelines on PB best practices available. We studied the relationship between…

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Conjunctival Biopsy in Ocular Mucous Membrane Pemphigoid

Sep 20, 2026 by drzezo in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Conjunctival Biopsy in Ocular Mucous Membrane Pemphigoid

OBJECTIVE Ocular mucous membrane pemphigoid (oMMP) is a chronic autoimmune disorder that manifests primarily as progressive conjunctival scarring. We reviewed the published literature on the role of conjunctival biopsy in…

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Anesthesia-Related Neurologic Risk in Patients of Venezuelan Descent: Implications for Ophthalmology

Sep 20, 2026 by drzezo in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Anesthesia-Related Neurologic Risk in Patients of Venezuelan Descent: Implications for Ophthalmology

PURPOSE To alert ophthalmologists to an emerging pattern of catastrophic neurologic injury following general anesthesia in patients of maternal Venezuelan descent, to describe the proposed genetic mechanism, and to provide…

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Cardiovascular Disease and Age-Related Macular Degeneration

Sep 20, 2026 by drzezo in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Cardiovascular Disease and Age-Related Macular Degeneration

Purpose To provide an update on the published associations between cardiovascular disease (CVD) and age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Design Evidence-based perspective. Methods Review of literature and experience of authors. Results…

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The American Journal of Ophthalmology Reckons With “Race” and “Ethnicity”

Sep 20, 2026 by drzezo in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on The American Journal of Ophthalmology Reckons With “Race” and “Ethnicity”

The American Journal of Ophthalmology will revise its Guidelines for Authors to reflect the widely accepted uses of terminology for “race” and “ethnicity.” These updates will mirror those in the…

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Artificial Intelligence in Ophthalmic Research and Patient Care—What Are We Really Afraid of?

Sep 20, 2026 by drzezo in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Artificial Intelligence in Ophthalmic Research and Patient Care—What Are We Really Afraid of?

T he conceptual origins of artificial intelligence (AI) can be traced to the mid-20th century, when Alan Turing first questioned whether machines could emulate human reasoning in his seminal 1950…

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