OPHTHALMOLOGY
Acute Retinal Arterial Ischemia: An Emergency Often Ignored
We read with dismay the editorial by Valerie Biousse regarding management of patients with central or branch retinal artery occlusion (RAO). Dr Biousse states that patients with RAO should undergo…
Asymmetry Analysis of Macular Inner Retinal Layers for Glaucoma Diagnosis
Purpose To determine if asymmetry in thickness of the retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL), ganglion cell layer, ganglion cell complex, and total retina between upper and lower macula halves can…
Purtscher-like Retinopathy in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Purpose To investigate clinical characteristics of Purtscher-like retinopathy and its clinical implications among patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Design Observational case series. Methods setting : Tertiary medical center. patient…
Quadruple Procedure for Visual Rehabilitation of Endothelial Decompensation Following Phakic Intraocular Lens Implantation
Purpose To evaluate the clinical outcomes of combined phakic intraocular lens (phakic IOL) explantation, phacoemulsification, posterior chamber intraocular lens (PCIOL) implantation, and Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty (DSAEK) performed for…
Success With Single-Agent Immunosuppression for Multifocal Choroidopathies
Purpose To evaluate the success of single-agent immunosuppression for patients with the posterior uveitides, birdshot chorioretinitis, multifocal choroiditis with panuveitis, and punctate inner choroiditis. Design Retrospective case series. Methods setting…
Late-onset Peripheral Ulcerative Sclerokeratitis Associated With Alkali Chemical Burn
Purpose To report delayed-onset peripheral ulcerative keratitis (PUK) following alkali injury. Design Retrospective case series. Methods setting : Single institution (Cornea and External Disease Service, Moorfields Eye Hospital). participants :…
New Insights Into the Development of Infantile Intraocular Medulloepithelioma
Purpose To define the maturational sequence of 3 infantile intraocular medulloepitheliomas. Design Retrospective clinicohistopathologic and immunohistochemical study. Methods Immunoreactivity of paraffin sections for CRX (cone-rod homebox transcription factor) and NeuN…
Characteristics and Management of Patients With Boston Type 1 Keratoprosthesis Explantation—the University of Montreal Hospital Center Experience
Purpose To describe the characteristics of patients who had Boston keratoprosthesis (KPro) explantation and the outcomes of their subsequent management. Design Retrospective observational study. Methods Cases that underwent Boston type…
Visualization of the Posterior Vitreous With Dynamic Focusing and Windowed Averaging Swept Source Optical Coherence Tomography
Purpose To survey the anatomic structures seen in the posterior vitreous using a newly developed technique, dynamic focusing and windowed averaging swept source optical coherence tomography. Design A cross-sectional study…
